Living (1950s TV series)

Living
Genre informational
Presented by Elaine Grand
Country of origin  Canada
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Producer(s) Ross McLean
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run 3 May 1954 – 1 July 1955

Living was a Canadian informational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1955.

Contents

Premise

Elaine Grand of Tabloid hosted this series on topics geared towards women such as child rearing, gardening and homemaking.[1] Various subjects were covered by interviews with experts such as cooking with Eristella Langdon, crafts with Peter Whittall (who later hosted Mr. Fixit), design with John Hall, fashion with Iona Monahan, family medical topics with physician S.R. Laycock and gardening with Lois Lister. The show also covered more serious topics such as senior citizens concerns, adoption and drinking water flouridation.[2]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on various selected weeknights from 3 May 1954 until 1 July 1955. The closure of Living coincided with Grand's departure for television projects in the United Kingdom such as Lucky Dip and Sharp at Four.

References

  1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2. 
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Living". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=728. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

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