The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights from December 1960 to May 1961. Aired Tuesday nights from October 1961 to May 1963. Aired Monday nights, again, from September 1963 to July of 1964. Pronounced in-KWI-ree as the show’s title card made clear to the viewer, this program was a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings during the summer of 1960 Produced in Vancouver, with a studio audience, this musical variety show was a summer replacement for the Joan Fairfax Show. It featured all sorts of music from Broadway to jazz with an orchestra led by Ricky Hyslop. The host […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Host: Stan Leonard. Co-host: Ted Reynolds. Producer: Doug Gillingham, Vancouver. Filmed at the Point Grey Golf Course. A series of thirteen basic golf lessons by a Canadian Professional. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from September to December, 1960. This weekly program featured Steve Douglas and Fred Sgambati of CBC Sports, discussing the upcoming games in college football. Lou Agase, head coach of the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts was a frequent contributor along with guests who knew the game. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1961 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from June 1960 to February, 1961. Not to be confused with the talk show featuring Adrienne Clarkson, this edition of First Person was a dramatic series of 30 minute pieces written and performed in the first person. What debuted as a summer […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Drama/Music/Dance program. Productions during the series included, HMS Pinafore, by Gilbert & Sullivan; Othello, by Verdi and The Devil’s Instrument by W.O. Mitchell. Music performances included Glenn Gould and Yehudi Menuhin.Executive producer, Robert Allen. Producers: Harvey Hart, Mario Prizek, Paul Almond, Franz Kraemer, Eric Till, George […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday evenings from October 6 to December 29, 1960. Following the success of Swing Gently, a summer music/variety program, CBC invested more money and effort into producing this prime time program with a similar format of old tunes from Tin Pan Alley and Broadway. Regulars on the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights, for 8 weeks in the fall of 1960. Nathan Cohen’s Fighting Words took a short hiatus for a couple months and was replaced by this 30 minute talk show. Cohen was the host and many of his guests appeared on the panel show. This […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings during the summer of 1960 For 13 weeks, CBC replayed a selection of its own television plays from the 1950s. These programs featured some of Canada’s best writers, actors, producers and directors, many of whom later went to work in Great Britain or the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television In l960, The Disordered Mind was a four part subseries, broadcast on the Wednesday night Explorations program. A second series of four programs also appeared on Explorations in l963. A third series was aired under its own title, on Sunday nights, in l966. Robert Anderson […]