The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Another of several game shows to appear in CTV’s schedule in its first season, and one of many to come from the Goodson-Todman stable in New York, Showdown was hosted by Hamilton radio broadcaster Paul Hanover. It featured contestants competing to answer general knowledge questions, and the […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Colorful producer Syd Banks, who was responsible for producing several of CTV’s early shows, gave the nation this weekly compilation of various country music acts taped in different parts of Canada. It was the forerunner of several similarly styled country shows that ran on CTV over many years, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1964 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired as a summer series from 1964 to 1967. The CBC created this program to feature short films from aroung the world. The movies covered a wide range of technique and story line including documentaries and animation. The program debuted with Francois Truffaut’s first movie, Les Mistons, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings in summer of 1964. Similar to Hymn Sing, the long time vocal program from Winnipeg, this show was produced in Vancouver and featured a 12-voice male choir. The show was centered around a theme, such as campfire songs one week and sea shanties the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1964 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television This children’s show aimed to help its young viewers to become more aware of themselves in relation to the world through a series of real and fantasy adventures. Our guides, Sandy, played by Sandra Cohen, and Mr. Dressup. played by Ernie Coombs, met in Butternut Square, a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 Broadcast Medium: Television This 3 part series focussed on the major forms of architecture in Canada. It was divided into various segments that used television as a photo-essay rather than a conventional format. Each episode had a central theme: Architecture for Worship, Architecture for Learning and Architecture for Recreation. Producer: […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights at 11:15 PM from July 1953 to June 1954 Toronto sports broadcaster Dave Price interviewed athletes and sports stars on this fifteen-minute, local segment of the DuMont network’s broadcast, Wrestling As You Like It, from the U.S.A. The name of Price’s show was later changed […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1954 to 1955 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired after the 11:00 PM news in the mid-1950s. During the early years of television, wrestling was a regular favourite on American networks and local Canadian stations. CBC was no exception.Hosted by Dave Price with Fred Sgambati and Patrick Flanagan, the show was produced in various locations in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1957 to 1958 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from July 1957 to March 1958. Repeated in the summer of 1962. A program dedicated to the world’s oceans hosted by Ian McTaggart-Cowan, professor of zoology at the University of British Columbia. The program explored the origins of the oceans, sea life, navigation and everything […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, during the summer, from 1960 to 1965 Stan Leonard was one of the first Canadian Teaching Pros with his own television show. Produced in Vancouver, with lessons on the Point Grey Golf Course, Leonard taught golf fundamentals, ably assisted by Ted Reynolds. Producer: Doug […]