Al Oeming – Man of the North

Al Oeming – Man of the North was a Canadian nature documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1980 which was hosted by conservationist Al Oeming.

Al Oeming – Man of the North
Directed byJack Kaufman
Dennis Saunders
Presented byAl Oeming
Leslie Nielsen
Country of originCanada
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release29 March –
26 April 1980

Premise

Al Oeming (1925 – 2014),[1] a wildlife conservationist and zoologist of the Alberta Game Farm, hosted this series with Leslie Nielsen. The series follows Oeming from the prairies to the high arctic as he tries to trap rare animals and endangered species for preservation at his Alberta Game Farm.

Production

The series was produced by Nielsen-Ferns and Jack Kaufman, Ltd.

Scheduling

The 13-episode half-hour series aired on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 29 March to 26 April 1980.[2]

gollark: One would assume that important military or whatever stuff would be encrypted.
gollark: The somewhat exposed HV wiring around running water seems kind of cursed.
gollark: > Talk of HV and other electronic hazards previously in <#426054145645215756> will be relegated to #danger-high-voltage, which itself will require passing a test to view.
gollark: <#424396218031013888>
gollark: The toy version in said Minecraft computer mod just works off the distances directly, since those are provided by the mod's wireless transceivers.

References
  1. Edmonton conservationists known for exotic animal park dies at age 88 Archived 21 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Corcelli, John (November 2005). "Al Oeming - Man of the North". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.