4 ) ▁and ▁generally ▁grouped ▁under ▁the ▁overall ▁N FB ▁title ▁The ▁History ▁Mak ers . ▁The ▁overall ▁time ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁covered ▁the ▁past ▁four ▁centuries . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁included ▁dram atic ▁port ray als ▁of ▁historic ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Henry ▁Hudson ▁( P ow ys ▁Thomas ), ▁Sir ▁John ▁A . ▁Mac don ald ▁( Ro bert ▁Christ ie ), ▁Alexander ▁Mack en zie ▁( Don ▁Fran cks ) ▁and ▁David ▁Thompson ▁( James ▁Douglas ). ▁N umer ous ▁produ cers ▁and ▁direct ors ▁created ▁the ▁films . ▁ ▁Sch ed uling ▁This ▁hour - long ▁series ▁was ▁broadcast ▁week days ▁at ▁ 4 : 0 0   p . m . ▁( E astern ) ▁from ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Canada : ▁A ▁People ' s ▁History ▁ ▁Events ▁of ▁National ▁Historic ▁Sign ific ance ▁ ▁Heritage ▁Min utes ▁ ▁National ▁Historic ▁S ites ▁of ▁Canada ▁ ▁Pers ons ▁of ▁National ▁Historic ▁Sign ific ance ▁ ▁The ▁Great est ▁Canadian ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : C BC ▁Television ▁shows ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁Canadian ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁Canadian ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : National ▁Film ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada ▁document ary ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁Canadian ▁document ary ▁television ▁series ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁Matthew ▁II ▁or ▁Math ieu ▁II