Category: CBC Television Network

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: undefined Broadcast Medium: Television A two-part mini-series dramatizing the events of the Halifax explosion. On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax harbour. One of the ships, bound for Europe, was loaded with munitions. The blast leveled most of the city [approximately 2 square kilometers] leaving 2,000 dead and 9,000 […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 2003 to 2004 Broadcast Medium: Television An American in Canada starred Rick Roberts as Jake Crewe, acerbic host of Good Morning Phoenix, the “number one TV morning show west of Albuquerque”. After beating up his station manager, Jake finds a job in Canada hosting Wake Up Calgary, the third rated morning […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 2002 to 2006 Broadcast Medium: Television Online and late night: they were the two aspects of the entity that was ZeD. In its late-night incarnation, host Sharon Lewis “probed light and original live music, dance and spoken word performances by groundbreaking artists; frontline indie-culture reportage by a crew of cross-Canada video correspondents; […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 2001 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights at 9PM from March 5, 2001 to April 9, 2001 Based on a radio show, this television series featured the talents of four of Canada’s best comedic actors: Susan Coyne, Diane Flacks, Kathryn Greenwood and Erin McMurtry. This series had an historical theme as […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 2000 to 2001 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from November 3, 2000 to December 8, 2000. Repeated in 2001. This hour-long drama was perhaps ahead of its time. It was a program that focused on relationships and individual identity. Because of its size and diversity, Canada offered the perfect backdrop to […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 2000 to 2001 Broadcast Medium: Television An epic 17-part documentary charting the country’s past, the series chronicled the rise and fall of empires, the clash of great armies and historical rebellions. An original CBC production under the auspices of Mark Starowicz, Executive Producer, this series proved to be very popular with […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from February 7, 1999 to February 7, 2000 This hour-long romantic comedy was a feature film on CBC in 1998. It was developed into a continuing series that ran the following year. The film was directed by Kari Skogland and featured the likable […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1998 to 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, at various times, from October 4, 1998 to January 10, 1999. [Repeated in 1999 & 2000] Carlo Rota hosted this half-hour food show, in which he took viewers to different ethnic neighbourhoods in Canada to highlight the regional influences on ethnic cuisine. A typical […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired over three nights from September 26 to 28, 1999. An espionage thriller involving a Quebecois CSIS agent Pascale Laurier (Caroline Neron) who had been given a special undercover assignment with RCMP Corporal Andrew Chase (Colin Ferguson). Six hour-long episodes were broadcast over three nights, as a […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1999 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from March 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000 This half-hour comedy series was named after Bette MacDonald, actress and comedienne, who played multiple roles on every show. Her co-stars were Ed Macdonald and Tim Steeves. MacDonald started as a stand up comedienne in […]