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1980 In Canadian Television
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1980. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches. Events Debuts Ending this year Television shows 1950s *''Country Canada'' (1954–2007) *''CBC News Magazine'' (1952–1981) *'' The Friendly Giant'' (1958–1985) *''Hockey Night in Canada'' (1952–present) *'' The National'' (1954–present) *''Front Page Challenge'' (1957–1995) *'' Wayne and Shuster Show'' (1958–1989) 1960s *''CTV National News'' (1961–present) *''Land and Sea'' (1964–present) *'' Man Alive'' (1967–2000) *''Mr. Dressup'' (1967–1996) *''The Nature of Things'' (1960–present, scientific documentary series) *''Question Period'' (1967–present, news program) *'' Reach for the Top'' (1961–1985) *'' Take 30'' (1962–1983) *''The Tommy Hunter Show'' (1965–1992) *'' University of the Air'' (1966–1983) *'' W-FIVE'' (1966–present, newsmagazine program) 1970s *'' The Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Air Farce
The Royal Canadian Air Farce was a comedy troupe that was active from 1973 to 2019. It is best known for their various Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series, first on CBC Radio and later on CBC Television. Although their weekly radio series ended in 1997 and their television series ended in 2008, the troupe produced annual New Year's Eve specials on CBC Television until 2019. CBC announced that, due to budgetary constraints, the special scheduled to air on December 30, 2019 would be the final in the series. History Theatre revue and radio years The group started in Montreal, Quebec in 1970 as an improvisational theatre revue called ''The Jest Society'', a pun on then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's famous goal of making Canada a "just society". The original cast was John Morgan, Martin Bronstein, Patrick Conlon, Gay Claitman, and Roger Abbott. The troupe moved to Toronto, where it had a long-term residency at the Poor Alex Theatre. Steve Whistance-Smith was briefly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlez-moi
''Parlez-moi'' (French for "Talk to Me") was an educational television series which was produced in Toronto by TVOntario and broadcast from 1978 to 1980, with repeat broadcasts for several years afterwards. The host was Quebecois comedian Marc Favreau, who also appeared in this series under the guise of his trademark character, Sol the Clown. Format Each episode would begin with Favreau appearing as himself, speaking in English, and introducing several Quebec French Quebec French (french: français québécois ), also known as Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language spoken in Canada. It is the dominant language of the province of Quebec, used in everyday communication, in educa ... words and phrases. This was followed by a fragment of a comedy sketch involving Sol, in which all of the dialogue was in French, using the terms introduced by Favreau. After the sketch, the terms would appear by themselves on the screen, while Favreau's voice could b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach For The Top
''Reach for the Top'' (also known simply as ''Reach'') is a Canadian academic quiz competition for high school students. In the past, it has also been a game show nationally broadcast on the CBC. Matches are currently aired online through Reach for the Top's official YouTube channel. Teams qualify for national rounds through several stages of non-televised tournaments held at high schools throughout Canada during the year which are known as Schoolreach. History The televised ''Reach for the Top'' series was first shown on CBC Television affiliate CBUT in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1961. It was based on the BBC programme '' Top of the Form''. In that first year, a team from three high schools in Burnaby, British ColumbiaFred Affleck, Robert French, Lynne Mader and Marilyn defeated every other team and took all the prizes. The first national ''Reach for the Top'' tournament took place in 1965, and was won by Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute from Etobicoke, Ontario. The seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Question Period (TV Series)
''Question Period'' (sometimes abbreviated ''QP'') is a Canadian television newsmagazine which airs weekly, currently excluding the summer months, on CTV Sundays at 11:00 AM ET/8:00 AM PT. It also airs on the CTV News Channel at 5:00 PM ET. The program, which takes its name from the parliamentary process of Question Period, is an interview and panel discussion program on Canadian politics, similar to an American Sunday morning talk show. History Debuting in 1967, ''Question Period'' is CTV's third oldest television program that is still in production behind '' W5'' and '' CTV National News''. However, the program was suspended from 1996 to 2001 in favour of the similar '' Sunday Edition'' with Mike Duffy, a BBS production which aired on most CTV stations and which was ultimately taken over by the network, but was then itself cancelled in 1999. ''Question Period'' would be revived in fall 2001, the announcement of which came shortly after rival network Global announced a similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nature Of Things
''The Nature of Things'' (also, ''The Nature of Things with David Suzuki'') is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on 6 November 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it, although the program's overall scope includes documentaries on any aspect of science. The program "was one of the first mainstream programs to present scientific evidence on a number of environmental issues, including nuclear power and genetic engineering". The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "De rerum natura"—''On the Nature of Things''. History The first host was Donald Ivey, with Patterson Hume co-hosting many episodes. Following Ivey's departure, the second season continued with several guest hosts, including Lister Sinclair, Donald Crowdis, and John Livingston. Since 1979, it has been hosted and narrated by David Suzuki. Suzuki has announced his retirement from the series at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Alive (Canadian TV Series)
''Man Alive'' is a Canadian television program about faith and spirituality. It took its name from a poem by St. Irenaeus, a 2nd-century Bishop of Lyon who wrote: ''The glory of God is man fully alive, and the life of man is the vision of God.'' The program debuted in 1967 on CBC Television, and was hosted by Roy Bonisteel for more than two decades. After several seasons of co-productions with Vision TV and the Life Network, the last episode aired on CBC Television on December 17, 2000. Bonisteel retired in 1989, and was replaced by Peter Downie who left in 1993. Arthur Kent succeeded Downie for one season, and then R. H. Thomson hosted until the program was cancelled. ''Man Alive'' took a diverse non-denominational approach to religious and spiritual matters. The program covered a wide range of topics: nuclear war, UFOs, Holocaust survivors, sexual abuse, Third World development, family relationships, people with disabilities, the Vatican Bank scandal and profiles of religious fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land And Sea
''Land and Sea'' is a locally produced Canadian documentary television show broadcast on CBC Television. It has been on the air since 1964 on CBC owned-operated station CBNT in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. (interrupted only by a short cancellation in the early 1990s, but revived after an outcry from fans), and is the longest-running regional television program on CBC Television. Originally a black-and-white program, it began broadcasting in colour in the late 1960s. There is also a Maritime version of ''Land and Sea'' which is broadcast on the full CBC network on Sunday afternoons, and episodes from that version are often alternated with Newfoundland-based episodes. Hosts There have been several hosts of ''Land and Sea'' over the years. Dave Quinton was one of the TV series' original hosts. Other hosts with Quinton included Rab Carnell, Hal Andrews, Des Brown, Mike Martin, Herb Davis, and Paul Harrington. Bill Kelly joined the show in 1983 and stayed until he retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTV National News
''CTV National News'' is the flagship newscast of CTV News, the news division of the CTV Television Network, which airs at 11:00 pm local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and is produced from CTV's facilities at 9 Channel Nine Court in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. It also airs on CTV News Channel, CTV's 24-hour cable news television channel, live at 10:00 pm Eastern—or 11:00 Atlantic, when the newscast begins its nightly run across the network—with hourly repeats until 2:00 am Eastern (11:00 pm Pacific). The previous day's newscast can be seen on the Internet. The newscast is presented by Omar Sachedina since September 5, 2022 who succeeded longtime anchor Lisa LaFlamme while Sandie Rinaldo anchors the program's weekend broadcasts.Connie Thiessen"Bell Media to launch third-party newsroom investigation" ''Broadcast Dialogue'', August 19, 2022. The program is also broadcast in High-Definition. LaFlamme succeeded veteran anchor Lloyd Robertson during the second ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne And Shuster
Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian double act, comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s, first as a live act, then on radio, then as part of ''The Army Show'' that entertained troops in Europe during World War II, and then on both Canadian and American television. Wayne (born Louis Weingarten; May 28, 1918 – July 18, 1990) and Shuster (September 5, 1916 – January 13, 2002) were well known in Canada, and were Ed Sullivan's most frequently recurring guests, appearing a record 67 times on The Ed Sullivan Show, his show. Despite repeated suggestions that they should move to the United States to further their careers, the duo chose to stay in Canada. Beginnings Wayne and Shuster were born in the same neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and met in grade school. In 1931, while students at Harbord Collegiate Institute, they performed their first skit together for their Scouts Canada, Boy Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Page Challenge
''Front Page Challenge'' was a Canadian panel game about current events and history. Created by comedy writer/performer John Aylesworth (of the comedy team of Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth) and produced and aired by CBC Television, the series ran from 1957 to 1995. Synopsis The long-running series featured notable journalists attempting to guess the recent or old news story with which a hidden guest challenger was linked by asking him or her questions, in much the same manner as the American quiz shows, ''What's My Line?'' and '' To Tell the Truth''. Each round of the game started with news footage that introduced the news story in question to the studio audience and home viewers out of earshot of the panelists. After the guest was identified and/or the news story determined, the journalists then interviewed the guest about the story or about achievements or experiences for which he or she was known. Unlike American quiz shows that steered clear of controversy in the 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The National
The National may refer to: News media * ''The National'' (TV program), a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television news program * ''The National'' (Abu Dhabi), a newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates * ''The National'' (Papua New Guinea), a newspaper in Papua New Guinea * ''The National'' (Scotland), a newspaper in Scotland * ''The National'' (Wales), a newspaper in Wales * The National (Paris), a defunct French newspaper * ''The National Sports Daily'', a defunct U.S. sports newspaper Other * National Theater (Richmond, Virginia), a historic theater in Virginia later renamed as The National * The National, a biennial exhibition of contemporary Australian art held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney * The National (band), an American indie rock band ** ''The National'' (album), an album by the band of the same name * The National (building), a high-rise building in Chicago * The National (cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey Night In Canada
CBC Television has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts under the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' (often abbreviated ''Hockey Night'' or ''HNiC'') brand that is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts throughout its history in various platforms. Saturday NHL broadcasts began in 1931 on the CNR Radio network, and debuted on television in 1952. Initially games were aired once a week, but doubleheader games had debuted in 1995 at 7:30 pm and 10:30 pm (ET) start times. Since 1998, the games begin at 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm (ET). The broadcast features various segments during the intermissions and between games, as well as pre- and post-game coverage of the night's games, and player interviews. It also shows the hosts' opinions on news and issues occurring in the league. The ''Hockey Night in Canada'' brand is owned by the CBC and was exclusively used by CBC Sports through the end of the 2013–14 NHL season. Beginning in the 2014–15 season, the brand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
