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Prairie Roadhouse

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1996 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired from October 12, 1996 to April 14, 1997 This half-hour music program was produced in Regina. Its principal feature was a studio performance in front of an audience. The camera also went behind the scenes to offer an exclusive look at the musicians and […]

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Newsroom, The

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1996 to 2005 Broadcast Medium: Television A satiric comedy about a local TV newsroom. Written, produced and directed by Ken Finkleman. Original cast: Ken Finkleman, Jeremy Hotz, Mark Farrell, Tanya Allen, Peter Keleghan, Dave Huband, Karen Hines and Julie Khaner. Guests included Pamela Wallin, Eddie Shack, David Cronenberg and Hugh Segal. […]

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Jonovision

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1996 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired four times a week, at various times, from September 23, 1996 to December 21, 2000. Jonathan Torrens was the host of this half-hour program for young adults that included fast-paced discussion and debate on topical issues as well as sketch comedy and music. The […]

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Gullage’s

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1996 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from October 2, 1996 to November 10, 1997 [with repeats] This half hour comedy series was produced by Sig the Goat Ltd. in association with CBC and the participation of Telefilm Canada, and Enterprise Newfoundland and Labrador. The first season had six episodes […]

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Four Directions

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1996 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from November 28, 1996 to December 19, 1996 This half-hour anthology series featured four programs by and about Canada’s native peoples. “A Canoe for the Making” by Duke Redbird featured the story of an Elder, played by Gordon Tootoosis, who convinced his reluctant grandson […]

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Black Harbour

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1996 to 1999 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from December 4, 1996 to February 5, 1999 This hour-long drama was a Fogbound Films Inc. and Topsail Entertainment Ltd. production in association with the CBC and with the participation of Telefilm Canada, the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation and the Canadian […]

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Undercurrents

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1995 to 2001 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from October 1995 to April 2001 This half-hour public affairs program offered viewers the latest news in technology and media trends. Wendy Mesley hosted it. The show covered technology in a fast-paced yet informative format that covered the latest gadgets and the influence […]

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Pamela Wallin Live

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1995 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired from September 11, 1995 to March 4, 2000. Pamela Wallin was one of Canada’s most familiar journalists and interviewers. She launched her television career at CTV as the co-host of Canada AM. She started at CBC as the co-anchor of Prime Time News in […]

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Nic and Pic

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday afternoons from September 1975 to March 1976. Aired in same time slot during the winter of 1977.This was a children’s program produced in Montreal and dubbed for the English network.It was the story of two puppet mice, Nic and Pic, and their international […]

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Liberty Street

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1995 to 1996 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from January 11, 1995 to February 14, 1996. [With repeats] This half-hour drama series focused on the lives of a group of 20-year-olds who shared a studio apartment in Toronto. Epitome Pictures Inc produced it in association with the CBC. Linda Schuyler, […]