The History of Canadian BroadcastingEnglish
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1985 to 1986 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Manon, Suzanne Aubry, Guy Fournier, Jean-Raymond Marcoux and Francine Ruel recounted the daily lives of several characters who worked in a Local Community Service Centre. In 1985-86 (first broadcast: December 3, 1985), Radio-Canada aired 46 episodes of Manon. This comedy, directed by […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1984 to 1988 Broadcast Medium: Television Le Parc des Braves, a TV soap opera written by Fernand Dansereau, and broadcast from 1984 (first program on September 16) to 1988, starred Marie Tifo and Gérard Poirier. From 1984 to 1988, Radio-Canada aired 136 episodes of Le Parc des Braves. It was […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1986 Broadcast Medium: Television From 1982 to 1986, the authors Michèle Bazin and Solange Chaput-Rolland fashioned a fictional world of politics in the TV soap opera Monsieur le Ministre, with Minister Alain Robert being played by Michel Dumont, and his wife Louise, by Andrée Lachapelle. Radio-Canada aired 142 episodes […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1983 to 1985 Broadcast Medium: Television In the serial drama La vie promise, Marcel Dubé told the story of two families from different social backgrounds brought together by the love that their respective children felt for one other. The series began on SRC on September 15th 1983, and from then to […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Métro-boulot-dodo, Louise Bureau, Réal Giguère and Claude Jasmin depicted the adventures of a businesswoman and the people she dealt with at work. From 1982 (first broadcast: September 12) to 1983, Radio-Canada aired 35 episodes of the comedy series Métro-boulot-dodo. Directed by […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television The TV soap opera Frédéric, written by Michel Faure and Claude Fournier, described the difficulties faced by a young French immigrant arriving in the Province of Quebec. From 1979 (first broadcast: September 21) to 1980, Radio-Canada aired 26 episodes of Frédéric. This TV soap […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1984 Broadcast Medium: Television In Terre humaine, the author Mia Riddez described life in rural Quebec, where farmers and their offspring clashed over certain values, the former wishing to preserve the practices of their ancestors and the latter defending the virtues of modernity and progress. The cast included […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Based on three novels by Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, the TV soap opera Race de monde examined generational conflict and confrontation between social classes through the lens of the lives of a single family. From 1978 to 1981, Radio-Canada aired 103 episodes of Race de monde. This […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television In 1978, Radio-Canada aired this seven-hour miniseries, an unprecedented initiative at the time. The Duplessis miniseries was visually halfway between a serious TV drama and a TV soap opera: it had a motion picture-type feel with abundant outdoor scenes and action shots that would […]
Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television In the TV soap opera Les As, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu recounted diverse adventures involving a team of journalists. From 1977 (first broadcast: September 20) to 1978, Radio-Canada aired 34 episodes of Les As. This TV soap opera, directed by Guy Hoffmann, François Jobin, Madeleine Lafrance and […]