The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1995 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired from October 4, 1995 to November 8, 1995; June 7, 1997 to August 16, 1997 Howie Mandel, the caustic yet humorous comedian from Toronto, hosted this half-hour sketch comedy series. It featured a talented cast: Tim Bagley, Jennifer Butt, Rob Cohen, Stephen Furst, Deborah […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at various times, from August 1, 1994 to September 26, 1994.Repeated in November 1995. This half-hour sketch comedy series featured Rob Gfroerer, Paul Greenberg, Nick McKinney, and Vito Viscomi. They formed their comedy group in 1984 at Ryerson University in Toronto. Inspired by the Kids in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at 8PM from January 9, 1994 to February 6, 1994. This 5-part, hour-long documentary series chronicled the life and times of Pierre Eliot Trudeau, Canada’s 15th Prime Minister. Trudeau’s influence on Canadian politics was profound, to say the least. He became Prime Minister in 1968 […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 to 1996 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights at 8PM from October 14, 1994 to February 9, 1996 This hour-long medical drama was set in an inner-city walk-in clinic. Guy Mullaly and Brenda Greenberg, who wrote for the series and acted as Executive Producer, created the concept. The show ran […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from January 7, 1994 to April 7, 1997 This half-hour program was produced in Edmonton and aired locally. It was self-described as an “eclectic, off the wall, artsy look at things in the Edmonton Area.” Subject matter would range from visits to the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from October 28, 1994 to January 31, 1997 [With repeats] Rita MacNeil from Big Pond, Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, hosted this hour-long music/variety program. MacNeil was a contemporary folk singer whose style mixed gospel with folk tunes: pop songs with country […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from September 4, 1994 to September 25, 1994 This hour-long documentary series chronicled the history of the human race under four categories: consumerism, industrialization, tribalism and patriarchal societies. The series was co-produced by the CBC, the National Film Board and Green Lion Productions. Episode Titles1. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Debuted October 11, 1993 Developed by Mary Walsh and Cathy Jones, formerly of the Newfoundland comedy show Codco, this show adapted the name of one of CBC’s most controversial past shows, This Hour Has 7 Days, and gave it a whole new dimension. The CBC described the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from October 7, 1993 to February 2, 1995 Produced in French and dubbed into English, this series of hour-long episodes featured the adventures of workers at The Express, a fictional Montreal newspaper. The series ran for three seasons. The show was directed by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Internationally produced documentaries made up this television series, which debuted in 1993, hosted by Michaele Jean, who was later to become Canada’s Governor-General. The program ran twice a week on Newsworld and once a week on the CBC Network. The host was Michaelle Jean. The series was dedicated […]