The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1992 to 1997 Broadcast Medium: Television A weekly drama about the life and times of the native people in the fictional town of Lynx River in the Northwest territories, (north of the 60th parallel). and shot principally in Bragg Creek, Alberta. It led to five movies for television, In The Blue Ground (1999), Trial […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1992 to 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired from October 31, 1992 to Sept. 28, 1994 [with repeats] This half-hour music/talk program chronicled the history of Don Messer’s Jubilee, one of the most popular shows in the history of Canadian television. Singalong Jubilee was also featured in this nostalgic show. Bill Langstroth […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television Friday Night with Ralph Benmergui Aired Friday nights from October 30, 1992 to December 31, 1993 Two of the CBC’s most valiant attempts at late night programming, 90 Minutes Live and Canada After Dark, failed to draw audiences on a consistent basis. Thirteen years after the cancellation […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1992 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights from June 1992 to April 1995. Dan Gallagher was the first host of this half-hour contemporary music program dedicated to new Canadian talent in every region of the country. Karen Gordon assumed hosting duties in 1994. In addition to the usual format […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 2012 Broadcast Medium: Television The Kids of Degrassi Street was a series which ran on the CBC from 1979 to 1986. A weekly drama, based on that series, began as Degrassi Junior High in 1987. It was a series about the life and times of the kids of Degrassi Street indowntown […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1992 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television An hour-long public affairs program that aired at various times, from 1992 to 1995. It featured journalist Hana Gartner in an interview program offering longer, more detailed profiles of interesting Canadians. It was a kind of “up-close-and-personal” type of show that included an interview with […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1992 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily, at various times, from October, 1991 to January, 1992. This half hour cooking/food show was produced in Vancouver featuring the enthusiastic chef of Chinese cuisine, Stephen Yan. Each episode was recorded in front of a studio audience with some visits to the local […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: undefined Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly from February 8, 1991 to January 15, 1992, with repeats. The series was about an investigative reporter, Victor Torrres, who worked on the police beat of a Montreal daily newspaper, and whose past gave him an uncommon knowledge of the underworld and the city’s criminal scene. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1995 Broadcast Medium: Television Scales of Justice Aired at various times from January 6, 1991 to February 26, 1995 This program began life as a CBC radio series in the 1980s, and a television series of 9 hour-long programs was produced some years later by George Jonas and featured the talents […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1991 to 1994 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturdays from 1991 to 1994. This half hour drama series was aimed at a young adult audience and was named after its location: Northwood, British Columbia. The producer of Britain’s EastEnders, Nick Orchard ,whose storytelling style was regarded as having more edge than the […]