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 languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release29 March (1980-03-29) –
26 April 1980 (1980-04-26)

Premise

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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

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

The films were shot in 1976 and released in 1977, but first aired on television on CBC in 1980.

Scheduling

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

References

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  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.
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