''Converging Lines'' is a

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two-part television documentary which aired on

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in 1977.

Premise

These programmes profiled the

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and

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ic faiths, featuring interviews with their respective adherents and providing historical background over two episodes: # "A People, A Place, A Book" (Louise Lore, producer) – Judaism # "The Surrender" (Herb Krosney, producer) – Islam

Scheduling

The two-hour-long episodes were broadcast on 20 and 21 March 1977, at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern).

References

External links

* {{Cite web , url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Con.html , first=Blaine , last=Allan , title=Converging Lines , publisher= Queen's University , year=1996 , accessdate=7 May 2010 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311074242/http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/Con.html , archivedate=11 March 2010 CBC Television original programming 1970s Canadian television specials 1977 in Canadian television 1977 television specials