Mr. O Explained

Genre:children's music
Presenter:David Ouchterlony
Voices:Len Davidson
Pegi Loder
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CBC Television
Num Seasons:2
Producer:Bruce Attridge
Rena Elmer
Runtime:15 minutes

Mr. O was a Canadian children's music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1956 to 1957.

Premise

This series on classical music was hosted by David Ouchterlony, with soprano Manley Stark. It was geared towards children aged between five and eight, compared to Ouchterlony's previous series Let's Make Music which was geared towards older children. Episodes featured puppet characters operated by John and Linda Keogh such as Cellini (a cello), Clarence (a clarinet) and Whisper. The characters were voiced by Len Davidson and Pegi Loder. Games, stories and songs were also featured on Mr. O.[1]

Scheduling

This 15-minute series was broadcast Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 April to 21 June 1956. It was then broadcast for a full season on Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. from 4 October 1956 to 4 July 1957.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. O . John . Corcelli . February 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .