Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War, a 26-part half-hour Canadian television documentary about the Vietnam War, was produced in 1980 by Michael Maclear. The series aired in Canada on CBC Television, in the United States on NBC, and the United Kingdom on Channel 4.
Maclear visited Vietnam during the production of the series and while he was there, he was granted access to film material. He was the first Western journalist to be allowed to visit Vietnam since the end of the war.
The documentary series was consolidated into 13 hour-long episodes for American television syndication. Item: A Syndicated War. The series was released on videocassette format by Embassy and won a National Education Association award for best world documentary.
Series writer Peter Arnett was an Associated Press reporter in Vietnam from 1962 to 1975.
CBC only aired 18 of the 26 episodes during the 1980–81 season because the production of the series was incomplete. The remaining 8 episodes were broadcast during CBC's 1981–82 season. British audiences saw the series during Channel 4's 1984–85 season.
Episodes List of episodes:Episode Calendar, retrieved September 21, 2017, https://episodecalendar.com/en/show/vietnam-the-ten-thousand-day-war/season/1 #Episode titleCBC airdateChannel 4 airdate1America in Vietnam16 October 198015 October 19842France in Vietnam22 October 19843Dien Bien Phu29 October 19844Early Hopes23 October 198012 November 19845Assassination19 November 19846Days of Decision30 October 198026 November 19847Westy's War3 December 19848Uneasy Allies5 November 19807 January 19859Guerilla Society14 January 198510The Trail12 November 198021 January 198511Firepower28 January 198512The Village War19 November 19804 February 198513Air War11 February 198514Siege26 November 198018 February 198515Tet!10 December 198025 February 198516Frontline America17 December 19804 March 198517Soldiering On31 December 198011 March 198518Changing the Guard7 January 198118 March 198519Wanting Out25 March 198520Bombing of Hanoi14 January 19811 April 198521Peace and Consequence8 April 198522The Prisoners21 January 198115 April 198523The Unsung Soldiers22 April 198524Final Offensive4 February 198129 April 198525Surrender13 May 198526Vietnam Recalled11 February 198120 May 1985
References
External links Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series (The Ten Thousand Day War archived listing link via archive.org) BFI: Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War episode list TVArchive.ca: The Ten Thousand Day War (archived at the Wayback Machine)
Michael Maclear website