Landmarks A Land Apart
One of the last places to be discovered, New Zealand stood apart, a land of mountains, forests and birds -- a land ready for the taking. When changes came, they were swift and dramatic. Duplicate copy of Episode 1
A ten part documentary series in which Professor Kenneth B. Cumberland gives a personal view of the story of New Zealand.
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1Examines the kind of country people encountered when they first arrived in N.Z. Shows how New Zealand's watery isolation, its climate, and its physical characteristics have always defined the lives of those who have lived here.
Primary Title
- Landmarks
Episode Title
- A Land Apart
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 23 August 1981
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- A ten part documentary series in which Professor Kenneth B. Cumberland gives a personal view of the story of New Zealand.
Episode Description
- One of the last places to be discovered, New Zealand stood apart, a land of mountains, forests and birds -- a land ready for the taking. When changes came, they were swift and dramatic. Duplicate copy of Episode 1
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Kenneth Cumberland (Host)
Contributors
- Wayne Tourell (Director)
- Bernie Allen (Composer)
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Performing Group)
- George Andrews (Producer)
- Kenneth Cumberland (Writer)