The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 2000 to 2001 Broadcast Medium: Television An epic 17-part documentary charting the country’s past, the series chronicled the rise and fall of empires, the clash of great armies and historical rebellions. An original CBC production under the auspices of Mark Starowicz, Executive Producer, this series proved to be very popular with […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from February 7, 1999 to February 7, 2000 This hour-long romantic comedy was a feature film on CBC in 1998. It was developed into a continuing series that ran the following year. The film was directed by Kari Skogland and featured the likable […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1998 to 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, at various times, from October 4, 1998 to January 10, 1999. [Repeated in 1999 & 2000] Carlo Rota hosted this half-hour food show, in which he took viewers to different ethnic neighbourhoods in Canada to highlight the regional influences on ethnic cuisine. A typical […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired over three nights from September 26 to 28, 1999. An espionage thriller involving a Quebecois CSIS agent Pascale Laurier (Caroline Neron) who had been given a special undercover assignment with RCMP Corporal Andrew Chase (Colin Ferguson). Six hour-long episodes were broadcast over three nights, as a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from March 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000 This half-hour comedy series was named after Bette MacDonald, actress and comedienne, who played multiple roles on every show. Her co-stars were Ed Macdonald and Tim Steeves. MacDonald started as a stand up comedienne in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Broadcast debut: October 5, 1999This pre-school children’s program was self-described as a show “where the imagination of young children brings a stuffed toy to life. In the minds of these children, Amigo is six feet tall and the best friend anyone could ever hope for. Venturing through […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1998 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television A comedy/satire about the preferred ‘shut-in’ life of Curtis and his peculiar friends. Directed by Bruce MacDonald. Principal Cast: Don McKeller, Molly Parker, Daniel MacIvor, Callum Keith Rennie, Bruce McCulloch and Mark McKinney. Aired weekly from 1998 to 2000. Limited series. Written by John Corcelli […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1998 to 2004 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday mornings, at various times, from October 4, 1998 to April 24, 2000. [Repeated] This children’s program, aimed at pre-schoolers, was a co-production of CBC and the company responsible for bringing The Care Bears to television. It was a computer animated show about a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1998 to 2003 Broadcast Medium: Television Although it dealt with a lot of the inside workings of Canadian television, Made in Canada’s very funny scripts and first-class acting made it a highly-popular half-hour series for CBC. Five seasons, totalling 65 episodes, were produced and broadcast between October 5th 1998 and June […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1998 to 2001 Broadcast Medium: Television 46 Episodes of this one-hour series aired on Sunday nights from January 4, 1998 to January 10, 2001 This drama was based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s books of the same name. Montgomery also wrote Anne of Green Gables, which was produced for television a few years […]