Category: CBC Television Network

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from October 1959 to May 1964. This program aired after school and was aimed at high school students. The program was adapted from a Radio-Canada Montreal production called La Vie Qui Bat. The show was a mix of wildlife movies, interviews […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday afternoons from October 1959 to March, 1960. This children’s program featured the talents of Ross Snetsinger and his puppet Foster, who made their television mark in the 1950s. This show offered kids a chance to learn about different arts and crafts, among other […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from October 1959 to March 1965. This half hour drama about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was notable for both its artistic and financial success. The series of 39 episodes was produced by Crawley Films in Ottawa, in cooperation with the […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television A half-hour music/variety program featuring different forms of popular music, opera, folk, and jazz. It showcased artists such as Wayne and Shuster, Tony Bennett,The Smothers Brothers and the Bert Niosi Orchestra. Host: Bill Walker Aired weekly, at various times, from July 1959 to June 1964. […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights at 9:30PM from October 1959 to July 1960. One of the most popular programs on CBC was Cross Canada Hit Parade. It aired from 1955 to 1960. In an effort to cut back on large budget variety shows, the CBC introduced Music ’60,  an […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings before hockey, from October 3, 1959 to April 16, 1960 Years before Hockey Night in Canada established itself on the CBC network and in the living rooms of fans across the country, game coverage was only a two period broadcast. This program […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings from October 1959 to May 1965. Repeated Sunday afternoons. Live And Learn offered viewers a chance to take courses in the comfort of their living rooms. It was produced by the CBC in cooperation with the University of Toronto; it was first […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Debuted July 1, 1959 and aired at various times, until June 1962. With the success of Front Page Challenge the CBC produced this show with a biographical theme, rather than news stories. Each week, three authorities appeared as contestants representing a well-known person. Four panelists […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Host: Joan Fairfax A musical variety show, complete with all-woman orchestra, debuted in the summer of l959, and the program moved to a Sunday evening slot for the regular season in the autumn of that year. The Van Dorn Sisters (singers) joined Fairfax regularly on […]

Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1959 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights, for 15 minutes, from September 1959 to June 1960. A weekly sports round-up show with Globe & Mail journalist Jim Coleman. Ty Lemburg was the producer. Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005