The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television While he was the chief catering officer for the Royal New Zealand Air Force, British-born Graham Kerr was invited to demonstrate his cooking skills on television. This resulted in his being given his own local television series, and a later move to Australia to do a half-hour, weekday […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Fleurs d’amour Aired Sundays during the summer of 1968 A half hour program from the fabulous sixties, Nanette and Rony Roman were featured on this psychedelic show. Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television The original plan for Five Years In the Life was to produce a series of half-hour documentary films on ten families from different areas of Canada, and then return five years later for a second look. Directors included Elie Savoie, David Pears, Jack Emack, Rene […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Mondays, after school from October 1968 to June 1969. Repeated Saturday afternoons from September 1969 to March 1970. Produced originally in French, and later dubbed into English, this Quebec/Swiss/Belgian co-production offered young viewers the adventures of Sieur D’Iberville, aka Pierre Lemoyne. It was the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights at 9 from July 3 to September 25, 1968. This summer series of 13 30-minute profiles was a co-production of the CBC, the BBC, Bayerischer Rundfunk [West Germany] and the NETA in the U.S. Like many of the programs from the 1960s, filmmakers from […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons during the summer of 1968. Filmed on location, this series of 8 hour-long programs looked at game fishing in Canada from coast-to-coast. Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights, after hockey, from September 1968 to January 25, 1969. Broadcaster, writer and journalist Alex Barris had a long association with the CBC by the time this show was produced. As the host of the Barris Beat and a regular panelist on Front […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired various times from April 1968 to June 1974 This critically acclaimed series of 30 minute documentaries was produced by KEG Productions in Canada, in association with the Canadian Audubon Society and the US parent. These broadcasts were some of the first in colour on […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings June to August 1967. This short series of 7 programs looked at the history of Canada through archival photographs. Similar in style to Ken Burns’s documentaries, each show had a specific topic from history with narration and period commentary. Subjects included the Northwestern Rebellion […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, after school, from October 1968 to December 1970. Aired Saturday afternoons during the summer of 1971 A valuable time slot for the Canadian School Telecasts, which usually aired in the morning. On this show, the programs were repeated. All of the productions had […]