Category: CBC Television Network

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television A public affairs program offering half-hour documentary examinations of such subjects as puberty rites, the human brain, Charles de Gaulle, and political terrorism. The broad selection of subjects from the areas of science, public affairs, and culture covered in the show reflected the diversified interests […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1968. Newspaper journalists Richard Gwyn and Peter Desbarats were the hosts of this unusual public affairs program that examined the diverse cultures between English and French Canada. But the editorial hook, as Desbarats stated at the time, was that history […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Holiday Canada Aired Thursday evenings, for 13 weeks, from July to October 1968. This program was a boost to vacationers in Canada because it featured travel films about destinations from coast to coast. The travelogues were produced by the National Film Board of Canada and two films […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings during the summer of 1968. A contemporary music program produced in Vancouver, British Columbia. The show featured tunes from motion pictures, Broadway, and the latest chart toppers. The Doug Parker Band and the Numerality Singers were the featured players. Host: Terry David Mulligan Writer: […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sundays, at various times, during the summer from 1968 to 1970. Produced in Winnipeg, this music variety show was produced by Dale Nelson. It featured The Sassy Brass of Bob McMullin, a 10 piece band. The Group Singers featured Hector Dremner, Ken Johnson, Sam […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday evenings for two summers, 1968 and 1969. The cast of this music and dance program ranged in age from 16 to 25 years. They were chosen from 150 performers who auditioned for the Juliette special broadcast in May of 1968. Producer Terry Kyne […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January to March, 1968. Produced in Vancouver, this half hour musical show featured the works of British composers W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, but with a difference. Rather than  having the program condense an entire operetta into a half hour format, the writers had […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television While he was the chief catering officer for  the Royal New Zealand Air Force, British-born Graham Kerr was invited to demonstrate his cooking skills on television.   This resulted in his being given his own local television series, and a later move to Australia to do a half-hour, weekday […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Fleurs d’amour Aired Sundays during the summer of 1968 A half hour program from the fabulous sixties, Nanette and Rony Roman were featured on this psychedelic show. Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television The original plan for Five Years In the Life was to produce a series of half-hour documentary films on ten families from different areas of Canada, and then return five years later for a second look. Directors included Elie Savoie, David Pears, Jack Emack, Rene […]