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Perspective Season 4

Ended 1955–1958

Season 4 Episodes

8 episodes
1
First Novel
Jan 1, 1958
A young man gives up a steady job to tackle the uncertain task of writing for a living.
2
Islands of the Frozen Sea
Jan 1, 1958
Looks at the landscape and wildlife of Canada's Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Arctic Circle, narrated mostly using historical observations.
3
The Legendary Judge
Jan 1, 1958
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.
4
Neptune Mission
Jan 1, 1958
A dramatized flight of the Neptune, a military aircraft that monitored for foreign submarine activity off Canada's East Coast.
5
School for the Stage
Jan 1, 1958
A look into the lives of some Canadian students as they study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.
6
The Ticket
Jan 1, 1958
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.
7
Train 406
Jan 1, 1958
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.
8
Western Brigade
Jan 1, 1958
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!