The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday afternoons, after school from September to December, 1976; aired Tuesday afternoons, after school, from October 1977 to March 1979.This half hour program for children was for the most part written by children. Produced in Ottawa, hundreds of stories were from local students, short-listed […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from November 20, 1975 to March 4, 1976. This innovative program was a half hour series, written and directed by new Canadian talent. It was developed by John Hirsch, head of CBC drama and produced by George Bloomfield or Gerald Mayer. Eleven […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from May 27 to August 5, 1976. To mark the bicentennial of the United States, Sam Levene produced this 8 part series profiling American life. Larry Solway wrote and narrated the stories which aimed to provide a regional representation of our neighbours to the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings from April 17 to June 26, 1976. This ten week series of half-hour concerts featured former CFL player Mel Profit and Weekday host Rob Parker, who introduced the performers on this music show. Guests included the Christopher Ward Band, Dominic Troiano, Diane Heatherington, Shawne […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television A late-night talk show hosted by Peter Gzowski. Peter Gzowski Regular contributors: Danny Finkleman, Allan Fotheringham, John Kastner, Flo & Eddy, Michael Magee, Rick Moranis, Valri Bloomfield, Clemence Desrochers and John Harvard. Created by Peter Herrndorf. (repackaged as Canada After Dark). Aired Mon-Fri 11:22-1:00 a.m., […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday afternoons from September 1976 to September 1977.Bill Lawrence was the moderator of this game show based on Dictionary. Two teams faced off against each other, with definitions to words, both real and imagined. It was up to the teams to guess the correct […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired for two Saturday evenings in April, 1976.If you ever wanted to know if Ian McLean had his own show, the answer is yes, but only for two weeks on the network. This was a musical variety show, produced in Edmonton. Written by John Corcelli – August, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, after school, from February 1976 to June 1978.This half hour kids’ show featured the talents of the Homemade Theatre Company, namely Fred Mollin, Larry Mollin, Barry Flatman and Phil Savath.Each show included a segment called The Big Story, which was specifically […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from November 28 1976 to January 9, 1977.This short series was dedicated to the theme of the immigrant’s experience in Canada. Each drama was one hour in length and featured Canadian writers and directors.Episodes:1] Honour Thy Father, written by Nika Rylski, produced […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from March 10 to April 14, 1976.Gordon Pinsent hosted this series of six hour-long documentaries on Canadian culture. The series was produced by George Robertson. It was a serious attempt to answer some important questions regarding Canada’s cultural identity.Episodes:1] Politics and Culture, featured a […]