Twenty Million Questions Explained

Genre:	public affairs
Presenter:	Donald Gordon Charles Lynch
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Channel:	CBC Television
Num Seasons:	3
Producer:	Cameron Graham
Location:	Ottawa

Twenty Million Questions is a Canadian public affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1969.

Premise

This weekly half-hour series featured documentary and interview footage regarding topics of national concern. Its hosts were Carleton University political science professor Donald Gordon and journalist Charles Lynch. Episode directors included Ed Reid and Moses Znaimer. Bernard Ostry served as series Production Supervisor.^[1]

Scheduling

Season 1 - 1966-67

Episodes were broadcast on Thursdays at 10 p.m., from 6 October 1966 to 30 March 1967.

• 6 October 1966 - the debut episode concerned the political realm^[2]
• 13 October 1966 - a report on the Liberal Party's gathering in Ottawa, including an interview with Lester B. Pearson^[3]
• 20 October 1966 - an interview with Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson, Sr.^[4]
• 2 February 1967 - "Take Sweden for Instance", a documentary profile of that nation including its economic situation, international relations and labour movement^[5]
• 30 March 1967 - "The Young Contenders", profiles of young Canadian politicians Jean Chrétien, David MacDonald, Charles Taylor and John Turner^[6]

Season 2 - 1967-68

Episodes were broadcast on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. for the second season from 13 September 1967 to 26 June 1968.

• 20 September 1967 - Eric Kierans is guest interviewer of John James Deutsch of Queen's University^[7]
• 27 September 1967 - Claude Ryan joins Charles Lynch to interview Lester B. Pearson.^[8]
• 26 June 1968 - recap of the previous day's national election^[9]

Season 3 - 1968-69

This final season of episodes was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. for its final season from 17 September 1968 to 24 June 1969.

• 24 June 1969 - in this final episode, Charles Lynch interviews Pierre Trudeau at his Prime Minister's residence^[10]

External links

• Web site: Twenty Million Questions . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 7 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012750/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Tid.html . 24 September 2015 . dmy-all .
• "The Contender" with John Turner, at CBC Archives (30 March 1967)
• "The political up-and-comer" with Jean Chretien, Mitchell Sharp, at CBC Archives (30 March 1967)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Twenty Million Questions . John . Corcelli . May 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .
2. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 6 October 1966 . 25.
3. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 13 October 1966 . 8 .
4. News: Television and Radio . Bernard . Dube . The Gazette . Montreal . 20 October 1966 . 11 .
5. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 2 February 1967 . 14 .
6. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 30 March 1967 . 30 .
7. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 20 September 1967 . 13 .
8. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 27 September 1967 . 14 .
9. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 26 June 1968 . 45 .
10. News: Tuesday TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 24 June 1969 . 22 .