 One of the most famous films from this series was his "Churchill's Island", released in Canada in June 1941 and winner of the first Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).The narrator for many of the films in the series was Lorne Greene, known for his work on radio broadcasts as a news announcer at CBC.His sonorous recitation led to his nickname, "The Voice of Canada", and when reading grim battle statistics, "The Voice of Doom".