Intertel; 38; The Culture Explosion
- Series
- Intertel
- Episode Number
- 38
- Episode
- The Culture Explosion
- Producing Organization
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Contributing Organization
- Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/75-2259zz9b
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- Description
- Episode Description
- National Educational Television takes a look at the booming field of the lively arts in its latest Peabody Award-wining Intertel series report, "The Culture Explosion." Featuring on location coverage in the United States, England, and Canada, "The Culture Explosion" explores the reasons for this cultural phenomena, and considers the quality of the art that is being produced in an age of new civic complexes and new technology. Produced by Intertel partner the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., NET presents "The Culture Explosion."
- Series Description
- Intertel, a dramatic breakthrough in the dissemination of ideas and cultural exchange through television, was conceived in November 1960. Five television broadcasters in the four major English-speaking nations joined to form the International Television Federation, to be known as Intertel, the first such international organization. The participants were Associated Rediffusion, Ltd. of Great Britain, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and for the United States, the National Educational Television and Radio Center and the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Intertel produced on a bi-monthly basis hour-long documentaries on important world topics, inaugurating a global television production agency dedicated to the creation of programs of substance and meaning. John F. White, President of NET, called Intertel "more than a fusion of the creative talents of the organizations involved in producing television programs of outstanding merit. It is a step forward to world understanding," he added. "I believe that the exchange of documentaries, while of great significance in the vastness of the mutual understanding in it can foster, is but the first step in a regular exchange of all forms of programming." Donald H. McGannon, President of WBC, hailed the new organization as "a pool of the technical and creative ability and knowledge of all the groups which will extend the international horizons of television in all aspects. This is the first practical step, after years of talking and hoping, toward the creation and use of international television for cultural exchange and an effective weapon for peace." By having observers examine topics far removed from their everyday assignments, Intertel gives viewers a fresh viewpoint. The founder members indicated that by dubbing these programs in foreign languages and making them available to all nations, they hoped television companies in Europe, Asia and South America will eventually join this unique project. The supervisory committee for the United States programming segments consists of Mr. McGannon and Mr. White; Richard M. Pack, WBC Vice President - Programming; and Robert Hudson, NET Vice President for Programming. Intertel came into formal being November 14, 1960, in a special meeting in Vancouver, B.C., and the culmination of plans for such an association which has been under way for a long time. John McMilliam of Associate Rediffusion, was named contemporary Coordinating Officer at that time. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Description
- Intertel is a dramatic breakthrough in the dissemination of ideas and cultural exchange through television. Intertel was conceived in November, 1960. Five television broadcasters in the four major English-speaking nations joined to form the International Television Federation, to be known as Intertel, the first such international organization. The participants were Associated Rediffusion, Ltd. of Great Britain, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and for the United States, the National Educational Television and Radio Center and the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Intertel produces on a bi-monthly basis hour-long documentaries on important world topics, inaugurating a global television production agency dedicated to the creation of programs of substance and meaning. John F. White, President of NET, called Intertel more than a fusion of the creative talents of the organizations involved in producing television programs of outstanding merit. It is a step forward to world understanding, he added. I believe that the exchange of documentaries, while of great significance in the vastness of the mutual understanding in it can foster, is but the first step in a regular exchange of all forms of programming.
- Broadcast Date
- 1966-07-20
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Documentary
- Rights
- Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1972.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Guest:
Cage, John
Guest: Gould, Glenn
Guest: Ustinov, Peter
Guest: Mehta, Zubin
Guest: McLuhan, Marshall
Guest: Miller, Jonathan
Guest: Renoir, Jean
Guest: Burdick, Eugene
Guest: Simon, Norton
Guest: Gerry, W. H.
Guest: Lee, Jennie
Guest: Millar, J. Ainslee
Guest: Miller, Jonathan
Guest: Donnahue, Kenneth
Guest: Sommer, Elke
Guest: Toffler, Alvin
Guest: Perle, Frank
Narrator: Trebec, Alex
Producer: Koch, Eric, 1919-
Producing Organization: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_2307 (WNET Archive)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:54:07?
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Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_2308 (WNET Archive)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:54:07?
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Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_2309 (WNET Archive)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:54:07?
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Intertel; 38; The Culture Explosion,” 1966-07-20, Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 2, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-2259zz9b.
- MLA: “Intertel; 38; The Culture Explosion.” 1966-07-20. Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 2, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-2259zz9b>.
- APA: Intertel; 38; The Culture Explosion. Boston, MA: Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-2259zz9b