Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1992 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television An hour-long public affairs program that aired at various times, from 1992 to 1995. It featured journalist Hana Gartner in an interview program offering longer, more detailed profiles of interesting Canadians. It was a kind of “up-close-and-personal” type of show that included an interview with […]
Author: Anne MacLennan
Wok with Yan
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1992 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily, at various times, from October, 1991 to January, 1992. This half hour cooking/food show was produced in Vancouver featuring the enthusiastic chef of Chinese cuisine, Stephen Yan. Each episode was recorded in front of a studio audience with some visits to the local […]
Urban Angel
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: undefined Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from February 8, 1991 to January 15, 1992, with repeats. The series was about an investigative reporter, Victor Torrres, who worked on the police beat of a Montreal daily newspaper, and whose past gave him an uncommon knowledge of the underworld and the city’s criminal scene. […]
Scales of Justice
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Scales of Justice Aired at various times from January 6, 1991 to February 26, 1995 This program began life as a CBC radio series in the 1980s, and a television series of 9 hour-long programs was produced some years later by George Jonas and featured the talents […]
Northwood
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturdays from 1991 to 1994. This half hour drama series was aimed at a young adult audience and was named after its location: Northwood, British Columbia. The producer of Britain’s EastEnders, Nick Orchard ,whose storytelling style was regarded as having more edge than the […]
Northwood
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television A drama, set in North Vancouver, about the life and times of suburban teens.Principal Cast: Brigitta Dau, Gabe Khouth, Lochlyn Munro, Darrell Dennis, Frances Flanagan and Trevor Hughes. Aired weekly, from 1991 to 1994. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002
Nature Connection, The
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1992 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday mornings from October 5, 1991 to December 28, 1991.Repeated in 1992. Porpoise Bay Productions produced this half hour series of 12 episodes in association with CBC Children’s Television. The host was David Suzuki. The show was designed to teach children an appreciation of […]
Lynette Jennings Homeworks
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1990 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at 1pm, from October 1, 1990 to September 23, 1995. This 30-minute program about interior design featured Lynette Jennings and was one of the first television shows of its kind on CBC. Often compared to Martha Stewart, Jennings was from the United States […]
Life, The Program
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from 1991 to 1993. This 30-minute public affairs program examined issues surrounding the family. The program included such elements as profiles of couples about to be married at City Hall and couples dealing with Alzheimer’s. It featured stories on the lighter side, including a segment […]
Mom, P.I.
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1990 to 1992 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from October 12, 1990 to March 30, 1992 A weekly half hour drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore as a waitress and a single mother who supplemented her income by working as a private investigator. Produced by Atlantis Films Ltd. and Invisible Ink in […]