Landmarks The First Footprints
Who were the first people to reach New Zealand? Where did they come from and how did they get here? Professor Cumberland separates scientific evidence from legend.
A ten part documentary series in which Professor Kenneth B. Cumberland gives a personal view of the story of New Zealand.
Primary Title
- Landmarks
Episode Title
- The First Footprints
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 30 August 1981
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 2
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
- Who were the first people to reach New Zealand? Where did they come from and how did they get here? Professor Cumberland separates scientific evidence from legend.
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)