Web of life 29 (1964-04-08) : backyard jungle

This half-hour series was broadcast in four runs from 1959 to 1963, except 1962. It started as a twenty-six week examination of different forms of animal life, and added more programs in subsequent years. The series was hosted, written and narrated by Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan. Dr. Cowan described the small animal world in his backyard and neighborhood. He introduced the birds, insects, mammals and some nocturnal animals appeared in different seasons. The animals found there include stellar jays, owls, shrews, bats, groundhogs, raccoons, tree frogs, snails, caterpillars and bumblebees. After the CBC broadcast some of the episodes were re-broadcasted as Western Regional School Telecasts. For this episode the school broadcast date was 1964-04-08 and the identifier was CBUT-8034-1.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Connochie, Tom

Subject

• Suburban animals
• Urban animals
• Birds
• Insects
• Animal behavior
• Mammals
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Nocturnal animals

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9887-5

Date created

• June 4, 1961

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:28:53) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Web of life show 29
• Western regional school telecast
• Western schools

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Vancouver

Coordinates

• 49.24966, -123.11934

Physical Repository

• Physical item housed at CBC Vancouver.

Collection

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Sponsor

• Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.

Genre

• documentary film
• television programs
• video recordings (physical artifacts)

Technical note

• mp4. Digitization of the films was contracted by the CBC. Metadata by M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

Rights

• This item is the property of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and is provided for research purposes only. For use other than research, permission must be acquired from the CBC.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/4h0v-ps45