MacDonald, Monica, 1965-

Recasting history : how CBC Television has shaped Canada's past / Monica MacDonald. - Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"This book explores Canadian history documentary and docudrama programming on CBC television since its beginnings in 1952. During this fifty-year period, television was a uniquely powerful medium --at once intimate and widely shared, reaching millions of people. CBC was the only Canadian broadcaster to consistently show history programming and has played a unique role in shaping Canadians' perceptions of their history. Analyzing the major works of Canadian history on CBC television over fifty years --



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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. English Television Network --Influence.


Television--Social aspects--Canada.
History on television.
Television and history--Canada.
Television broadcasting policy--History.--Canada
Historical television programs--History and criticism.--Canada
Documentary television programs--History and criticism.--Canada


Electronic Books.

HE8700 / .R433 2019