The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons during the summer of 1977.John Wells and Russ Thornberry acted as guides for this series of 8 half hour programs about the great outdoors. The series was produced in Edmonton and made excellent use of the surrounding countryside to introduce viewers to outdoor activities […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1986 Broadcast Medium: Television For The Record, a series of one hour and ninety minute film dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. Aired Sundays 9:00-10:00 p.m., January 1977 to 1986. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday evenings from September 20 to December 27, 1977. This half-hour sitcom had a good start as a pilot but a poor finish as a series. The pilot, produced and directed by Perry Rosemond, was called The Rimshots. It was the story of a musical group […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 2 to June 26, 1977. Crosspoint offered viewers an insight into the lives of young people across Canada. Segments were produced in Toronto, Halifax, St. John’s, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Windsor, Edmonton, and Vancouver. The show was produced by Dick Donovan. Written by John […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired over two nights, March 20 and 21, 1977. This rather interesting documentary series explored Judaism and Islam over two nights. The first program was called A People, A Place, A Book produced by Louise Lore. The second program was called The Surrender, produced by Herb Krosney, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights at 9 pm from May 6 to 27, 1977. This short-lived country music program was produced in Halifax by Jack O’Neil. It featured music by local performers including Tim Daniels, Julia Lynn, Vic Mullin’s Meadowgreen, and guests. Written by John Corcelli – July, 2005
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 1977 to April 1979; Friday nights during the summer of 1980.This one hour music variety show featured new talent from different parts of Canada. Many of the shows were hosted by established acts such as Ryan’s Fancy in St. John’s, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday mornings from September 1977 to May 1978. Repeated during the summer of 1978. This 15-minute program was aimed at preschool children and was more of an entertainment show than an educational program. The program was bilingual, in French and English, but not was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Beyond Reason orginated as a summer replacement for Front Page Challenge. Host: Allen Spraggett . A panel show based on the contemporary interest in psychic phenomena. The panelists included astrologer Geoff Gray-Cobb of Vancouver, clairvoyant Irene Hughes of Chicago, palmist Marcel Broekman of New York, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesdays, after school, from October to December, 1976. Repeated in 1977 and 1978.This half hour cooking show featured Mme Jehane Benoit, one of the most popular chefs in television. Mme. Benoit had published a very popular book about Microwave cooking, but this show was more of […]