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January 1, 1958

Season 4

01. First Novel

A young man gives up a steady job to tackle the uncertain task of writing for a living.

30min
January 1, 1958

02. Islands of the Frozen Sea

Looks at the landscape and wildlife of Canada's Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Arctic Circle, narrated mostly using historical observations.

29min
January 1, 1958

03. The Legendary Judge

This short fiction film profiles the controversial figure of Judge Matthew Bailie Begbie, who was tasked with bringing law and order to the gold-mining camps of British Columbia more than 150 years ago.

30min
January 1, 1958

04. Neptune Mission

A dramatized flight of the Neptune, a military aircraft that monitored for foreign submarine activity off Canada's East Coast.

30min
January 1, 1958

05. School for the Stage

A look into the lives of some Canadian students as they study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.

30min
January 1, 1958

06. The Ticket

A 'Ticket of Leave' means parole. Bonner (James Doohan) is outraged to discover the teen who robbed him three years ago is on parole after serving half his sentence.

30min
January 1, 1958

07. Train 406

An account of a Canadian National Railways freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax in the winter of 1957, with glimpses of the vast amount of organization necessary in the operation of a country-wide transportation network.

30min
January 1, 1958

08. Western Brigade

This short dramatic film illustrates a cooperative program of fire protection that was carried out across Alberta in the late 1950s. It presents the problems inherent in a voluntary fire brigade, as well as the everyday heroes who step up and get the job done. The film is an entertaining look at how a crew that was once considered to be the joke of the town can evolve into the best fire brigade in the West!

30min
January 1, 1958