The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights at 9:00 PM from November 18 to December 30, 1955. A short run, 30 minute musical show from Vancouver. Each episode provided a different setting, such as a late 19th Century music hall or a western saloon, and featured songs typical of the era. Producer: Mario […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1957 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired on Thursday nights in the first season, June to September 1955; Second season on Sunday nights, May to September 1956; Third season on Tuesday nights from July to October 1957. This 30 minute program featured interviews and biographies of major cultural leaders of the day. Some of […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights at 10:30 PM in the summer of 1955. This 30 minute series had a mix of original work that included plays and documentaries. Plays in this series included Flesh Of My Flesh, written by Mac Shoub and produced by Guy Parent; The Strike, by George Salverson; Big […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings during the summer of 1955. A documentary oriented program featuring a variety of places of interest in Canada. Some of the programs looked at the planning of the St. Lawrence Seaway, veterinarians at an animal hospital, visitors to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, Toronto’s Rosedale […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television A home repair/construction program. Peter Whittall had been introduced to the television viewer on the evening series, Living, where he demonstrated crafts and simple home repair. He also appeared on radio’s Assignment program on a weekly basis. For this 15 minute program, Whittall demonstrated to the show’s host, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1958 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday afternoons from November 1955 to June 1958. This 30 minute program was specifically designed to introduce children to the history of musical instruments with some theory and music appreciation included. The 1955-56 series ran on alternate weeks, while subsequent series ran weekly. The program was recognized […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television A 15 minute program for children. Writer Mary Grannan created Maggie Muggins, a freckle-faced girl in a gingham dress, with her red hair pulled back in two long pigtails. Her stories had been heard on CBC radio and in print for years before Maggie and her friends in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1957 Broadcast Medium: Television After serving for several years as CBC’s Variety chief, singer Jackie Rae resigned in 1955 and immediately began his own eponymous series, The Jackie Rae Show. The orchestra was conducted by Jack Kane, with singing group The Four Grads (who included Billy Van in their number) and a […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1956 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from February 1955 to June 1956. This program was a film series hosted by Vincent Tovell, the CBC’s correspondent at the United Nations, and was produced by the CBC in cooperation with the U.N. The fifteen minute reports concerned social conditions in different countries […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1955 to 1958 Broadcast Medium: Television A half-hour documentary show, featuring the work of various producers and different hosts as they presented aspects of life in Canada. The program drew from the example of the radio show Canadian Scene, on the Trans-Canada network, and concentrated on a single subject, such as R.C.A.F. training, shipbuilding […]