Canada: A People's History Video & DVD Series
The Instructional Resources Unit (IRU) is pleased to announce the acquisition of four VHS sets of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Canada: A People's History video series, a multi-part documentary history of Canada.
The series consists of 17 episodes comprised of 32 one-hour programs and includes the appropriate grade level Teacher Resource Binders. To book the titles, call IRU Media Booking at: 945-7849, out of town, 1-800-592-7330, or email: irucirc@gov.mb.ca
Listed below and linked to our Online Catalogue are the titles and call numbers for all 17 episodes.
Episode |
VHS # |
DVD # |
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When the world began (15,000 B.C. to 1800 A.D. Hour One) |
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When the world began (15,000 B.C. to 1800 A.D. Hour Two) |
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Adventurers and Mystics (1540 to 1670) Hour One |
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Adventurers and Mystics (1540 to 1670) Hour Two |
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Claiming the wilderness (1670 to 1755) |
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Battle for a continent (1754 to 1775) Hour One |
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Battle for a continent (1754 to 1775) Hour Two |
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A question of loyalties (1774 to 1815) Hour One |
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A question of loyalties (1774 to 1815) Hour Two |
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The pathfinders (1670 to 1850) Hour One |
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The pathfinders (1670 to 1850) Hour Two |
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Rebellion and reform (1815 to 1850) Hour One |
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Rebellion and reform (1815 to 1850) Hour Two |
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The great enterprise (1850 to 1867) Hour One |
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The great enterprise (1850 to 1867) Hour Two |
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From sea to sea (1867 to 1873) |
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Taking the west (1873 to 1896) Hour One |
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Taking the west (1873 to 1896) Hour Two |
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The great transformation (1896 to 1915) Hour One |
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The great transformation (1896 to 1915) Hour Two |
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Ordeal by fire (1915 to 1929) Hour One |
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Ordeal by fire (1915 to 1929) Hour Two |
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Hard times (1929 to 1940) Hour One |
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Hard times (1929 to 1940) Hour Two |
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The crucible (1940 to 1946) Hour One |
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The crucible (1940 to 1946) Hour Two |
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Comfort and fear (1946 to 1976) Hour One |
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Comfort and fear (1946 - 1976) Hour Two |
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Years of hope and anger (1964 to 1976) Hour One |
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Years of hopes and anger (1964 to 1976) Hour Two |
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In an uncertain world (1976 - 1990) Hour One |
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In an uncertain world (1976 to 1990) Hour Two |
Further information on the series can be found on the CBC website at: http://history.cbc.ca/history