Dateline (TV series)

Dateline (French Je me souviens) is a Canadian historical drama television series which aired on CBC Television and Radio-Canada television from 1955 to 1956.

For the NBC news show, see Dateline NBC. For other uses, see Dateline (disambiguation).

Dateline
Also known asJe me souviens
Genrehistorical drama
Written byJean Desprez
Joseph Schull
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerGuy Parent
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Radio-Canada
Original release7 October 1955 (1955-10-07) –
30 March 1956 (1956-03-30)

Premise

This series provided dramatic performances based on Canadian history. It was produced in English and French versions with the same performers. Canadian military and public archives provided research material to support the historical background of the dramas. Dateline referenced events such as the Battle of Fort Oswego (1756), construction of the Rideau Canal (1826–1832), Red River Rebellion (1870), Canadian participation in the Nile Expedition (1884) and the North-West Rebellion (1885).[1]

"Ferguson's Crime", the debut episode, is set after Battle of the Plains of Abraham. It concerned a British soldier who receives a death sentence after a romantic entanglement with an Ursuline nun who treats his injuries.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on CBC's English network on alternate Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1955 to 30 March 1956. Wayne and Shuster was broadcast on other weeks.

Corresponding French episodes, titled Je me souviens,[2] aired on Radio-Canada during the week after the corresponding English episodes.

References
  1. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Dateline". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 158. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
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