Crossfire (Canadian TV program) explained
| Genre: | Current affairs |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Channel: | CBC Television |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Producer: | Cliff Solway
Art Stinson |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Crossfire is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television in April 1956, and which featured debate and panel show formats.
Premise
This program was a mid-season replacement for Citizens' Forum during April 1956. In some episodes of Crossfire, a studio audience posed questions to several experts on a particular topic. Other episodes featured a debate for or against a given subject, resembling a court cross-examination, with a studio audience deciding the winning side of the argument.[1] [2]
- 3 April 1956 - debut
- 10 April 1956 - pre-empted for an NHL hockey playoffs broadcast[3]
- 17 April 1956 - "Comic Books - Harmless or Dangerous?", under the audience question format[4]
- 24 April 1956 - "Youth Wants to Know - How to be a Success" - an audience of youths poses questions to an expert panel[5]
Broadcast
This half-hour program was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 to 24 April 1956.
External links
- Web site: Crossfire . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 16 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090036/http://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.fmwww/files/files/CBC%20Television%20Linked%20Listings.pdf . 4 March 2016.
Notes and References
- News: TViewing . Bernard . Dube . The Gazette . Montreal . 3 April 1956 . 13 . 6 January 2015 .
- Web site: Crossfire . John . Corcelli . February 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .
- News: TViewing . Bernard . Dube . The Gazette . Montreal . 10 April 1956 . 13 . 6 January 2015 .
- News: Highlights . Ottawa Citizen . 17 April 1956 . 26 . 6 January 2015 .
- News: Highlights . Ottawa Citizen . 24 April 1956 . 24 . 6 January 2015 .
