''Wicks'' is a Canadian talk show television series 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 ...
from 1979 to 1981.
Premise
Cartoonist
Ben Wicks
Ben Wicks, (born Alfred Wicks; October 1, 1926 – September 10, 2000) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author.
Biography
Wicks was a Cockney born into a poor, working-class family in London's East End nea ...
hosted this talk show series. Some interviews were recorded on location.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast weekdays at 12:30 p.m. from 10 September to 16 November 1979, then from 7 January to 23 May 1980. Its second season was broadcast weekdays at 1:30 p.m. from 8 September 1980 to 30 January 1981. Repeats were broadcast from June to September 1981.
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CBC Television original programming
1979 Canadian television series debuts
1981 Canadian television series endings
1980s Canadian television talk shows
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