CBC Television Series, 1952-1982
by Blaine Allan
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YES YOU CAN
Fri 7:30-8:00 p.m., 19 Sep-17 Oct 1980
Tue 4:00-4:30 p.m., 21 Oct 1980-26 May 1981
Sat 12:00-12:30 p.m., 6 Jun-15 Aug 1981 (R)
Tue 4:00-4:30 p.m., 12 Jan-18 May 1982
Tue 4:30-5:00 p.m., 12 Oct 1982-29 Mar 1983
A half-hour program for children, Yes You Can starred singer and composer Kevin
Gillis, with two young co-hosts, Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne, and regular
Coach Cuddles (Patrick) Ford, their comic foil. Michael Magee also "appeared"
on the show, as the voices of two animated characters, Harry Hog and the Body
Man, two opponents locked in the combat for physical health. Designed to
encourage good health and exercise for youngsters, the program combined music
with exercise and health and sports information, and each week featured an
appearance by a sports figure. They included Gordie Howe, Toller Cranston, and
Diane Jones Konahowski, as well as ballerina Karen Kain. Produced by the CBC
in association with Fitness and Amateur Sport Canada, Yes You Can was written
by Jack Hutchinson and Jamie Wayne, produced by Bill Hunt, and directed by Ron
Piggott. The executive producer was Michael Lansbury.
Tue 10:00-10:30 a.m., 27 Feb-12 Mar 1968
Wed 4:30-5:00 p.m., 20 Nov-18 Dec 1968
This series of dramatizations was intended to compare the lives of the pioneers
with the lives of people today. The five half- hours were first aired on
Canadian School Telecasts and repeated on A Place Of Your Own. Frank Perry
played George Scott, the father, Tudi Wiggins was Martha Scott, the mother, and
Trudy Young and Jaro Dick played Jennifer and Joel. The series included
on-location shooting for the period scenes at Pioneer Village and for the
modern sequences in Brampton. The producer of the series was Doug Davidson.
Mon 7:30-8:00 p.m., 6 Jul-27 Jul 1981
These four, half-hour profiles recreated the adventures of figures from
Newfoundland history, including Sir Robert Bond and Harold MacPherson. The
films were produced in St. John's by Tom Cahill.
Sat 2:30-3:00 p.m., 15 Sep 1979-26 Sep 1981
A program of home repair advice, with John Eakes, Marguerite Corriveau, and Don
McGowan, You Can Do It was produced at CFCF-TV in Montreal.
Wed 5:00-5:30 p.m., 6 Oct-29 Dec 1976
Fri 4:00-4:30 p.m., 7 Oct-30 Dec 1977 (R)
Tue 4:30-5:00 p.m., 4 Apr-27 Jun 1978 (R)
Wed 2:00-2:30 p.m., 7 Jul-5 Oct 1982
The Young Chefs starred one of the country's oldest and most experienced: Mme
Jehane Benoit. Mme Benoit taught skills of food preparation to Lisa Schwartz,
thirteen when the series started, and Karim Kovacevich, nine. The programs
were shot at the Benoit sheep farm, Noirmouton, at Sutton Junction, Qubec, and
included features on the origins and development of the foods as well as
demonstrations of their preparation. Inter-Video, Inc. and Neilsen-Ferns
produced the series for the CBC.
Thu 10:00-10:15 a.m., 7 Jan-15 Apr 1965
Tue 10:00- a.m., 7 Jan, ll Feb, 25 Mar 1969
This series of fifteen minute programs, produced by Earl Barnholder, was
presented on Canadian School Telecasts. Targeted for students ages twelve to
fifteen, on it Lloyd Robertson discussed significant events, illustrated with
newsfilm.
Another series of school broadcasts, produced by Rena Elmer of the Schools and
Youth Department, used the same title. The three programs in that series
examined issues of responsibility, in relation to the United Nations, the role
of Canada in world affairs, and the contemporary student movement.
Sun 2:00-2:30 p.m., 7 Jan-17 Jun 1973
Sun 4:00-4:30 p.m., 20 Jan-30 Jun 1974
Tue 5:00-5:30 p.m., 10 Sep 1974-25 Mar 1975 (R)
This program pitted a group of twenty to thirty young people against an
authority in a question and answer session. Bruce Rogers was the host and Don
Elder the producer for the show, which originated in Toronto and other cities.
Issues included professional sport, with Clarence Campbell, president of the
NHL, the pressures on Canadian culture and the economy, with Paul Zimmerman,
the president of Reader's Digest, censorship, and Canada in the year 2000.
Thu 7:30-8:00 p.m., 29 Jan-5 Feb 1953
A half-hour broadcast, this show replaced Stump The Experts.
Mon 5:00-5:30 p.m., 5 Oct 1959-28 Mar 1960
This afternoon program combined entertainment with discussion. Host Tommy
Common presented interviews with persons of interest to young audiences, young
performers, career discussions, and a letters segment, which included
correspondence from viewers on subjects of interest. Also on the show were
Penny Williams, a grade twelve student from Leaside Collegiate, and Dennis
Crothall, grade thirteen from Mimico High School. The producer of the series
was Paddy Sampson.
Mon 4:30-5:00 p.m., 18 Oct 1954-30 May 1955
On this early panel show for teenagers, with host Gordon Blackford and Vernon
Trott, the director of guidance for Forest Hill Schools, young people discussed
issues such as juvenile delinquency, citizenship, and sportsmanship.
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