The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television A half-hour program for children. Regular appearances by Coach Cuddles (Patrick) Ford, their comic foil. Michael Magee also “appeared” on the show, as the voices of two animated characters, Harry Hog and the Body Man. Hosts: Kevin Gillis, Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne. Aired weekly, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 31 to September 15, 1982. AiredSaturday afternoons from October 23, 1982 to April 23, 1983. This hour-long public affairs program featured productions from the CBC,Radio-Canada and European broadcasters. The purpose of the show was toprovide an international perspective on world events. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1984 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday afternoons, after school, from May 30, 1982 to May 7, 1984. This hour long series featured movies about children, from independentproducers including Linda Schuyler, who introduced audiences to the Kids of Degrassi Street. Some of the titles included: The World According ToNicholas, produced and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1992 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weeknights from January 11, 1982 to October 30, 1992 When the CBC decided to move its flagship newscast, The National, from 11 PM to 10PM, it was considered programming suicide in the world of television. To follow a 20-minute newscast with a new 38-minute […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons during the summer of 1982. This 30-minute program was a summer series that looked at the future of Canada’s natural resources, industry and the environment. Topics included Canada’s forest industry and its failure to compete in foreign markets, the fisheries, grain transportation costs and the price of […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1984 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired twice a week, at various times in the afternoon, from September 1982 to May, 1984. This half hour daytime program was produced in Toronto by Sandra Faire. It was an entertainment news show, similar to Entertainment Tonight,with music videos, celebrity interviews and movie reviews. A typical show […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from June 13 to June 27, 1982. This short series of three hour-long programs looked at contemporary social issues: Suicide, Teenage Sexuality and Retirement. The series was produced in Edmonton by Jack Emack, who also produced Catalyst Television Theatre the following year, and was shot on a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Mondays, after school, from January 4 to March 29, 1982. Repeated from April to June in the same year. This half hour program was created by Gerald Durrell, naturalist, who followed up his series called The Stationary Ark, with this show. Durrell travelled to places such as Madagascar and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1981. This was a half hour musical series produced in St. John’s,Newfoundland. It featured the musical talent of the Wonderful GrandBand, led by Ron Hynes. The band played Celtic tunes, a la Jethro Tull.Comedians Greg Malone and Tommy Sexton, who […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from July 3 to September 25, 1981. Repeated April18 to August 22, 1982 on Sunday afternoons. This half hour program was hosted by Patrick Watson. It was a showdedicated to interviewing some of the most memorable people in history. Watson had hosted […]