Conquest of Space (TV series)

Conquest of Space
Genre	science
Written by	Noel Moore
Presented by	Percy Saltzman
Narrated by	Bill Kehoe
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer(s)	Rod Holmes
Editor(s)	Robert Murphy
Location(s)	Ottawa
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	27 July 1969 – 31 August 1969

Conquest of Space is a Canadian science television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1969.

Premise

Percy Saltzman hosted this Ottawa-produced series which concerned the history of travel in outer space. Emphasis was given to the years since 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 and covered the American space program whose Apollo 11 successfully placed people on the moon a week before this series' debut. Footage from Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States was combined with interviews of scientists and engineers who were engaged in outer space programs.^[1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 27 July to 31 August 1969.

Episodes

• 27 July 1969: "Sounds of Silence"
• 3 August 1969: "The Other Side of the Sky"
• 10 August 1969: "The High Frontier"
• 17 August 1969: "A Star to Steer Her By"
• 31 August 1969: "Childhood's End"

References

1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Conquest of Space". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=801. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Conquest of Space". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Con.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.