The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from May 3 to June 7, 1981. This half hour musical history program was produced by Neil Sutherlandin Vancouver. The series of six episodes documented the evolution ofRagtime music, often considered the “Father of Jazz”. [The mother wasthe Blues]. Some of the best piano […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from April 19 to August 30, 1981. This 3 hour program was produced in Toronto by John L. Kennedy. Theshow had the freedom to broadcast a mix of movies, classical music anddocumentaries that usually complemented each other. For instance, oneprogram combined Ingmar Bergman’s film […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1990 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at various time from November 1, 1981 to March 25, 1990 This hour-long program was described as “an interactive, in studio show aimed at an after school teen and preteen audience that featured calls from viewers, music videos of top hits, guest artists, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from September 1981 to March 1983. This hour-long time-slot was given over to individual productions orimported television specials, the only criterion being the use of theword “super” in the title. For instance, Super Comedy with Wayne & Shuster; Super Concert with Roger […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1987 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights from September 1981 to April, 1987. This hour-long program featured the story of Louis Ciccone, a newspaperreporter with a difference: he was a clairvoyant. After three successful TVmovies, the CBC picked up the show as a regular primetime series. The show didn’t […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television The Rovers’ Comedy House Aired Thursday nights from January 8 to February 19, 1981. RepeatedSaturday nights from May 9 to June 13, 1981. This half hour musical variety series featured four members of theIrish Rovers, who changed their name by dropping the ‘Irish’ part in 1980. This […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday afternoons at various times during the summers of 1981and 1982. Projections was the name of a regular time slot dedicated to theNational Film Board of Canada. The show offered new movies, and confinedthe subject material to films about Canada. Athan Katsos was the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from April 30 to June 11, 1981. This short series of 8 music shows featured eight different pianos inone music store. Bob Quinn, who hosted the program, would sit at aparticular piano and tell stories relevant to the instrument. Theproducer of the show was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from October 18 to November 1, 1981. This program was a 3-part exploration of Canada’s security problemsfrom 1945 to 1981. It was produced by the CBC and the NationalFilm Board of Canada. The writer and director of the three films was DonaldBrittain, one of the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 25 to February 15, 1981. This was a series of program of short films, each program being on a particular theme. It was hosted by Harry Brown. Since the show was 3 hours, several movies could be screened in one sitting. For instance, […]