591K views · 8.7K reactions | THE BEACHCOMBERS (1972) ran on the CBC for over 350 episodes until 1990, chronicling the adventures of a rag-tag group of log salvagers including Nick Adonidas (Bruno Gerussi) and Jesse Jim (Pat John) in British Columbia. The opening titles changed many times over the years, but this is our favorite version ⚡ | Retrontario | Facebook

8.8K views · 65 reactions | CBC TV's Beachcombers Christmas episode aired December 22, 1974. Filmed in Gibsons on Sunshine Coast BC. #Video courtesy Jackson Davies via Friends of the Beachcombers Facebook Group. Turn SOUND ON. Starring in order of appearance: Bob Park as Hugh Carmody; Robert Clothier as Relic Phillips; and Bruno Gerussi as Santa aka Nick Adonidas. | Sunshine Coast BC Canada | Facebook

In this clip from today's podcast episode on The Beachcombrs, I look at how the show's use of Indigenous actors & storylines, multicultural cast & setting in British Columbia and the Town of Gibsons help it continue to resonate with people today, 30 years after it went off the air. | Canadian History Ehx