SOMA's Television Series

GOOD DOG!
is a 65-part television series featuring best selling author and professor of Psychology, Dr. Stanley Coren. Dr. Coren visits 2 families who have dog concerns in each episode.

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PET FRIENDS
is a 39 episode television documentary series designed to provide an understanding of pets - their behaviour, their meaning to humans, their role in our lives, and the many benefits they confer on people.

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NATURE WALK
A series of 52 half-hour television programs featuring nature interpreter Sue Ellen Fast shows the natural flora and fauna in many locations across Canada, USA and Central America. This series has been honoured with 20 international awards.

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GENTLE DOCTOR
A co-production with PBS station in Tampa Florida, this award- winning series explores the world of pets.

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WOMEN'S WELLNESS
22 half-hour programs in a magazine format which look at wellness from a holistic perspective, providing women with strategies for achieving a more healthy life.

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WELL BEING
is an 8-part television series on stress management focusing on relaxation techniques. The series was made in association with TV Ontario and Knowledge Network.

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YOUR GREEN HOME
is a 6-part television series on making your home environmentally friendly, produced in association with TV Ontario, Knowledge Network and Access Alberta, and partially funded by the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Ontario Hydro. Programs in the series have been honoured with 6 awards.

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STRETCH ALIVE
The exercises taught in this eight week course will help prepare and strengthen your body for everyday physical activities, whether you'll be sitting in front of a computer, climbing stairs or shovelling snow.

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WALKING FIT
is a single program which stars Ann Peel, Olympic Silver Medalist in race walking who conducts fitness walking clinics throughout North America. The program was honoured with a Bronze Apple Award from the National Educational Film and Video Festival (U.S.) and an Award for Creative Excellence from the U.S. Film & Video Festival.

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SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME
This twelve part series examines Canada's social structure through an analysis of its laws and the enforcement of its laws. Produced in association with Wilfrid Laurier University and TV Ontario.

TOUGH TIMES
is a two-part television series which explains the characteristics of the new economy so that young people between ages 17 to 28 can better prepare to find and keep a job.

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KITE CRAZY
is a four-part television series all about making and flying kites. It was made in association with TV Ontario and Knowledge Network and Access Alberta features top kite flyers from Canada, the United States and Australia. The series has been honoured with 2 awards.

LOOK AND COOK
a 26 episode cooking show featuring Anne Willan, author of Look and Cook series of cookbooks. The series was produced as a co-production with Knowledge Network (British Columbia), KCTS Seattle and TVOntario.

KITCHEN CABINETS MADE EASY
is a four-part series on making modular style wooden cabinets starring cabinet maker Mike Russell and his help-mate and wife, Carolyn Russell. The series was honoured with an Honourable Mention from the American Film & Video Festival.

HOME BREW
is a 3-part television series on making your own beer starring Charlie Papazian, author of the popular book on this subject and President of the American Home Brew Association. The home video adaptation won Honourable Mention from the American Film & Video Festival.

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SET YOUR SAILS and LEARN TO NAVIGATE
are two six-part series that were made in association with TV Ontario on the subject of sailing. Both series star Rob MacLeod, author of several books on sailing. The series was honoured with several awards.

PERSONAL FINANCE WITH LYMAN MACINNIS
is a 10-part television series which was well received critically. Lyman MacInnis, presenter, is the author of the best selling books, Get Smart: Make Your Money Count, and Get Smart: Make Your Money Count in the 1990s.

THE TERMINATION INTERVIEW
is a dramatic presentation of "how to" and "how not to" conduct such an interview geared to managers It won an Honourable Mention at the American Film & Video Festival. Murray Axmith, Canada's top relocation expert was the prime consultant on the series.

MANAGING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS
is a dramatic presentation, a sister to "The Termination Interview". It shows managers what to do if employees are not working up to expectations. The film was awarded a Red Ribbon at the American Film and Video Festival.

OVERBOARD
is a dramatic presentation which shows what a sailor should do if someone should fall overboard. It demonstrates a new technique recently developed after thousands of sea trials made by the U.S. Coast Guard and others. Winner of an Honourable Mention at the American Film & Video Festival.

MONEY SMART
13 half-hour program series was syndicated in many commercial and educational television markets across Canada and in educational markets in Canada and the US. The series was honoured with 2 awards.

STARTING A BUSINESS
13 twenty-minute program series was made principally for the educational market. The series was deemed to be the best series on the subject by the Small Business Administration of the United States, and was reviewed favourably in the "Wall Street Journal".