''Sunday'' is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on

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from 1966 to 1967.

Premise

This series was created to replace the ''

This Hour Has Seven Days ''This Hour Has Seven Days'' was a CBC Television news magazine that ran from 1964 to 1966, offering viewers in-depth analysis of the major social and political stories of the previous week. The show, inspired by the BBC and NBC-TV satire seri ...

'' which the CBC cancelled amid significant controversy. ''Sunday'' was hosted by journalists Robert Hoyt,

Larry Zolf Larry Zolf (July 19, 1934 – March 14, 2011)

and

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, accompanied by musicians Leonard Cohen and Ian Tyson. Hoyt and Zolf were previously with ''This Hour Has Seven Days'' while Reilly returned to the CBC after dissatisfaction with private network

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where he helped establish '' W5''. Executive producer Daryl Duke returned to the CBC after a stint in the United States producing talk shows for Les Crane and Steve Allen. ''Sunday'' resembled ''This Hour Has Seven Days'' in the use of music, a studio audience and a combination of satire, interviews and information. Musical guests included Joan Baez, Ian and Sylvia,

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, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers and the Metropolitan Toronto Police Choir. The series included controversial subjects such as sexuality, including the documentary "Exit 19" on the sexual revolution. Another episode featured an interview with German Neo-Nazi leader Adolph von Thadden who claimed he was merely misunderstood. Viewership of ''Sunday'' was limited and the series was cancelled after its only season. Its last episode featured an interview with Martin Luther King Jr. The CBC created a new public affairs series, '' The Way It Is'', for the 1967–68 season.

Reception

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Grattan O'Leary Michael Grattan O'Leary (February 19, 1888–April 7, 1976) was a Canadian journalist, publisher and a member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Percé, in the Gaspé, Quebec on February 19, 1888. He spent two years at sea before ente ...

objected to the high cost of what he considered "third-rate program" as ''Sundays production consumed approximately $50,000 per episode. Prior to O'Leary's comments, CBC president

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stood before the Senate's finance committee to defend the series.

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 6 November 1966 to 16 April 1967.

References

External links

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