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Cities is a Canadian documentary television series broadcast on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980, followed by repeats for two years. Produced and directed by John McGreevy.
The series featured a celebrity who would appear in an episode on location in a personal favourite city or more specific location. Appearances included Glenn Gould, Peter Ustinov, Elie Wiesel, George Plimpton and Mai Zetterling. Also appearing were Anthony Burgess, John Huston, Melina Mercouri and Hildegard Knef.
Junior Magazine was a TV programme for teenagers, which ran for 7 years on CBC Television's coast to coast network, seen Sundays from 2-3 p.m.
Fred Rainsberry was largely responsible for running the Children's Television Department for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, out of their Toronto, Jarvis Street studios during the 1950s and '60s. The host was a recent arrival from England, John Clark, leaving behind his Just William image.
The series began in 1955, with Clark introducing short documentary films, and the format was expanded when co-hosts were brought in, Hank Hedges presenting nature subjects, and Doug Maxwell covering sports. Producer Bruce Attridge introduced a little culture to the program with music and dance sequences, and young Roberta Maxwell joined the team in 1957 for 2 years, before exiting to pursue an acting career. Disney selected the show to be their Canadian outlet for their children's films, and the program's objectives were expanded in 1958, when Clark would take off on weekly jaunts
Pepinot and Capucine was a Canadian children's television series which aired on Radio-Canada from 1952 to 1954, and on the English CBC Television from 1954 to 1955.
Pictures with Woofer, originally titled Patty's Picture House, is a Canadian children's short film television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.
Passport to Adventure, later titled Passport, was a Canadian movie television series which aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1967.
The series, hosted by Elwy Yost, would present American and British films of the 1930s through to the 1960s subdivided for broadcast into serial format during each week. The series can be perceived as a viewer's digest of some of the best films ever to have been produced up to that time. Episodes included interviews with actors and film experts such as Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Elwood Glover, Arthur Treacher and Willard Van Dyke.
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