Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War

Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War
Written by	Peter Arnett
Narrated by	Richard Basehart
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Maclear
Producer(s)	Ian McLeod
Running time	pilot: 52 minutes, regular episodes: 26 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC
Original release	22 October 1980 – 1 August 1982

Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War, a 26-part half-hour Canadian television documentary on the Vietnam War, was produced in 1980 by Michael Maclear. The series aired in Canada on CBC Television, in the United States and in the United Kingdom on Channel 4.

Maclear visited Vietnam during the production of the series and had access to film material there. He was the first Western journalist allowed to visit that area since the war.

The documentary series was consolidated into 13 hour-long episodes for American television syndication. 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 aired only 18 of the episodes during the 1980-81 season because the series production was incomplete. The remaining episodes were broadcast during CBC's 1981-82 season. British audiences saw the series during Channel 4's 1984-85 season.

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