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The Great Canadian Escape

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The Great Canadian Escape
Genreoutdoor instructional
Presented byRuss Thornberry
John Wells
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production locationEdmonton
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release16 July (1977-07-16) –
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17)

The Great Canadian Escape is a Canadian outdoor instructional television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1977.

Premise

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This series demonstrated techniques for various outdoors activities such as backpacking, camping, canoeing and fishing. John Wells, a broadcaster, hosted this series with Edmonton Journal columnist Russ Thornberry.[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. from 16 July to 17 September 1977.

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Great Canadian Escape". Canadian Communications Foundation.
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