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Don Mowatt fonds Universities and colleges--British Columbia
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Heritage theatre : UBC's Great Trek : October 1922

SUMMARY: "Heritage Theatre" was a series of short historical plays set in the Vancouver environs. These vignettes illustrate some of the significant events and interesting episodes from Vancouver's earliest t;imes. First broadcast in 1977, the plays were made in co-operation with the Social Planning Department of the City of Vancouver. This series was broadcast during the summer of 1981. This episode, "UB;C's Great Trek - October 1922" by Cherie Thiessen, highlights the move of UBC from the "Fairview Shacks" to the Point Grey site.;

Between ourselves : Now there is a mountain

SUMMARY: "Between Ourselves" was a weekly series of hour-long radio programs that presented Canada to Canadians. It featured aspects of Canadian life in docudramas, plays, music, and interviews, originating from different regions of Canada. The series ran from 1966 to 1979. This program tells the story of Simon Fraser University, which in its first four years of existence had much publicity and was constantly threatened with possible closure. "Now There is a Mountain" was written by Peter Hay, former Associate Professor in Theatre at SFU.;

Between ourselves : Lester B. Pearson College

SUMMARY: "Between Ourselves" was a weekly series of hour-long radio programs that presented Canada to Canadians. It featured aspects of Canadian life in docudramas, plays, music, and interviews, originating fr;om different regions of Canada. The series ran from 1966 to 1979. This episode, "Lester B. Pearson College", explores the background of this college located at Pedder Bay, close to Victoria, BC. It is; one of three United World Colleges opened in 1974, and has students from over forty countries. Free-lance broadcaster J.J. McColl visited the college and prepared this program.;