The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons from April 1970 to September, 1975.This series of half hour programs was produced by the Youth and Education department of the CBC. It was a show about human life and the environment geared to natural resources and the regional culture.Segments included sugar in Egypt, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights from June 3 to July 29, 1975. This half hour program was produced by Gordon Glynn and Doug Gillingham in Vancouver. It was a series of seven programs about marine life in the Pacific. Bob Switzer was the host of the program. Episode one […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television A 30 minute news/public affairs program hosted by broadcast journalist, Patrick Watson. Aired weekly, at various times, from October 1975 to May 1981. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday afternoons, after school, from September 1975 to March 1977. Repeated Wednesday afternoons during the summer of 1978.This half hour program was originally formatted for children with hearing disabilities. It used many visuals from pictures, art, mime, animation and inventions to tell stories each […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday afternoons during the summer of 1975.This half hour time slot was dedicated to children’s shows under consideration for the upcoming season’s schedule. Try Out featured a couple of shows from Vancouver and Edmonton, with one each from Halifax and Ottawa. Written by John Corcelli – […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from September 1975 to June 1976.This 30 minute musical variety show was hosted by long-time singer and songwriter, Tommy Common. He was often a regular Country Hoedown performer, and occasionally had his own TV special. This show marked his return to television […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired four times from August 26 to September 15, 1975. This half hour music program featured famous Canadians talking about their favourite songs and then requesting them. For instance, Betty Kennedy of Front Page Challenge requested Some Enchanted Evening. It was sung by tenor Georges Coulombe. W.O. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired daily at noon, during three consecutive summers. 1975 to 1977.This hour long show replaced Elwood Glover’s Luncheon Date in 1975, and the Bob McLean show in 1976 and 1977.The first summer offered viewers a series about women, in honour of International Women’s Year. Jayne […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television A series of thirteen half-hour shows, the program was about animals and shot at Gerald Durrell’s zoo, the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, in the Channel Islands. Host: Gerald Durrell Aired weekly, at various times, from September 1975; repeated spring 1978 and spring 1979. Written by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from January to March 1975. Aired Friday nights from April to June 1975. Aired Thursday nights from March to June, 1976. This half hour program was dedicated to independent filmmakers. It was produced by Julius Kohanyi, filmmaker, and hosted, on a rotating […]