Looking Back: True Tales from Saskatchewan

by Bill Waiser

Historians, like reporters, are detectives - hunting down new stories that provide different perspectives on historical events.
Looking Back is based on the popular weekly five-minute history series of the same name created by Paul Dederick, an award-winning CBC TV current affairs producer and Bill Waiser a University of Saskatchewan history professor.

Looking Back highlighted little-known, compelling, and sometimes quirky stories from Saskatchewan's past. All stories were filmed on location and - more often than not - featured people who had some personal or special connection to the event. The series was never intended to offer an in-depth analysis of historical events and personalities; rather, it's purpose was to educate and entertain and in doing so, get people interested in and talking about the province's rich and varied past.

Broadcast on CBC TV's "Saskatchewan Now" early-evening news from 1998 to 2001, the program was shortlisted for the Pierre Berton Award, and honourable mentions at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival.

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2003

Reviews

[Jada Pfeifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read of short stories about Saskatchewan. It has many little facts and they don't always show the best side of history but always the truth.