Category: CBC Television Network

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television A dramatic mystery program that drew inspiration from the memoirs of John Wilson Murray to create the character of Inspector Alistair Cameron, played by Douglas Campbell. Murray was generally thought of as Canada’s first detective in l875. Principal cast: Douglas Campbell, Sandy Webster, Kay Hawtrey, […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights during the summer of 1979.This half hour summer series featured singer Gerry Paquin and musician Gerard [Ziz] Jean in a music/variety program produced in Winnipeg. The show featured comedy with Jay Brazeau and David Gillies and special guests. The show’s musical director was Ron […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily from November 19, 1979 to January 4, 1980. The CBC had always wanted to create a daytime drama, aka soap opera, on the network. Country Joy was another such production whose television life was cut short before an audience could grow attached to […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television A thirteen week series of one hour documentaries, produced and directed by John McGreevy for Nielsen-Ferns. Each program featured an international celebrity who led viewers around a city that was his or her favourite home, or a place with which he or she had a […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights from June to July, 1979, Saturday nights during the summer of 1979 and the summer of 1980. Canadian feature films were brought to television for the first time during this special series. Don Elder was the producer of the festival and it […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday afternoons from February 26 to May 28, 1979. Repeated Wednesday afternoons during the summer of 1981.Jonathan Miller was a founding member of the British comedy group called Beyond the Fringe. He was also a qualified physician, and this series was a look at […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings at 9 PM from January 14 to January 28, 1979. A short series of 3 hour-long dramas about cattle ranchers and oil producers. It was considered a Canadian version of Dallas: big money in the big country. The Canadian angle included native land claims, […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from June 18 to August 20, 1978. This half hour public affairs program was produced by Les Nirenberg and Larry Zolf, veterans of political punditry in Canada, especially at the CBC. The host of this show was Hana Gartner, who also hosted Take 30 […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, at various times from March 1978 to March, 1979.CBC Sports needed a weekly time slot to broadcast amateur sports, usually recorded in advance. Highlights for this year included the Canadian National Diving Championships from New Westminster, BC and water polo from the Edmonton […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights during the summer of 1978; aired Tuesday nights during the summers of 1979 and 1980. This was a public affairs program that dealt with all things Rural. Its focus on the modern farmer was a little narrower then Country Canada, offering viewers […]