Web of life 05 : poisonous company

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 introduced poisonous animals and their physical characteristics in the world. He described venomous animals of different species including fishes, spiders, lizards, snakes and sea snails. He also explained how their bodies produce the poison and how they use it to get food and protect themselves.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

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

Subject

• Animal defenses
• Poisonous animals
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9863-8

Date created

• November 8, 1959

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:28:49) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Web of life show 05

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

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

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/10.58066/8c1n-7y88