The Sixties (TV series)

The Sixties
Genre public affairs
Presented by Frank McGee (1963-65)
Charles Lynch (1965-66)
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
Production
Producer(s) Cameron Graham
Location(s) Ottawa
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run 3 November 1963 – 11 April 1966
Chronology
Preceded by Citizens' Forum

The Sixties was a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1966.

Premise

This series was similar to Citizens' Forum in that it was a co-production of the CBC and the Canadian Association for Adult Education which concerned newsworthy topics. Episodes featured a panel discussion which was led by Frank McGee for the first two seasons then by Charles Lynch in the final season. Subjects of international scope were presented such as foreign assistance, English-French relations in Canada, or the situation within and near the Communist Bloc.[1]

Scheduling

The series was broadcast on Sunday afternoons in the first season after which it appeared on late Monday evenings.[2] The half-hour series was broadcast as follows:

Day Time Start End
Sunday 5:00 p.m. 3 November 1963 26 April 1964
Monday 10:00 p.m. 9 November 1964 26 April 1965
Monday 10:00 p.m. 15 November 1965 11 April 1966

References

  1. ↑ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "The Sixties". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.

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