The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday afternoons from February 26 to May 28, 1979. Repeated Wednesday afternoons during the summer of 1981.Jonathan Miller was a founding member of the British comedy group called Beyond the Fringe. He was also a qualified physician, and this series was a look at […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings at 9 PM from January 14 to January 28, 1979. A short series of 3 hour-long dramas about cattle ranchers and oil producers. It was considered a Canadian version of Dallas: big money in the big country. The Canadian angle included native land claims, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from June 18 to August 20, 1978. This half hour public affairs program was produced by Les Nirenberg and Larry Zolf, veterans of political punditry in Canada, especially at the CBC. The host of this show was Hana Gartner, who also hosted Take 30 […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, at various times from March 1978 to March, 1979.CBC Sports needed a weekly time slot to broadcast amateur sports, usually recorded in advance. Highlights for this year included the Canadian National Diving Championships from New Westminster, BC and water polo from the Edmonton […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights during the summer of 1978; aired Tuesday nights during the summers of 1979 and 1980. This was a public affairs program that dealt with all things Rural. Its focus on the modern farmer was a little narrower then Country Canada, offering viewers […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday mornings from April 1978 to October, 1982.Jim Walsh hosted this half hour game show for kids. The creator of the series, and original producer, was John Blake, later succeeded as producer by John Cook. The series was produced in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons, at various times during the summer from 1978 to 1980.This golf show was shot on location in Jasper, Alberta. It was hosted by Ernie Afaganis with commentary by Al Balding. Two players competed on 18-par 3 holes. The producer of the series […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1958 to 1959 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings during the summer of 1958; then Wednesday evenings from October 1958 to June 1959. Modelled after Front Page Challenge, this panel/quiz show offered objects instead of headlines and guests who were associated with the object in question. Often the object could be […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January to June, for three seasons; 1970 to 1972. Aired Monday nights during the summer of 1970.This public affairs program was a successor to Through the Eyes of Tomorrow, a program written and produced by young people in their early 20s. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights from July 6 to August 17, 1970.This was a series of seven programs examining the status of museums in Canada. It was hosted by Brian Smyth and Nelson Davis.The first show introduced the museum and its role in preserving history. Subsequent programs looked at […]