Tuning In: Fifty Years on the CBC

The read

The series ran 1 season across 5 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

Taking a deliberately post-modern approach to the CBC and Canadian culture, the series raids the bulging vaults of the national broadcaster. Viewers will see images of Canada’s past five decades, ranging from the long-running celebrity quiz show Front Page Challenge through ’70s pop star Rene Simard to stirring footage of legendary hockey icons. Deliberately using a stylistic melange, the series will use contemporary footage shot in Betacam video and Super 8 with old kinescopes from the ’50s, black-and-white footage of the ’60s and the more standard color format from the ’70s through the ’90s.

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Key crew

• Daniel GelfantDirector
• Daniel GelfantWriter
• Edmund EaganOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Rick MercerSelf - Host

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