The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights at 10 from July 2 to August 27, 1967 This half hour talk show,was a lighter mix of music and information designed to complement The Public Eye, which aired in the same time slot during the regular television season. But the show’s summer run […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons from April 29 to June 24, 1967 in Vancouver Two broadcasts used the same show title, one in Toronto [1960 -1964] and the other in Vancouver, but the formats were the same: interviews and local events coverage. The Toronto version was hosted by Joyce […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Airdates: October 16, 1967; November 23, 1967, December 10, 1967, January 16, 1968, February 13, 1968 and March 24, 1968. Now known as the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto, the then recently-completed O’Keefe Centre in downtown Toronto was the originating point for this series of six hour-long variety shows. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons at 3:00 PM from February 5 to March 26, 1967. CBC produced a significant number of television programs dedicated to classical music, of which this series was typical. Festival was the parent show that aired in primetime during the week, but this show had […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1996 Broadcast Medium: Television A children¹s program that aired daily, from Toronto, from 1967 to 1996. It debuted as a 15 minute program but was later extended to 30 minutes. Mr.Dress-up: Ernie Coombs. Puppeteers: Judith Lawrence (`64 to `90); Adrian Pecknold, Karen Valliau (`90 to `96); Nina Keogh (`90 to `96); Jani Lauzon […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights at 10:30 PM from July 11 to August 29, 1967 This program was a follow up to Eight Stories Inside Quebec. It featured six more 30-minute documentaries about Quebec culture and politics, for English audiences. The series featured stories about women from rural Quebec […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from April 30 to July 23, 1967. This was a 13-week series of half-hour programs dedicated to contemporary Canadian poets. Viewers were exposed to some of the most important writers in Canadian literature including Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, bp Nichol, Al Purdy, bill bissett, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Hosts: Roy Bonisteel [1967-1989], Peter Downie [1989-1996], Arthur Kent [1997],R.H. Thomson [1997- ongoing] The program took its title from St. Irenaeus, the second century Bishop of Lyons, who wrote, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” Producers: David Ruskin (l967-68), John Ryan (l967-68), Garth […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Hosts: Bob Fortune [1967-1972] Don White [1972-1978] “Klahanie,” a Chinook word for “the great outdoors,” was the title of a half-hour program on the wilderness and outdoor activities, with an accent on conservation. It originated in Vancouver and, although the show did travel outside the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Host: Lloyd Robertson A sports program produced by Don Brown, covering a wide variety of athletic events, from highlights of the Canadian Winter Games, which opened the broadcast in February l967, to harness racing at Greenwood Race Track in Toronto. Most programs would include features […]