Production & Writing
Original scripts and revisions, production correspondence, contracts, legal documentation, and related production records.
Independent historical research & preservation
The story
continues.
The Strange Paradise Research Archive is dedicated to documenting the history of the Canadian Gothic television series Strange Paradise (1969–1970).
Original scripts, production records, rare photographs, interviews, broadcasting history, and new discoveries are helping bring the series' history into focus.
195Episodes to document
1969–70Original television series
6Core collection areas
Our mission
A historical record, still growing
The Strange Paradise Research Archive is an independent research and preservation collection dedicated to documenting the history of Strange Paradise. It brings together a wide range of surviving material connected with the series, while tracking the people, institutions, broadcasts, and creative work that shaped it.
Inside the collection
What the archive brings together
Six complementary research areas help reconstruct a remarkable production and its life long after the original broadcast.
Audiovisual & Episode Reference
Research and reference material covering all 195 episodes, digitized interviews, recordings, screengrabs, and other visual reference material.
Photographs & Publicity
Cast, crew and production photographs, publicity stills, advertisements, press clippings, promotional artwork, memorabilia and ephemera.
Oral History & Correspondence
Interviews, recollections and correspondence with cast, crew, writers, directors, producers and others connected with the series.
Broadcast & Distribution
Canadian and U.S. broadcast evidence, station listings, syndication, rebroadcast research, foreign broadcasts, dubbing and distribution history.
Research Indexes & Finding Tools
Episode guides, character and personnel indexes, continuity research, music research, set/location atlas, and archival research tracking.
Ongoing investigations
Stories behind the series
The surviving record continues to reveal how the series was made, where it was shown, and what became of its historical materials.
Broadcast History
Research is revealing a wider broadcast life for Strange Paradise than was once documented—including regional carriage, international broadcasts, dubbing, distribution, reruns, and later revivals.
Production Records
Surviving scripts, correspondence, photographs, and production documents are helping reconstruct how the series was written, produced, revised, and promoted.
Survival & Preservation
The Archive is tracing how recordings, photographs, documents, and other materials survived after production, and how scattered pieces can be brought together into a documented historical record.
Help preserve the record
Do you have a piece of the story?
The Archive welcomes research inquiries and leads relating to Strange Paradise—including scripts, production files, photographs, recordings, correspondence, station records, advertising, international broadcast material, and firsthand recollections.
Our expanded research website is in development. In the meantime, our new Facebook Page is the place to follow discoveries, project updates, and opportunities to share information.