The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings at 8:30 pm from July 3 to September 18, 1963. This summer series was sponsored by Pepsi Canada and Kraft Foods. It was a musical variety show inspired by the Ed Sullivan show on American television, with a studio audience and elaborate staging. The […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1963 to 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television An adventure series for children about a gang of resourceful Canadian young people who lived in Northern Ontario. Executive Producer Maxine Samuels. Principal Cast:Rex Hagon, Peter Tully, Ralph Endersby, Paul Tully, Ron Cohoon, Susan Conway, Syme Jago and Gordon Pinsent. Aired weekly from December 1963 […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1963 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday evenings from October 1963 to June, 1964. Produced in Vancouver, this 30 minute program featured folk music in a simple setting. Bud Spencer was a regular singer with guests, including Claire Klein, Betty Phillips, Ernie Prentice, Lucille Lipman, Jim Johnson, Eleanor Collins, Ina […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television This half-hour program ran for 12 weeks and featured the talents of Alan King, Denny Spence and John Livingston. It covered health issues in a sophisticated way by examining medical procedures from a practical and rational point-of-view. The series consultant was Dr. Norrie Swanson, who was the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television A program for children featuring films, cartoons, and live broadcasts with special guests. For the first summer season, produced in Toronto by Denny Spence, the hosts were Toby Tarnow, Tom Kneebone, Lloyd Robertson, with comic sketches by Max Ferguson and swimming lessons by Jim Mitchell. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesdays at 6:15 PM from November 7 1962 to June 26, 1963. This 30 minute program was a talent show for youth aged 6 to 16. It was broadcast from Toronto with host Bruce Smith. The producer was Paddy Sampson, who frequently had input on CBC […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Generally a half-hour Sunday afternoon broadcast, 20/20 offered a wide range of documentary profiles on Canadian life. They ranged from films on sports to portraits of different regions or people, to historical accounts, and sometimes included sub-series. Not to be confused with the U.S. counterpart […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday mornings, at various times, from October 1962 to June 1966. Long before Sunday morning television became the mainstay of network news magazines, traditional religious shows like this were the norm. Bishop Sheen ran for years on American television, for instance. This program was […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from August 1962 to September 1963. This show was dedicated to films produced by the Quebec wing of the National Film Board of Canada. Originally produced for Radio-Canada, these productions found a home on the English network for two seasons […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday and Friday afternoons at 4 PM during the summer of 1962. A time-slot used to repeat episodes from The Midnight Zone with Larry Mann. [See The Midnight Zone] Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005