The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights at 10:30 during the summer of 1967. This summer series of half-hour programs originated in Montreal during Expo 67. The show was hosted by Lisette Gervais who introduced opera, ballet, classical music and pop music from musicians participating in the exposition. The show was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights at 10 PM for two seasons from September 1967 to June 1969. CBC’s News and Public Affairs department grew to like the Sunday night time slot. Due to the success of This Hour Has Seven Days, Sunday and Close-Up, most viewers did […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings during the summer of 1967. This six week half-hour variety show featured a group called the Numerality Singers. The group consisted of Miles Ramsay, Corlynn Canney, Bob Hamper, Pat Rose, Patty Surbey, Brian Gibson, and Brian Griffiths. The show was produced in Vancouver and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights at 10:30, from September 14 to November 23, 1967 This 30 minute documentary series was specifically produced by CBC for Canada’s Centennial. It aimed to explore the Arctic Region, its culture, people and Aboriginal mythology. The main thrust of the series was the white […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday afternoons, after school, from January 6 to March 31, 1967. This 13-week drama was for children. It was based on Lyn Cook’s novel, Pegeen and the Pilgrim, about a little girl who wanted to be an actress. The series was shot on location in Stratford, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesdays and Thursday at 5 PM during the summer of 1967. The National Film Board of Canada was given this time-slot to air films on Canadian subjects for youth. Since it was a Centennial year, most of the subjects were celebratory in nature, focussing on places […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday afternoons in August of 1967 This summer series explored the maritime history of Atlantic Canada. Episodes included stories about the history of clipper ships, the fishery industry, shipbuilding, shipwrecks and wartime convoys. Produced in Halifax, the show featured location shoots and interviews with participants, both […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television A cartoon series, about the adventures of a futuristic, comic superhero and his band of aides, who lived on Sherwood Asteroid. Commissioned by Steve Krantz in New York, and all the scripts were written in the U.S.A., but the animation was produced by Al Guest’s […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekdays at 11:25 AM from October 1967 to September 1969 This half hour time slot was filled with programs from the prime time schedule. It was aimed at a female audience, who were presumably assumed to be too busy to watch television at night. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings at 5:30 during the summer of 1967. During the summer of 1967, Montreal was the host of the World Exposition. This half hour program, hosted by Lloyd Robertson, featured documentaries on the participating countries, each of which had pavilions at Expo ’67. The films […]