The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1989 to 1990 Broadcast Medium: Television In this series, eight international real-life celebrities returned to their native countries in what became, for each of them, intensely personal voyages of discovery. Wilf Carter returned to the world famous Calgary Stampede. One of the world’s greatest tenors, Placido Domingo, returned to the city of his roots, Madrid. Indian actor […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1989 to 1998 Broadcast Medium: Television Based on the hit movie of the same name, this combination animated/ non-animated half-hour series was about an outrageous ghost named Beetlejuice and his pre-teen real-life friend Lydia Deetz. Lydia joined Beetlejuice in his crazy world called the Neitherworld. Every time Beetlejuice uttered a double-entendre, the play-on- […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1988 to 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Mr. T. co-starred as a tough, streetwise private investigator and former boxer T.S. Turner, with Canadian actress Kristina Nicoll, a sharp-witted East coast lawyer named Terri Taler. They teamed up to battle greed and corruption. Each week the pair took on another dangerous case, full of fast-paced […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1988 to 1991 Broadcast Medium: Television Super Dave, played by Bob Einstein, was an unsuccessful stuntman who made a parody of his profession. Dave was joined each week by a wide array of musical and comedy guests, including Canadian acts Blue Rodeo, Colin James, Doug and the Slugs, Liona Boyd, the Razorbacks, k.d. […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1988 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Shot on location on the Kingston Peninsula in New Brunswick, Blue Rainbow was a half-hour children’s series that promoted how life was exciting, wonderful and worth exploring through song, storytelling and puppetry. Producer Lutia Lausane also played a variety of characters including Mama Gaia, Lil, Tina and Willie. […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1988 to 1992 Broadcast Medium: Television Ray St. Germain, a Winnipeg Métis country music entertainer, hosted this half-hour of country and western entertainment that included bluegrass, Native and Métis music as well as standard country fare. Showcasing local, national and international talent, Big Sky Country was taped at various locations throughout Manitoba and […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1987 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Hosted by Al Dubois, this game show was based on contestants trying to unscramble vanity licence plates into popular words or slogans for cash and merchandise. The show was produced primarily for the USA network, but also ran on Global Television for three years. It was hard […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1987 to 1990 Broadcast Medium: Television Winston Rekert played former top agent V. H. Adderly in Covert Operations for ISI (International Security and Intellgience). Relegated to a desk job after losing a hand after being tortured by enemy spies, he wore a trademark black leather glove over his artificial hand. Adderly, however, continued […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Medium: Television This series profiled naturalists and wildlife cinematographers who share a deep love and respect for our environment and our wildlife. Episodes included a profile of cinematographer Dan Gibson, the late filmmaker Bill Mason, retired University professor Kirk Wipper whose lifelong passion for canoes led to studies of Canada’s early fur […]
Network: Global Television Network Broadcast Run: 1986 to 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television An unusual show – and an ingeniously inexpensive piece of programming – that featured a night-time walk through Toronto streets with the camera providing the point-of-view. This show had a mesmeric quality about it, and was probably most viewed by insomniacs trying to get back to sleep. Only […]