The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights during the summer of 1975.This one hour country music program replaced the Tommy Hunter Show for one summer in 1975. It featured Tom Gallant, a singer and songwriter who was from New Brunswick. The show’s format wasn’t restricted to one idiom, however;Blues, Folk and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from February 16 to April 6, 1975. Steinberg’s was a leading grocery store chain in Canada for many years, and was especially strong in Quebec. Corporation featured six half hour documentaries about the company, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Arthur Hammond wrote, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television A comedy/children’s program that aired several times a week in the after-school time slots. The program debuted September 15, 1975 at 4:30 pm and finished its run in 1978. Although the weekly adventures of a documentary filmmaker working out of a basement office seem mundane, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired during lunch hour in summer of 1975 and 1976.Produced in Vancouver, this program replaced Luncheon Date during the summer months. Bob Switzer hosted the program and it was produced by Doug Gillingham. The show was renamed Switzer Unlimited in 1976. Written by John Corcelli […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings during the summer of 1975. Repeated in the spring of 1977.This half-hour summer series included the best of the hidden camera sequences from All About Toronto and Such Is Life. The show was produced by Bob Gibbons. Written by John Corcelli – […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday evenings during the summer of 1975. This music variety series only aired 3 times as a summer replacement show. It was produced in Winnipeg, Manitoba by Dale Nelson. Nelson used the Manitoba Theatre Club as the venue, instead of a TV studio. The show was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1974 to 1975 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday afternoons, during the summer of 1974; repeated during the summer of 1975. This half hour series of 8 shows was produced in Winnipeg by Larry Brown. It was a profile of the modern zoo: its history and development. The series was hosted by Clive Roots, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights during the summer of 1974. This was a series of 13 half-hour programs about the history of the Ottawa Valley. Bob Karl and Ken Dougan were the hosts. The production used archival footage, old photographs, heirlooms, personal diaries and interviews with residents to tell […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights during the summer of 1974. This half hour music show was produced in St. John’s, Newfoundland. It starred Tommy Makem, a familiar singer on CBC television,as either a solo artist or with the Clancy Brothers. That group had established themselves in the 1960s with […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights in June of 1974. This half hour music program was part of a collective series known as 5X3 [five by three]. It featured regional programs during the summer months in 1974. A Time to Sing was the title of the Vancouver segment. It was […]