The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 17, 1970 to May 20, 1971. Aired Monday nights from May 24 to June 28, 1971. Wally Koster was a frequent guest on this program of music based in two cities, Toronto and Vancouver. The locations alternated week to week […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday mornings from July 17 to August 14, 1970. Repeated Thursday mornings from August 13 to September 10, 1970. Manitoba 100 was a series of half-hour programs celebrating the centenary of the province’s entry into Confederation. The series was produced in Winnipeg and traced the economic, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from January 28 to February 25, 1970. Aired Sunday nights from January 31 to March 14, 1971. Repeated during the summer of 1971.This highly acclaimed drama was based in Vancouver and told the story of parole officers and their clients. The original […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 4 to February 22, 1970.This was a series of eight shows about Canada’s natural resources and their importance to the country’s economic life. It was hosted by John Kettle and produced by Julian Smither.Ironically, the series debuted the same Sunday afternoon as […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons during the spring of 1970.This half hour show was produced by Ken Gibson in Vancouver. The program’s set was a circle and it offered an informal setting for musicians like the Doug Parker Quartet and host Mike Neun to welcome their guests. Written by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday afternoons during the summer of 1970.This series of 14 half-hour documentaries, was produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with the CBC. It was an overview of the great explorers of Canada, from the early mapmakers to fur traders. The […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Medium: Television This 1970’s show profiled people with apparent psychic powers. Written by Joanne Ingrassia – June, 2003
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Hosted by Rex Hagon and Susan Conway from The Forest Rangers. A general interest program for ten to fourteen year olds. Although the program was eclectic, shows usually concentrated on a specific theme, such as magic (with guest Doug Henning) or love or changing fashions. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television The first six shows in the l970 summer series from the network’s Children’s television department were a preview of Drop In, a young people’s magazine show slated to start in the autumn season. The concluding two programs were similar, public “dress rehearsals” for Ooops and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Maritimes music program from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Hosts: Don Tremaine [1970-1973] Mike Graham [1973/74] Regular performers: Myrna Lorrie, Vic Mullen and the Hickorys. Aired weekly from 10:30-11:00 p.m., February 1970 to July 1973; then Thursdays 9:30-10:00 p.m., from October 1973 to January 1974; then Wednesdays […]