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The Sixties (TV program)

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The Sixties
GenrePublic affairs
Presented byFrank McGee (1963–65)
Charles Lynch (1965–66)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducerCameron Graham
Production locationOttawa
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release3 November 1963 (1963-11-03) –
11 April 1966 (1966-04-11)
Related
Citizens' Forum

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

Premise

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This program 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]

Broadcast

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

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  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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