''Engraved on a Nation'' is a Canadian sports
documentary
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anthology series
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commissioned by
TSN.
The series originally premiered in 2012, with an anthology of 8 documentaries surrounding the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division (CFL), East Division and f ...
and the
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup () is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested between the winners ...
, in honour of its
centennial edition. In 2019, TSN revived the series with a new season of 6 documentaries beginning February 6, 2019, now focusing on notable figures and stories in all of
Canadian sport.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
See also
* ''
30 for 30
''30 for 30'' is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series und ...
'', a similar series of sports documentaries produced by TSN's minority partner
ESPN
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.
References
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Sources
* Boone, Mike (2 June 2012). "Film offers unique perspective; Trudeau helped kick off 1969 Grey Cup game during the middle of Quebec's FLQ Crisis". ''Montreal Gazette''.
* Edmonds, Scott (27 June 2012). "Tube stakes are higher in 100th Grey Cup year." ''Hamilton Spectator''.
* Jones, Terry (16 August 2012). "Capturing the magic; Eskimos Western Swagger documentary part of eight-part CFL series that celebrates the 100th Grey Cup". ''Edmonton Sun''.
* Lees, Nick (18 July 2012). "We all scream for ice cream". ''Edmonton Journal''.
* MacKinnon, John. "Proud to be a team player". ''Edmonton Journal''.
* Mitchell, Bob (8 May 2012). "Engraved on a Nation; A new series of docs celebrates the rich, 100-year history of the Grey Cup and its place in our national heritage". ''Toronto Star''
* Mitchell, Bob (7 July 2012). "Ex-Argo Theisman still sore about '71". ''Toronto Star''.
* Mitchell, Bob (8 July 2012). "The wrong turn that won't go away". ''Toronto Star''.
* Mitchell, Bob (22 August 2012). "Stampeder's hike honours grandfather". ''Toronto Star''.
* Odland, Kristen (27 September 2012). "Patience close to paying off for offensive lineman Harrison". ''Calgary Herald''.
* Ralph, Dan (5 May 2012). "CFL will go deep with Grey Cup documentaries".''Hamilton Spectator''.
* Stinson, Scott (5 May 2012). "TSN, CFL hope project lights a torch".''National Post''.
* Vanstone, Rob (4 May 2012). "TSN unveils plans for CFL documentaries". ''Regina Leader-Post''.
2012 Canadian television series debuts
The Sports Network original programming
2010s Canadian documentary television series
2010s Canadian sports television series