The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A variety series that stressed blackouts and slapstick comedy. Taped in Montreal, the half- hour program featured guests from the U.S., and was obviouslyproduced with a potential sale to the U.S. market. Aired Saturdays: 7:00- 7:30 p.m., Sep 1972-Jun 1973. Written by John Corcelli – […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from January to April of 1973. Aired Sunday afternoons from January to March, 1974. This program featured a series of 13 half hour films produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The subject was Quebec culture, and the show was aimed […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from January 23 to April 30, 1972. Aired Saturday nights from April 27 to August 17, 1974. This series was inspired by the success of The Forsyte Saga, a BBC drama that told the story of the Forsyte family from 1879 to […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A current affairs program for high school age viewers, presenting the week’s headlines and features geared for teenagers. Hosts: Harry Mannis and Sandy Lane (l972- 79), David Schatzky (l979-80), Wayne Thompson (l980-82), Marie-Claude Lavalle (l980-8l), Lon Appleby (l980-8l), and Sara Welch (l98l-82). Ray Hazzan (l972-77), […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A series of specials devoted to wildlife in Canada. Host/narrator: Lorne Greene. Producers: John and Janet Foster, Gerald S. Kedey and Dan Gibson. Aired – weekly, at various times, from November 1972 to April 1973.– repeated in 1973 1974 and 1975. Written by John Corcelli […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights from August 22 to September 12, 1972. This series consisted of four hour-long segments, telling the story of the Canadian Army from 1910 to 1945. The producer and director was Frank Williams, based in Montreal. Archival footage was collected from the National […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons, from January 1972 to January 1973.Seven half-hour episodes made up this short series of programs produced in Montreal. As the title suggests, it was a stylish program designed to report on technology in the workplace. The show was produced and directed by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January to March, 1972; aired Monday nights during the summer of 1971.David Suzuki was the host of this half hour program that focused on his special interest in genetics. This was his first venture into broadcasting while professor of Zoology at […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings from January to April, 1972; aired Tuesday evenings during the summer of 1978. Repeated Saturday nights during the summer of 1981. Denis Ryan, Dermot O’ Reilly and Fergus O’Byrne comprised the Irish string band, Ryan’s Fancy. For years they played and recorded […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from January 12 to April 27, 1972. This half hour music show featured Bob Ruzicka who often appeared on Homemade Jam, a summer series from 1971. He also appeared on CBC radio’s This Country in the Morning with Peter Gzowski. This particular […]