The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 15 to October 20, 1966 This six-part series was specifically produced with Canada’s Centennial in mind. One hundred years of history was presented in a contemporary, news-oriented format. Interviews featured the Fathers of Confederation being asked about issues that faced the country […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired – Tuesdays 9:00 to 10:00 pm – December 6, 1966 to February 4, 1969.Repeated Sundays 9:00 to 10:00 pm – spring 1971. This hour-long drama offered viewers an inside look at the life and times of a Canadian Member of Parliament. It starred Gordon […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Broadcast Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM from October 1966 to May 1967 This program was a special series of 8 one-hour shows broadcast monthly during the course of the television season. Some the shows were in colour, seen for the first time on Canadian television. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights at 10, from April 25 ot May 16, 1966. James Murray, who also produced The Nature of Things, supervised this series of four 30-minute documentaries on Mexico. The series examined the social, political and economic aspects of the country. The first show was called […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings at 6 PM from April 2 to December 31, 1966. This 30 minute agricultural show, was formerly known as Countrytime and was aired nationally with a strong regional component. The first half of the show offered viewers stories of general interest, while the second […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings at 8 pm from August 12 to September 9, 1966. Lenny Breau was one of Canada’s best jazz musicians. He was born in the state of Maine, but his family relocated to Winnipeg when he was a boy. His unique talent and creativity as […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 to 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights, after hockey, from December 1966 to May 1968. This program, one of many to fill a difficult time slot, aired after the hockey game and before the national news. It was an entertainment show featuring music and dance, with the Jimmy Dale […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights during the summer of 1966 Much like the program La Difference, this series of 30-minute public affairs broadcasts discussed issues of importance to Quebec. Clearly, it was directed at an English audience during a particularly vibrant time in Canadian politics. Issues concerning Quebec culture, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired afternoons, Monday through Friday, from October 1966, to October 1967. This was a daily game show, loosely based on the successful American show called Password, with Allen Ludden. In Communicate, one member of a team had to guess the name of a person or […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings before hockey, from January to March of 1966. A short program [15 minutes] dedicated to short films. Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005