The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily, from May 22 to September 14, 1973.Actor, comic, and thoroughbred horse racing expert Michael Magee and his wife Duddie were the hosts of this weekday half-hour talk show. They talked informally with working people, such as a cab driver, an ambulance driver, and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from February 25 to May 6, 1973. This hour long program replaced the Whiteoaks of Jalna, a primetime soap that was cancelled after half a season. This program offered imported dramas from Europe and the United States, with a gothic theme to […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons during the summer of 1973; aired Sunday afternoons from September 29 to December 29, 1974.This half hour program explored the world of industry and its relationship with organized labour, providing equal time to both sides.Long time radio broadcaster Bob Oxley was the host […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from February 15 to June 21, 1973. This half hour public affairs program, alternated with Encounter, an interview program. This show aired documentaries on various aspects of Canadian life from the preparation of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal to Native land claims […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights, before hockey, from September 22, 1973 to June 22, 1974. Aired Wednesday nights from September 1974 to September, 1975.A couple of years after The Music Machine ended its short run, writers Garry Ferrier and Aubrey Tadman reused the title for this new […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1973.Margo Lane was the host of this half hour program, which focused on women’s issues. It replaced the controversial show called All About Women, which some felt had had had too much information about sex and sexuality.This show tackled cosmetic surgery, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A home improvement/carpentry program. Host: Bill Brown (Mr. Chips) [1973-1978], Jon Eakes (Mr. Chips) [1978-1979]with Don McGowan [1973-1979]. Starting in autumn 1973, Broewen Mantel replaced McGowan on several shows devoted the household tasks that were presumed of particular interest to women, such as upholstery, and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 7 to June 17, 1973.This 13 week series explored the history of medicine from Leonardo Da Vinci to Sir William Osler. It was presented by William Gibson, the curator of the Woodward Medical Library at the University of British Columbia.Rather […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesdays, after school, from September 11 to October 16, 1973. January 8 to March 26, 1974. Repeated Tuesday afternoons during the summer of 1974.Marc Stone was the host of this informal talk show that presented young Canadians in conversation about their work in the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday evenings during the summer of 1973. Aired Wednesday evenings from February 13 to March 27, 1974. Aired Tuesday evenings from January 7 to April 1, 1975.This half hour music program was produced by Ken Gibson in Vancouver. It had two alternating hosts, Tommy […]