A Sense of Place

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A Sense of Place
Written byJames Acland [1]
Presented byJames Acland
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerVincent Tovell [1]
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release4 October (1966-10-04) 
25 October 1966 (1966-10-25)

A Sense of Place was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 1966.

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Premise

The series, hosted by University of Toronto professor James Acland, [2] examined modern Canadian architecture for selected Canadian projects that were built in the mid-1960s. [3] Episodes included commentary by the architects involved in their respective projects. [4] [1]

Acland previously discussed architectural subjects in CBC documentaries such as Man in a Landscape during the 1960s. [5]

Episodes

Scheduling

The series aired at 10:30 p.m. on Thursdays from 4 to 25 October 1966. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Series Examines New Architecture". Calgary Herald. 30 September 1966. p. 68. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 4 October 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. Allan, Blaine (1996). "A Sense of Place" (PDF). Queen's University . Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "CBC TV 1966-67 (ad)". The Gazette. Montreal. 4 October 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. "James Acland Personal RecordsB2001-0044" (PDF). University of Toronto Archives and Record Management Services. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 11 October 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 25 October 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2019.