The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons at 1 PM, from January 17 to April 10, 1960. This short-run 30-minute music/variety show was produced in Winnipeg, under music director Bob McMullin. The show featured Georges LaFleche and Norma Vadebonceur plus a vocal quartet, Stage Four, made up of Heather Sigurdson, Evelyn […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from 1960 to 1967. CBC aired this series of 30 minute programs to mark Canada’s Centennial, but the content was quite extensive. Produced by Crawley Films of Montreal, this series took a closer look at the economy and culture of the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from April 17 to June 26, 1960. Produced in Winnipeg, this show featured Jack Shapira and his orchestra in a 30-minute music/variety show. The program was memorable for featuring amateur talent mixed with the pros. For instance, Wally Keep, the singing cab driver; Father […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television A science program targeted at an adult audience that presented features on current research by Canadian and international scientists. As the program title indicates, each show included several features, and regular spots, such as How Things Work, on the mechanics of common objects, and Science […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings during the summer of 1960. Thirteen films about great scientists made for some interesting viewing during the early summer of 1960. Produced for the CBC by Niagara Productions of Montreal, each episode looked at the life of a famous inventor/scientist, with actors playing the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from March 2 to March 30, 1960 This four-part series examined two of Canada’s important industries: farming and fishing. It was produced by Murray Creed. The first program, called The Old Road, looked at the life of Earle Hooker, a Quebec farmer. The second […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired: Saturday evenings from April 2 to September 24, 1960 Monday afternoons from October 17 to June 26, 1961 Sunday evenings from January 7 to September 30, 1962 Originally a 15 minute music program called Souvenirs, the show was expanded to 30 minutes with a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights and/or Saturday nights from 1960 to 1965 Originally produced in Winnipeg, this regional program proved so successful that it was added to the network schedule in the summer of 1960. The show was usually seen on Friday nights during the summer and Saturday […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights, following drama, from July 3 to September 25, 1960 Ten minutes doesn’t seem like much time to produce anything relevant, but this program with actor Barry Morse was impressive. Each Sunday after the 50-minute CBC drama, Morse filled the segment with readings, lectures, monologues […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired twice: November 26 and December 2, 1960 Davidson Dunton, President of Carleton University in Ottawa, hosted these two 30 minute programs about politics. The show featured a panel of journalists who discussed issues relevant to the Canadian viewer. The panel included Clark Davey of the Globe […]