The Fabulous Sixties

The Fabulous Sixties was a 10-part Canadian television documentary miniseries narrated by Peter Jennings. Each episode featured a year from the 1960s.

The Fabulous Sixties
GenreDocumentary miniseries
Narrated byPeter Jennings
Country of originCanada
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Producer(s)Philip Hobel
Douglas Leiterman
Release
Original networkCTV
Original release12 October 1969 
1970
Chronology
Followed byHere Come the Seventies

The programs were produced by Philip Hobel and Douglas Leiterman under the production units Hobel-Leiterman Productions and Document Associates. The duo then produced the regular-season series Here Come the Seventies and Target: The Impossible for CTV.

The first episode aired on CTV on 12 October 1969 with the following episodes broadcast as occasional specials into 1970. The series was released on DVD on 24 April 2007 by MPI Home Video.

Episodes

  • "1960, Be a Man - Sell Out" (aired 12 October 1969)
  • "1961, Victory Has a Hundred Feathers"
  • "1962, Morality and Brinkmanship"
  • "1963, End of a Thousand Days"
  • "1964, From Liverpool With Love" (aired 25 January 1970)
  • "1965" (no additional detail in title) (aired 15 February 1970)
  • "1966, Life, liberty and the pursuit of violence"
  • "1967, Love is in the Streets... Death In The Desert"
  • "1968, Up Against the Wall"
  • "1969, The Eagle Has Landed"
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gollark: Let's say, I don't know, gold ingots vs iron ore. Imagine you *could* use both.
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References

  • Millin, Leslie (11 October 1969). "'Sixties' project has merit". The Globe and Mail. p. 27.
  • Kastner, Susan (26 January 1970). "A 20-year career but no stardom (multi-topic article)". The Globe and Mail. p. 15.
  • Kirby, Blaik (16 February 1970). "Magoo offering makes CRTC move valid (multi-topic article)". The Globe and Mail. p. 14.
  • "Douglas Leiterman (bio)". Film Reference Library. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  • "The Fabulous Sixties (review)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  • "Fabulous Sixties (National Library of Canada search)". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 September 2007.


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