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Tenth Decade, The

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from October 27 to December 22, 1971. Repeated Sunday nights in 1972 and during the summer of 1976. This series of one-hour programs chronicled the history of Canada from 1957 to 1967, Canada’s Centennial year. It was produced by Cameron Graham, who […]

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Talking to a Stranger

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from November 24 to December 15, 1971. This series of four one hour dramas were adaptations from a BBC series of the same name. The stories examined the life and times of a middle class family, each from the perspective of one […]

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Swingaround

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from 1967 to 1970. This ten minute segment of Upside Town was a television quiz for Grade 7 students in the Toronto region. It was expanded to a full half-hour in the spring of 1968 and pitted students against other students, […]

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Sunday Best

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons during the summer, from 1971 to 1976.This regular time slot featured repeats of CBC productions from the public affairs department, as well as drama, science and agriculture.The executive producer of the series was William Harcourt. Written by John Corcelli – September, 2005

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Replay

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturdays at various times, from April 1971 to April, 1974.For three seasons, the CBC produced this sports talk show and tried to find an audience. Unfortunately, the broadcast times changed too often for viewers to watch it regularly.Tom McKee and CFL veteran Russ Jackson […]

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Piffle and Co.

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons during the summer of 1971.This was a 30 minute comedy show, produced in Vancouver. It succeeded A Second Look as a satirical review of contemporary society. The show was produced and directed by Al Vitols.Terry David Mulligan and Bill Reiter were the […]

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Pick and Choose

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons during the summer of 1971.Alex Trebek introduced this half hour program featuring the best of the CBC’s short films from the past year. Nancy Riley, producer of the series, literally picked and chose regional productions based on a central theme. These themes […]

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Performers, The

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights from May to October, 1971. Aired Saturday nights from April to July, 1972; aired Friday nights during the summer of 1972. This half hour musical variety program was a showcase for new Canadian talent. It was hosted by Gordie Tapp. The shows […]

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Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday afternoons from September 1971 to November, 1972.This program was a daytime drama about a psychiatrist and his patients. It starred Chris Wiggins as Dr. Paul Bernard, a sympathetic, Freud-like character who interviewed a patient every day. Some of whom appeared on a monthly […]

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One Northern Summer

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday afternoons from December 1971 to June 1972. Repeated at various times during the summer from 1972 to 1977. This was a short series of 13 half-hour documentaries about the Arctic. It was photographed by Curt Clausen and produced by Denis Hargrave.The network saw […]