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Over the Line Fence

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Over the Line Fence
Genredocumentary, agricultural
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerMurray Creed
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release30 June (1956-06-30) –
22 September 1956 (1956-09-22)

Over the Line Fence is a Canadian agricultural documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1956.

Premise

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This series featured aspects of agricultural and rural life. Episodes included relevant documentary films. It was produced by Murray Creed of CBC's Farm Department. He later produced Country Calendar (now Country Canada) and Marketplace.

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. from 30 June to 22 September 1956.

The debut episode on 30 June 1956 featured the 1953 NFB documentary film "The World at Your Feet" about soil and plant growth.[1][2]

Other episodes concerned fishing, Scottish sheep ranching and Western Canadian wheat production (7 July).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "TV Highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 30 June 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The World at Your Feet". National Film Board. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "TV Highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 1956. p. 28. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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