Category: CBC Television Network

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings from October 6 1976 to January 6, 1977. In 1974, veteran MP and former Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker began a series of filmed interviews about his political life. From the 9 hours of footage, came this television memoir in 13 […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights, at various times, from November 1977 to March 1979. repeated in the spring of 1980. This series of seven hour long films chronicled Canada’s history with immigration. It was produced by Neilsen-Ferns and commissioned by the Imperial Oil Company to commemorate its […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television W.O. Mitchell invented the title for this series of half-hour stories for children, and introduced the programs. CBC producers across the country contributed to the series, which was organized by Don. S. Williams (l977) and David Peddie (l978-79). Aired Wednesdays 4:30-5:00 p.m., winters of 1977-1979. […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from January 12 to February 23, 1977.This program featured a different comedy show each week. It was made up of six pilots that never aired again. The first two were written by members of the Royal Canadian Air Farce and directed by George Bloomfield. […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1973 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights in August of 1973. Aired Friday nights during the summer of 1977.Judy Ginn and Jim Walchuk were a brother and sister team that had their own show on two different occasions.The first series was part of a set of programs from the […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons during the summer of 1977.John Wells and Russ Thornberry acted as guides for this series of 8 half hour programs about the great outdoors. The series was produced in Edmonton and made excellent use of the surrounding countryside to introduce viewers to outdoor activities […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1986 Broadcast Medium: Television For The Record, a series of one hour and ninety minute film dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. Aired Sundays 9:00-10:00 p.m., January 1977 to 1986. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday evenings from September 20 to December 27, 1977. This half-hour sitcom had a good start as a pilot but a poor finish as a series. The pilot, produced and directed by Perry Rosemond, was called The Rimshots. It was the story of a musical group […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 2 to June 26, 1977. Crosspoint offered viewers an insight into the lives of young people across Canada. Segments were produced in Toronto, Halifax, St. John’s, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Windsor, Edmonton, and Vancouver. The show was produced by Dick Donovan. Written by John […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired over two nights, March 20 and 21, 1977. This rather interesting documentary series explored Judaism and Islam over two nights. The first program was called A People, A Place, A Book produced by Louise Lore. The second program was called The Surrender, produced by Herb Krosney, […]