The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television A short dance series that aired from May 18 to June 22, 1960. Produced in Winnipeg, this limited series featured members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Originally aimed at younger audiences, the program also featured short films and music along with original dances based on a theme. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday evenings after the news, from October 1960 to June of 1961, and then returned for a short run in the spring of 1962. With the success of American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, the CBC attempted its own version with Club 6. But […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired during primetime, as a summer series from 1960 to 1962. Produced in cooperation with the Canadian Bar Association, this series used fictional cases, real attorneys and real judges to introduce viewers to Canadian Law. Produced by George Dick and written by Alan King, actors […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Debuted July 2, 1960 and aired weekly until September. The series returned in 1964, airing at various times until 1967. Writer Paul St. Pierre described his show as less an actual, geographic location than a condition, a state of mind:” . . [it] may be […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television A weekly, hour-long, bilingual show for children that used the format of a circus. Fernand Dore produced the first season, and was succeeded by Maurice Dubois, Pierre Desjardins, and Guy Leduc. Aired Friday afternoons during the Summers of 1960, 1961 and 1962. Written by John […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1960 to 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weeknights from October 1960 to September, 1963 Formerly known as Tabloid, this show aired at one minute past 7 o’clock in the evening, having already established itself with viewers going back to 1953. It was a popular interview and current events program featuring Percy […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from October 1959 to June 1960. Aired Friday afternoons from May 1961 to September 1963. This 30 minute science program won critical acclaim for its use of location footage and educational value. It was a nature series hosted by Ian McTaggart Cowan […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday nights at 10:30 PM, during the summer of 1959. The popularity of CBLT’s Live and Learn led producer George Dick to re-use material in a summer series. Subjects included the theory of relativity, radiation, and the four elements. Hosts: Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume, professors […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights 10:30 PM from October 12, 1959 to June 27, 1960. Roger Lemelin, creator of The Plouffe Family, wrote this middle-class drama about the Cheveliers of Quebec. The story told of an accountant and his family, looking to improve themselves from the gentry […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday afternoons at 5 PM from October 1959 to June 1962. This half-hour drama was aimed at younger viewers and was produced in Vancouver. The show told the stories of the Flying Kestrel, an old steamer that sailed the inland passages of British Columbia. […]