''Mr. O'' was a

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children's music television series which aired on

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from 1956 to 1957.

Premise

This series on classical music was hosted by David Ouchterlony, with soprano Manley Stark. It was geared towards children aged between five and eight, compared to Ouchterlony's previous series ''

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'' which was geared towards older children. Episodes featured puppet characters operated by John and Linda Keogh such as Cellini (a cello), Clarence (a clarinet) and Whisper. The characters were voiced by Len Davidson and Pegi Loder. Games, stories and songs were also featured on ''Mr. O''.

Scheduling

This 15-minute series was broadcast Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 April to 21 June 1956. It was then broadcast for a full season on Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. from 4 October 1956 to 4 July 1957.

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* CBC Television original programming 1950s Canadian children's television series 1956 Canadian television series debuts 1957 Canadian television series endings Black-and-white Canadian television shows Canadian television shows featuring puppetry {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub