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The sub-series consists of nine recorded talks from the CBC Radio program "10:15 Talks", with Canon Alan Greene, formerly of the Columbia Coast Mission. Also known as "All That I Have Seen and Met", the programs (episodes 1-6 and 8-10 of 10) feature Canon Greene recalling his experiences as a seafaring parson on the Strait of Georgia from 1911 to the 1940s.

SUMMARY: Program elements (actualities, etc.) for a CBC Radio documentary, written by Peter Haworth, re-tracing the travels of explorer David Thompson.;

SUMMARY: Chris Jordan describes his experiences travelling around B.C. on a concert tour with Japanese guitarist Kyoshi Shimura. Produced and narrated by Imbert Orchard at CBC Vancouver.;

SUMMARY: "B.C. Folio" is a weekly program that features items of interest to B.C. listeners, including interviews with British Columbians of diverse backgrounds. "BC Folio" was broadcast from 1971 to 1976 on the Pacific Region network -- first on AM, and later on FM. In this program, B.C. writer Christie Harris discusses her books and her writing career with Leanne Orchard, Jane Ross, Susan Ross and Imbert Orchard, who also produced the program at CBC Vancouver.

BC Archives holds two versions of the recording on two reels (0001 and 0002).

SUMMARY: "B.C. Folio" is a weekly program that features items of interest to B.C. listeners, including interviews with British Columbians of diverse backgrounds. "BC Folio" was broadcast from 1971 to 1976 on t;he Pacific Region network -- first on AM, and later on FM. Ralph Edwards -- and people who knew him -- tell about how he came to settle at Lonesome Lake in the Bella Coola Valley; his family's experie;nces there; his efforts to save the trumpeter swans; and his experiences as a pilot in the area. A CBC Vancouver production, compiled and narrated by Imbert Orchard.;

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, "Kitselas Canyon", is based on a visit to Kitselas Canyon on the Skeena River, and a discussion of its history: the native people and their legends, the arrival of the Europeans, the days of the sternwheelers, and the coming of the railroad. The program is a CBC Vancouver production, compiled, written and produced by Imbert Orchard. The voices heard include Dave Walker, Ben Boulton, Wiggs O'Neill, and John Morrison. The story teller is Michael Irwin.;

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 episode is a documentary about teacher Vera Chastenay, who spent a year at Aiyansh with the people of the Nass around 1912, and about the way they celebrated Christmas. This is an earlier version of the People in Landscape program "School on the Nass" (T2431:0001) which aired as a regional feature as part 1 of an episode of "Between Ourselves".

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. "The Great West Road", which comprises two episodes, presents the story of two journeys from the Fraser River to the Pacific Ocean: th;e first by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793, and the second by a party of scientists following Mackenzies's route in 1975. Dr. Roy Carlson, Dr. Rudi Haering, and Dr. Earl Nelson describe their own adventu;res en route, while Mackenzie's story is told in excerpts from his journal.;

SUMMARY: "CBC Mid-Week" is a program of miscellaneous commentary and music. This episode, "Centennial Journey", is a record and commentary, by Andreas Schroeder and Jeremy Long, of a journey through British Co;lumbia, sampling the opinions and feelings of young people about living there in 1971 -- the Centennial of B.C. becoming a Canadian province.;

SUMMARY: A presentation of music by Vancouver composer Elliot Weisgarber, inspired by the B.C. landscape. Comprises: (1) "The Land of Astace", a prelude and three interludes interpolating three Carrier Indian ;legends; (2) "Chilcotin Interlude"; and (3) "The Ultimate Islands", a prelude and three interludes for string quartet, plus two segments dealing with natural sounds. The music was commissioned by the ;CBC to mark B.C.'s Centennial (1971), and performed by an 11-piece ensemble conducted by John Avison. The program includes discussions of the work by the composer, the conductor, and Imbert Orchard, w;ho produced the program at CBC Vancouver. Other voices heard include Maxime George and Lizette Hall.;

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0035 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Illahee shanties : part 1 SUMMARY: A performance of "The Land of Astace", part 1 of Elliot Weisgarber's "Illahee Shanties", composed to mark B.C.'s 1971 centennial.

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0036 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Illahee shanties : part 2 & 3 SUMMARY: Performances of "Chilcotin Interlude" and "Ultimate Islands", parts 2 and 3 of Elliot Weisgarber's "Illahee Shanties", composed to mark B.C.'s 1971 centennial.

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0037 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Illahee shanties : [complete version] SUMMARY: A dub of the complete version of "Illahee Shanties", as broadcast on CBC's "Midweek". See also T3312:0001.

SUMMARY: (1) "Tidewaters" was the 13th program in "From the Mountains to the Sea", a series about the history and people of British Columbia's regions, based on oral history interviews recorded by Robert (later Imbert) Orchard. It deals with the people who lived at different parts of the British Columbia coastline. The outer coast of British Columbia and the story of some of the wrecks around Cape Beale. Settlers on the coast: the Finns of Sointula, the Norwegians of Bella Coola, and the people who settled at the north end of Vancouver Island. Also the coastal Indians: the Haidas and their huge canoes, and the Nootka whale-hunters. Voices heard include: Ethel Cadorin, Edward Joyce, Annie Hayes, Ted Levelton, Milo Fougner, Arvo Tynjala, Frank Hole and Chief William Scow. The Hamatsa songs were performed by Mary Johnson, Annie Hayes, and Arvo Tynjala; another song was sung by Dick Willy. (2) In a concert from the Courtenay Youth Music Camp, Simon Streatfield conducts the Faculty Orchestra in works by; Vivaldi, Bach and Respighi, with soloists Steven Staryk, Otto Eifert and Ray Still. NOTE: Only the "Tidewaters" documentary is on this tape, which is tape 1 of 2.

SUMMARY: "Poet in an Arctic Landscape" is a play by J. Michael Yates, based on his experiences sport fishing in the Northwest Territories. It combines poetry and dramatic episodes having complementary themes.; Voices heard include: Robert Clothier, James Johnston, Ted Stidder, Jim McQueen, Merv Campone, Lillian Carlson, Derek Ralston, Michael Irwin, Roger Dressler, Barnie O'Sullivan, Joe Golland, and Bob Graham.

SUMMARY: This program about Fort Langley is referred to in the accompanying documentation as a "holiday item". It is based on oral history interviews recorded by Imbert Orchard. The program is about the genesi;s of Fort Langley -- its significance as a fur trading post, and its restoration as a historic site. The main speaker, Mr. Alex Hope, relates how the fort's restoration came about.

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0033 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Blue lake and red mountain : [part 1 of 2 only] SUMMARY: "From the Mountains to the Sea" was a series of 13 programs about the history and people of British Columbia's regions, based on oral history interviews recorded by Robert Orchard. The series was pro;duced in 1967 to mark Canada's centennial year, and mainly focuses on the period 1885-1914. "Blue Lake and Red Mountain", the third program in the series, looks at two pioneer societies in the West Ko;otenay -- the people who settled by the shore of Kootenay Lake on small farms, growing fruit, contrasted with the gold miners of the lively town of Rossland. The voices heard include: Lorna Lyttle, M;argaret Draper, Mrs. Irvin, Agnes Mackie, Bella Cummings, Basil Aylmer, Warren Crows, Isaac and Philip Glover, Tom Eccles, Les Walker, Ken Attree and Ken Wallace.;

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0034 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Blue lake and red mountain : [final version] SUMMARY: Spliced final version of the complete program. 1967-09-30.;

SUMMARY: The sub-series consists of episodes from the fourth series of "Living Memory", a CBC Vancouver radio program about people and places in British Columbia history, based on oral history interviews recorded by Imbert Orchard. Four series aired from 1961 to 1964. The fourth series, broadcast from April 9 to June 25, 1964, dealt primarily with settlement of the Fraser Valley.

SUMMARY: A program about the effect of the coming of Christianity to the Indian people of B.C., and how it reacted with their own culture and religion. Also: Anthony Walsh tells how, as a teacher of Indian children on the Inkameep reserve in the 1930s, he attempted to find ways of keeping the native traditions alive through the education of the children. An Okanagan Indian Christmas carol is also heard. Voices heard include: Annie Hayes, Lizette Hall, Mrs. Edward Joyce, Grace Stephens, Sheila DeHart, Mrs. Albert Cooper, Mrs. Tracy Williams, Paul Stanley, Elliot Weisgarber, Anthony Walsh, Solomon Wilson;, George Clutesi, Clarence Joe, Danny Milo, Joe Klameen, Joe Louie, and William Scow.;

SUMMARY: In this program, Haida people talk about their lives today (in the 1960s) and the ways in which the coming of white settlement has changed Haida culture. The voices heard are: Lavina Lightbown, Oliver Adams, Solomon Wilson, and John Williams.

SUMMARY: This special program was broadcast separately from the season's regular "People in Landscape" sub-series. It features some of the experiences of the early Spanish and English explorers in the Gulf of Georgia, told in excerpts from their written accounts.

SUMMARY: This program features recollections of the joys and tribulations of deep sea fishermen of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Voices heard include: Eric Ross, Burt Roberts, Mrs. Ed [Lila] Regnery, Grace Stevens, John Williams, Arthur Husband, and Tom Moran.

SUMMARY: This program deals with the Indian people of the Bella Coola region: their art, culture, and community life; prophecies of the coming of the white man; relations with Alexander MacKenzie and the Norwegian settlers. Voices heard include: Margaret Siwallace, Andy Schooner, Paul Kopas, Elliot Weisgarber, Ted Levelton, and Milo Fougner.

SUMMARY: Sarah Bourgon recalls her adventures as a young English immigrant: arriving in Canada in 1912, working in Vancouver and Prince Rupert, and travelling to Aldermere in the Bulkley Valley in 1914.

CALL NUMBER: T2467:0001 track 1
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Journey to Ootsa
SUMMARY: In this first of two programs, Arthur Shelford recalls how he came to Canada from England in 1908, some of his early working experiences in Alberta and British Columbia, and how he and his brother Jack located their homestead in the Ootsa Lake District.

CALL NUMBER: T2467:0001 track 2
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Journeys of a homesteader
SUMMARY: In this second of two programs, Arthur Shelford recalls homesteading with his brother Jack in the Ootsa Lake district around 1910. He discusses their experiences clearing the land, building a sod-roof cabin, trapping, and living in a tent in winter, as well as a journey to Bella Coola to buy cattle for their farm. The local character Mike Touhy ("The Bard of the Lakes Country") is also remembered, and Touhy's poem "The Hazelton Trail" is recited by the narrator. The voices heard are Arthur Shelford, Cliff Harrison, and Frank Chettleburgh.

SUMMARY: This program features impressions of life on the Queen Charlotte Islands in the 1960s. Voices heard include: Betty Carey, Dorothy Richardson, Mrs. Ed [Lila] Regnery, Barbara Raynolds, Eric Ross, Joe Morreau, J.G.Fraser, Howard Phillips, Mike Raynolds, Neil Carey, and Arthur Husband.

SUMMARY:his program is largely about logging the big Sitka spruce at the Macmillan Bloedel operation at Justkatla Inlet on Graham Island. Voices heard include: Tibor Jando, Eric Ross, John Williams, Dwyer Brown, Solomon Wilson, Joseph Weah, and T.L.Williams.

SUMMARY: A special program recalling the experience of winter in the earlier days of British Columbia. Bert Williams recalls cold winters in the Fraser Valley. Cliff Harrison and Phil Hoskins describe an encounter with a grizzly bear during a fishing trip on Ootsa Lake. Mrs. Cathy Johnson tells two stories about her father, the missionary Richard Tomlinson, and his dealings with native people during the winter.

SUMMARY: This special program was broadcast separately from the season's regular "People in Landscape" sub-series. In the program, Edward Feuz recalls some of his experiences as a mountain-climbing guide for the CPR in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.

SUMMARY: The history of the Haida people in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Includes: stories and legends from their ancestors; visits to Masset, and to Moresby and Anthony Islands; and descriptions of the old viillage sites with their remaining artifacts. Voices heard include Knut Fladmark, Dr. Peter Kelly, Betty Carey, Neil Carey, Gray Stephens and John Williams.

SUMMARY: This program tells the story of the Norwegian settlers of the Bella Coola Valley, and their leader, the Rev. Christian Saugstad. The voices of Annie Levelton, Ted Levelton and Milo Fougner are heard.

SUMMARY: This program recalls some events at the upper end of the Bella Coola Valley -- the building (in 1953) of a road by Bella Coola residents who grew tired of being isolated, and Lord Tweedsmuir's visit to the valley in 1937. Voices heard include: Caroline Moffat, Molly Walker, Cliff Kopas, Wally Stiles, Alfred Bryant, Wilf Christensen, and Gaston Bazille.