The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from October 9 to November 13, 1981. This one hour show featured some insights into the world of circus performers: how they rehearsed and why the life of the circus was for them. It was produced and directed by Paul Starkman ,with Al Waxmanacting as host/narrator. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights during the summer of 1981; aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1982. This time slot was dedicated to Canadian feature films, usually being seen on television for the first time. Quebec films were usually dubbed into English. Featured titles included: Allan King’s adaptation of […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 24 to December 10, 1981. Aired Thursday nights from February 17 to March 31, 1983. This timeslot offered viewers recent Canadian feature films, many of which had been poorly distributed in conventional movie houses. Athan Katsos coordinated the program. Brian Linehan, a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from October 1980 to March, 1982. Repeated duringthe summer of 1981. This half hour comedy program was created by Gordon Pinsent. It wasabout the life and times of the people in a boarding house in St.John’s, Newfoundland. The show debuted in 1979.All […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1981 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from October 22, 1980 to February 11, 1981.Repeated Sunday afternoons from April 25 to August 1, 1982. This hour-long program was dedicated to the history of the Vietnam War.It was written and produced by Michael Maclear, a CBC correspondent whowas the first […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1980. This series of half hour shows was hosted by Naomi Loeb. The programexamined topics of national interest which including long-form reports,discussions and debates on the issues of the day.The subjects covered included the North American auto industry, issuesof federalism […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday afternoons during the summer of 1980 This hour-long public affairs program replaced The Bob McLean showduring the summer months. It was a program that celebrated Canada’sheritage by visiting regional fairs and festivals. A typical show mightfeature the Lobster Carnival in Prince Edward Island ,or Klondike […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights during the summer of 1980. This half hour music program was hosted by Terry David Mulligan andproduced in Vancouver. It was basically a television version of hisradio show called The Great Canadian Gold Rush, and was produced by Doug Hutton Video in association with […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights from September 16 to October 28, 1980. This hour long drama series consisted of only 8 episodes, plus the pilot. It starredDon Francks and Elizabeth Shepherd as former spies brought back intothe action of contemporary spying. The show offered a mix of drama andhumour […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1980 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday afternoons, after school, from October 20, 1980 to June 30, 1983. This children’s program was hosted by Charlie Chimp, the chimpanzee, who spoke with the voice of Carl Banas. The program featured news stories aboutanimals, narrated by Sandy Hoyt. The first program included […]