''A Second Look'' was a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in 1964.

Premise

This program, a successor to '' Let's Face It'', reviewed up to three news stories per episode. It was hosted by

Gary Lautens Gary Lautens (November 3, 1928 – February 1, 1992) was a Canadian humorist and newspaper columnist. He wrote for the ''Toronto Star'' from 1962 until his death in 1992. Biography Lautens was born on November 3, 1928, in Fort William, Ont ...

, a humour columnist of the ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

''. Guests included British Labour Party parliamentarian Anthony Wedgewood-Benn and American political author Richard Rovere.

Scheduling

The half-hour program aired on alternate Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 26 January to 9 August 1964, with ''Horizon'' broadcast on other weeks. This show was distinct from a 1969 CBC series of the same name. Lautens, however, lacked television experience while having little say in the production. That, combined with a vague program concept made ''A Second Look'' unsuccessful.

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* CBC Television original programming 1964 Canadian television series debuts 1964 Canadian television series endings Black-and-white Canadian television shows 1960s Canadian television news shows {{Canada-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub