The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from October 28, 1994 to January 31, 1997 [With repeats] Rita MacNeil from Big Pond, Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, hosted this hour-long music/variety program. MacNeil was a contemporary folk singer whose style mixed gospel with folk tunes: pop songs with country […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from September 4, 1994 to September 25, 1994 This hour-long documentary series chronicled the history of the human race under four categories: consumerism, industrialization, tribalism and patriarchal societies. The series was co-produced by the CBC, the National Film Board and Green Lion Productions. Episode Titles1. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Debuted October 11, 1993 Developed by Mary Walsh and Cathy Jones, formerly of the Newfoundland comedy show Codco, this show adapted the name of one of CBC’s most controversial past shows, This Hour Has 7 Days, and gave it a whole new dimension. The CBC described the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from October 7, 1993 to February 2, 1995 Produced in French and dubbed into English, this series of hour-long episodes featured the adventures of workers at The Express, a fictional Montreal newspaper. The series ran for three seasons. The show was directed by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Internationally produced documentaries made up this television series, which debuted in 1993, hosted by Michaele Jean, who was later to become Canada’s Governor-General. The program ran twice a week on Newsworld and once a week on the CBC Network. The host was Michaelle Jean. The series was dedicated […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, at various times, from June 19, 1993 to September 25, 1993. This half-hour summer series featured the visual work of John Stoneman, the renowned documentary filmmaker whose specialty was underwater photography. This 13 part series featured Canadian stories about the country’s marine life and marine […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 to 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at various times from December 1, 1993 to April 20, 1999. This half-hour current affairs program was dedicated to everything about human health, from babies to the elderly. The enthusiastic and affable Stephen Hunter, who sought to de-mystify the new sources of information […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, at various times, from September 28, 1993 to June 16, 1999 This half-hour comedy series featured some of Canada’s newest and finest stand-up comedians. The comics were recorded in front of a studio audience, which created a staged, club-like atmosphere for each comedian, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Blanche [Also known as The Story of Blanche] Aired Wednesday evenings from October 6, 1993 to December 15, 1993. Produced in French and dubbed into English, this 11-part series of one-hour programs told the story of a Quebec woman, Blanche Pronovost, in the 1930s, who left her large […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1992 to 2004 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at various times, from June 1992 to July 2004. The CBC Television schedule always devoted a time slot to documentaries. Witness was an example of this category. It offered independent filmmakers the opportunity to screen their work to a larger audience. Witness featured some CBC produced […]