Genre: | biography |
Presenter: | Alexander Ross Merle Shain |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
Channel: | CBC Television |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Producer: | Gabor Apor |
Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Company: | Projections Productions |
The Challengers was a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980.
This series profiled various successful Canadians.[1] Its debut on 26 January 1979 featured a winning squash player, a rodeo performer and a hockey skate blade inventor.[2]
The half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 26 January to 30 March 1979. Additional special hour-long episodes were broadcast in 1980, on 11 January, 8 February and 2 April.