Category: CBC Television Network

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday mornings from April 1978 to October, 1982.Jim Walsh hosted this half hour game show for kids. The creator of the series, and original producer, was John Blake, later succeeded as producer by John Cook. The series was produced in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons, at various times during the summer from 1978 to 1980.This golf show was shot on location in Jasper, Alberta. It was hosted by Ernie Afaganis with commentary by Al Balding. Two players competed on 18-par 3 holes. The producer of the series […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1958 to 1959 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings during the summer of 1958; then Wednesday evenings from October 1958 to June 1959. Modelled after Front Page Challenge, this panel/quiz show offered objects instead of headlines and guests who were associated with the object in question. Often the object could be […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January to June, for three seasons; 1970 to 1972. Aired Monday nights during the summer of 1970.This public affairs program was a successor to Through the Eyes of Tomorrow, a program written and produced by young people in their early 20s. […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights from July 6 to August 17, 1970.This was a series of seven programs examining the status of museums in Canada. It was hosted by Brian Smyth and Nelson Davis.The first show introduced the museum and its role in preserving history. Subsequent programs looked at […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily at 4 PM during the summer of 1978.Veteran CBC producer and director, Sandy Stewart coaxed two familiar faces to the 60s generation back to television in 1978, specifically, Michelle Finney and Howard the Turtle, who had become household names on a show called Razzle Dazzle, […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily from April to October, 1978.On paper this daytime drama had everything going for it: Canadian and American talent, experienced television producers and directors and a hefty budget. The CBC had always tried to launch a daytime or prime time soap opera during its history; High […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, from September 5 to October 29, 1978.Tom McKee was the host of this half time show broadcast during CFL games. Retired football players reconstructed some of their most memorable plays when they played the game. Viewers were asked to phone in and call […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television The series, A Gift To Last, originated in a special of the same name, produced for Christmas l976. In the special, written by Gordon Pinsent, Melvyn Douglas played Clement Sturgess, an elderly man who looked back on his childhood Christmases at the turn of the […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily, after school, from September to December, 1978; aired weekly during the summer of 1979.For Kids Only was the blanket title given to the after school time slot on CBC television in 1978, with different programs aired each day. For example, Mondays featured Catch […]