The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, during the summer of 1972. Aired Thursday nights from March 22 to June 21, 1973. Aired Wednesday nights during the summer of 1973. Repeated Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, in the autumn of 1973. This anthology of half hour programs was written […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from September 1972 to May 1974.This was a 15-minute public affairs show in which each episode featured a news summary and a short documentary about a person making the news. The show had a nice mix of national and international profiles, usually […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday afternoons, during the summers of 1973 and 1974.Dave Quinton was the host of this half hour program that explored Newfoundland’s wildlife and geography. Each episode examined the culture, tourist sites and natural beauty of the province. Many of the segments were produced by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 30, 1971 to May 18, 1972. Midweek was the companion to Weekend, the public affairs program that aired Saturday and Sunday nights. This show replaced the Saturday broadcast and now offered viewers two News shows a week. The show was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television This weekly consumer affairs program, originating from Toronto, debuted in 1972. It became the definitive series for discovering faulty products and poorly enforced rules in the consumer market. Consequently, the show’s efforts to influence consumer law were very important. Over the years, products such as lawn […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights, before hockey, from September 18, 1971 to May 20, 1972This half hour comedy/variety show was the last of a series of attempts by the CBC at sketch comedy and satire that included Comedy Cafe, Comedy Crackers and Zut! The only actor to […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A series of historical documentaries, outlined the development of the country’s cultural and social history. Produced in consultation with Ramsay Cook. Aired weekly – at various times, from March 1972 to March 1974.– repeated during the summer of 1977 and 1979. Written by John Corcelli […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1972.Terry David Mulligan was the star of this situation comedy about a university student who wins the taxi license to an Austin Mini in a Scrabble game. The co-star was Bill Reiter, who played a variety of different […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights during the summer of 1972.This half hour music/variety show was produced in Winnipeg with Catherine McKinnon, guitaristJim Roberts and The Family Six. The latter group were six brothers and sisters from the Dandeneau family of Fisher Branch, Manitoba.Dave Shaw led the orchestra […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A program about business, labour and finance, produced in Toronto and presented by Gordon Jones. The show’s executive producers were John Lackie (l972-74) and Doug Lower (l974-75). Aired Sundays 1:00-1:30 p.m.EST, October 1972 to June 1975; weekly. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002