The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television A comedy program loosely based on Quebec/Canada relations. Succeeded Comedy Cafe and Comedy Crackers as the television descendant of CBC radio’s Funny You Should Say That. Principle performers: Peter Cullen, Barrie Baldaro, Joan Stuart, Ted Zeigler, Dave Broadfoot, Wally Martin, Al Boliska, and Dave Harriman, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from September 1970 to March, 1972. This one hour time slot was dedicated to various programs from music shows to documentaries; drama to public affairs. Some of the highlights included Ballet High, featuring the music of Lighthouse, a jazz-rock band; Humperdinck’s opera […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Originally a fifteen minute gardening show with Ray Halward, this program later included information on crafts, do-it-yourself repairs and improvements, and outdoor activities. Hosts: George Finstad (l970-74), and subsequently, on an alternating basis, Mary Chapman and Laurie Jennings. Producers were Doug Lower (l970-7l), Neil Andrews […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1973 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television “V.I.P.” stood for “Very Interesting People.” Lorraine Thomson, guest coordinator for Front Page Challenge, corralled the mystery guests for that quiz show and sat down in a minimal set for a more extensive interview. Guests ranged from hockey star Darryl Sittler to former British Prime […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights from October 1970 to October, 1974. This half hour program was the Saturday evening news show. It later became the more familiar Saturday Report. The show featured a five minute newscast followed by longer form reports on the issues of the day, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1973 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights from September 1970 to May 1973. Repeated Sunday afternoons, as Sunday Best, during the summer of 1971. This series of one hour documentaries featured CBC productions supplemented by imports, mainly from the UK. The executive producers of the series were William Harcourt […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 17, to December 10, 1970. This series of half-hour adaptations was produced by David Peddie and Ronald Weyman. It was subtitled,Canadian Short Stories, and featured some of the best Canadian fiction available, old and new. Episodes: Barbara Hamilton and Jodi Farber in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights during the summer of 1970; aired Wednesday afternoons for two weeks in 1971. Aired Thursday nights from October 1976 to April, 1977 Teleplay ran on two occasions with separate producers but similar mandates. In 1970, the network show called Shoestring Theatre changed […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons during the summer of 1970. This half hour program offered viewers instruction on golf. Ernie Afaganis was the host of the show, shot on location at the Jasper Park Lodge, in Jasper, Alberta. See: Par 27, Golf with Stan Leonard. Written by John Corcelli […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television A children’s program originally produced in New York and carried on the CBC. In January l973, the CBC started to replace some segments of the U.S. program. Many of the sequences used animation, and employed the talents of animators and film creators including Don Arioli, Richard Condie, […]