Here Come the Seventies
For the Canadian radio programme, see Here Come the Seventies (radio show).
| Here Come the Seventies | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Theme music composer | John Mills-Cockell |
| Opening theme | "Tillicum" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Philip S. Hobel Douglas Leiterman |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| Original release | 17 September 1970 – 1973 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Fabulous Sixties |
| Followed by | Target: The Impossible |
Here Come the Seventies was a Canadian documentary television series seen nationally on CTV from 1970 to 1973 normally on Thursday nights at 9:30 (Eastern).
The programs were produced by Philip S. Hobel and Douglas J. Leiterman, who previously produced The Fabulous Sixties series for CTV. "Communications - The Wired World" was the first episode to air, on 17 September 1970.
Toronto electronic music group Syrinx produced the programme's theme song, "Tillicum," which became a minor Canadian radio hit in 1971.[1]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Communications: The Wired World" | 17 September 1970 |
| 2 | "Fashion in the 70's" | 24 September 1970 |
| 3 | "Genetics: Man The Creator" | 1 October 1970 |
| 4 | "Space: Lab In The Sky" | 15 October 1970 |
| 5 | "Youth: The Search for Relevance" | 22 October 1970 |
| 6 | "Geopolitics: Shape of Things to Come" | 29 October 1970 |
| 7 | "Cities: Living In A Machine" | 5 November 1970 |
| 8 | "Penology: The Keeper of the Keys" | 12 November 1970 |
| 9 | "Medicine: Living To Be A Hundred" | 19 November 1970 |
| 10 | "Mass Transit: Up, Up and Away" | 26 November 1970 |
| 11 | "Art In The Seventies: Search For Inner Self" | 3 December 1970 |
| 12 | "Education: No More Teachers, No More Books" | 10 December 1970 |
| 13 | "Air Pollution: Sweetening the Air" | 17 December 1970 |
| 14 | "Technology: Catastrophe or Commitment?" | 14 January 1971 |
| 15 | "Crime: Dye Guns, Lasers, Justice?" | 21 January 1971 |
| 16 | "Brother, Can You Spare $1,000,000,000?" | 28 January 1971 |
| 17 | "Arctic: The Last Chance" | 4 February 1971 |
| 18 | "The Biochemedical Revolution: Moods of the Future" | 11 February 1971 |
| 19 | "Woman: The Hand That Cradles the Rock" | 18 February 1971 |
| 20 | "Water: The Effluent Society" | 25 February 1971 |
| 21 | "Sports: The Programmed Gladiators" | 4 March 1971 |
| 22 | "Race Relations: Getting It Together" | 11 March 1971 |
| 23 | "Sex: Breaking Down the Barriers" | 18 March 1971 |
| 24 | "Leisure: Living With the Twenty Hour Week" | 25 March 1971 |
| 25 | "Mental Health: New Frontiers of Sanity" | 1 April 1971 |
| 26 | "Let The Seller Beware" | 15 April 1971 |
References
- ↑ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM (Collections Canada) 15 (16). 5 June 1971. Retrieved 2008-01-26. "Tillicum" peaked #38 on RPM 100 singles charts.
- Kirby, Blaik (12 September 1970). "The new line-up for fall television". The Globe and Mail. p. 23.
- Wedge, Pip (November 2002). "Here Come the Seventies". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
- "Douglas Leiterman (bio)". Film Reference Library. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
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