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HOSTS

There have been several hosts of ''Land and Sea'' over the years. Dave Quinton was one of the show's original hosts. Other hosts with Quinton included Rab Carnell, Hal Andrews, Des Brown, Mike Martin, Herb Davis, and Paul Harrington. Bill Kelly joined the show in 1983 and stayed until he retired in 1993. The current host is Pauline Thornhill.


EPISODE GUIDE

Note that some sections are incomplete and any help is welcome.


Season 35 (1999-2000)

NOTE: Originally broadcast every second Friday night.

# "The Land Of Cod And Copper" (October 15, 1999)
# "Railway Walk" (October 29, 1999)
# "The Perfect Storm" (Part 1) (November 12, 1999)
# "The Perfect Storm" (Part 2) (November 26, 1999)
# "Once Upon A Christmas Time" (Archival from 1998) (December 10, 1999)
# "A Fortune Bay Christmas" (Archival from December 29, 1986) (December 24, 1999)
# "Milking The Market" (January 7, 2000)
# "The Food Fishery" (January 21, 2000)
# "The Artist As A Fisherman" (February 4, 2000)
# "If Wishes Were Horses" (February 18, 2000)
# "A Labrador Homecoming" (March 3, 2000)
# "The Unforgettable Fisherman" (March 23, 2000)
# "The Alpacas Of Port Au Port" (April 7, 2000)
# "The Mattea" (April 21, 2000)
# "Adventure Kayaking" (May 5, 2000)


Season 36 (2000-2001)

NOTE: Originally broadcast every Tuesday night.

# "Sabrina Of St. Carol's" (January 23, 2001)
# "A Picture Of Exploits" (January 30, 2001)
# "Jacky's Giants" (February 6, 2001)
# "Cathi And Clayton" (February 13, 2001)
# "The Bonds Of Earth" (Part 1) (February 20, 2001)
# "The Bonds Of Earth" (Part 2) (February 27, 2001)
# "Rideout's Recipe For Homegrown Retirement" (March 6, 2001)
# "The Railway Ride" (March 13, 2001)
# "The Last Of The Carbonear Stationers" (March 20, 2001)
# "Death Of A Fisherman" (March 27, 2001)
# "Changing Course" (April 3, 2001)
# "Ray Lake, A Son Of St. Lawrence" (April 10, 2001)
# "A Thousand Flights And More" (April 17, 2001)
# "From The Stump Up" (April 24, 2001)


Season 37 (2001-2002) (Incomplete)

NOTE: Originally broadcast every Tuesday then Monday night.

# "The Wonderful Grand Hikers" (November 6, 2001)
# "An Ordinary Second" (November 13, 2001)
# "The Greenspond Letter" (November 20, 2001)
# "The Keeper Of The Cape" (November 27, 2001)
# "The Bee Charmers" (December 4, 2001)
# "Seven Days" (March 4, 2002)
# "Quest For A Catamaran" (March 11, 2002)
# "Christmas Whales" (April 8, 2002)


Season 38 (2002-2003)

NOTE: Originally broadcast on Wednesday nights.

# "The Southern Reflections" (October 23, 2002)
# "The Grand River" (October 30, 2002)
# "The Wreck Of The Florizel" (November 6, 2002)
# "More Than Just A Pretty Place" (November 13, 2002)
# "The White Fleet" (November 20, 2002)
# "The Dust Of His Ancestors" (January 15, 2003)
# "The Ocean Traveller" (January 22, 2003)
# "The Truth Lies In The Rocks" (January 29, 2003)
# "A Harvest Of Seals" (February 5, 2003)
# "And Then There Was Light" (February 19, 2003)
# "A Portrait Of Lights" (February 26, 2003)
# "The Gift" (March 5, 2003)
# "Resettlement: A Look Back" (March 12, 2003)
# "In Love With The Gander" (March 19, 2003)
# "Counting Coyotes" (April 2, 2003)
# "Fish Enough" (April 9, 2003)


Season 39 (2003-2004)

NOTE: Originally broadcast on Friday nights.

# "The Hugh Brothers" (October 24, 2003)
# "It's A Life" (October 31, 2003)
# "Their Story" (November 7, 2003)
# "A Dream Come True" (November 21, 2003)
# "Chatman's Bakery" (November 28, 2003)
# "A Fortune Bay Christmas" (Archival from December 29, 1986) (December 5, 2003)
# "Twin Cities Seniors Most Excellent Adventure" (January 30, 2004)
# "A Rare Breed" (February 6, 2004)
# "Torn From The Sea" (Archival from 1971) (February 13, 2004)
# "A Story With A Hook" (February 20, 2004)
# "Why They Stayed" (February 27, 2004)
# "The Early Years" (Archival from the 1970s) (March 5, 2004)
# "The Peacemaker" (March 12, 2004)
# "Built With Pride" (March 19, 2004)
# "Seasons Remembered" (March 26, 2004)


Season 40 (2004-2005)

NOTE: Originally broadcast every Friday night.

# "Our Story" (October 15, 2004)
# "The Split Peas" (October 22, 2004)
# "The Grey Islands' Eiders" (October 29, 2004)
# "The Irish Loop" (November 5, 2004)
# "Sole Survivor" (Part 1) (November 12, 2004)
# "Sole Survivor" (Part 2) (November 19, 2004)
# "The Farmer's Daughters" (November 26, 2004)
# "The Parsons Of Lethbridge" (Archival from 1981) (December 3, 2004)
# "Once Upon A Christmas Time" (Archival from 1998) (December 10, 2004)
# "A Fortune Bay Christmas" (Archival from December 29, 1986) (December 17, 2004)
# "The Snowshoe Man" (January 28, 2005)
# "I Arose From The Woodlands" (February 4, 2005)
# "The People Of The Torngats" (Archival from 1972) (February 11, 2005)
# "The Northern Nurse" (Part 1) (February 18, 2005)
# "The Northern Nurse" (Part 2) (February 25, 2005)
# "Salt Water Music" (March 4, 2005)
# "The Willing Lass" (Archival from 1985) (March 11, 2005)
# "From Wilderness To Wooddale" (March 18, 2005)


Season 41 (2005-2006)

NOTE: Now broadcasting on Monday nights.

# "The King Of The Sheep" (November 21, 2005)
# "Paddy Miller's House" (November 28, 2005)
# "The Saltwater Boys" (December 5, 2005)
# "A Fortune Bay Christmas" (Archival from December 29, 1986) (December 16, 2005) (Special Night and Time)
# "Once Upon A Christmas Time" (Archival from 1998) (December 16, 2005) (Special Night and Time)
# "Uncle Jim" (January 16, 2006)
# "Leaving Home" (January 30, 2006)
# "People Who Live By The Sea" (February 6, 2006)
# "Root Cellar Pride" (February 27, 2006)
# "Mining Memories" (March 6, 2006)
# "An Animal's Best Friend" (March 13, 2006)
# "The Valley Of The Winds" (Archival from 1967) (March 20, 2006)
# "My Burgeo Home" (March 27, 2006)
# "The Fruits Of His Labour" (April 3, 2006)


WELL-KNOWN EPISODES

  • On December 29, 1986, a well-known Christmas episode called "A Fortune Bay Christmas" was broadcast. That episode was, appropriately enough, filmed in Fortune Bay. That particular episode has been re-broadcast several times in recent years. A song heard in that episode -- "Any Mummers Allowed In?" -- was used in commercials for Purity products in Newfoundland and Labrador in the early '90s.

  • Though not as well-known as "A Fortune Bay Christmas", a 1984 episode videotaped in the Codroy Valley on the southwest coast of Newfoundland called "West Coast Dairy" featured Gerard Cormier and his dairy farm. 20 years later, Mr. Cormier and Brent Chaffey joined together to launch a new line of yogurt products with the brand name Good Natured.

  • --- See ''Georgian'' article from February 1, 2005

  • --- See Newfoundland and Labrador Government release from January 27, 2005

  • Though there is plenty of controversy now regarding the seal hunt (also known as a "seal fishery"), an episode from 1977 (itself a rebroadcast from a few years earlier) called the "''Newfoundland'' Sealing Disaster" featured an interview with survivor Cecil Mouland as he told about what happened on the ''S.S. Newfoundland'' back in 1914. (A novel has been written about the ''Newfoundland'' sealing disaster called ''Death On The Ice'', written by Cassie Brown .)



OTHER INFORMATION

Originally a black-and-white program, it began broadcasting in colour in the late '60s/early '70s. The first colour episode was called "The Cliffs of Baccalieu".

''Land and Sea'' started its newest season on November 21, 2005. Also, it is once again being broadcast on Monday nights after it was moved to various other weeknights in the last several years.

There is also a Maritime version of ''Land and Sea'' which is broadcast on the full CBC network on Sunday afternoons, and episodes from that version are often alternated with Newfoundland-based episodes.

Current host Pauline Thornhill's first story for ''Land and Sea'' was titled "The Goat Dance", which was broadcast on CBC Newfoundland's news program ''Here and Now'' in the 1991-92 season.


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