Program X | |
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Genre | anthology |
Presented by | Charles Oberdorf |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Paddy Sampson |
Producer | George Jonas (associate) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 17 December 1970 15 June 1973 | –
Program X is a Canadian anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1973.
Various entertainment works were presented in this series whose limited budget was $5000 to $7000 per episode. A goal of the series was to encourage works by new writers and to allow for some experimental works. [1] [2]
CBC management originally intended to combine Program X with another new production, Canadian Short Stories, to form a common Theatre Canada series despite the radically different concepts of each production. However, the Dominion Drama Festival intended to rename itself Theatre Canada and objected to CBC's plan. Theatre Canada was subtitled Canadian Short Stories and aired Thursday evenings from September 1971 as a separate series which was replaced by Program X in that time slot from December 1971. [2]
This half-hour series was broadcast as follows (times in North American Eastern):
Day | Time | Season run |
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Thursdays | 9:00 p.m. | 17 December 1970 to 27 May 1971 |
Thursdays | 10:00 p.m. | 3 to 24 June 1971 |
Thursdays | 9:30 p.m. | 23 December 1971 to 29 June 1972 |
Fridays | 10:00 p.m. | 22 December 1972 to 15 June 1973 |
James W. Nichol and Mavor Moore wrote other episodes of Program X, while directors during the series included David Cronenberg, George Jonas and Lorne Michaels. [1]
A film by David Acomba was scheduled for Program X but withdrawn from broadcast ostensibly due to a failure to meet "broadcast standards", although media suggested the possibility of intervention by the Ontario Provincial Police in this case. [2]
Program X | |
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Genre | anthology |
Presented by | Charles Oberdorf |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Paddy Sampson |
Producer | George Jonas (associate) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 17 December 1970 15 June 1973 | –
Program X is a Canadian anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1973.
Various entertainment works were presented in this series whose limited budget was $5000 to $7000 per episode. A goal of the series was to encourage works by new writers and to allow for some experimental works. [1] [2]
CBC management originally intended to combine Program X with another new production, Canadian Short Stories, to form a common Theatre Canada series despite the radically different concepts of each production. However, the Dominion Drama Festival intended to rename itself Theatre Canada and objected to CBC's plan. Theatre Canada was subtitled Canadian Short Stories and aired Thursday evenings from September 1971 as a separate series which was replaced by Program X in that time slot from December 1971. [2]
This half-hour series was broadcast as follows (times in North American Eastern):
Day | Time | Season run |
---|---|---|
Thursdays | 9:00 p.m. | 17 December 1970 to 27 May 1971 |
Thursdays | 10:00 p.m. | 3 to 24 June 1971 |
Thursdays | 9:30 p.m. | 23 December 1971 to 29 June 1972 |
Fridays | 10:00 p.m. | 22 December 1972 to 15 June 1973 |
James W. Nichol and Mavor Moore wrote other episodes of Program X, while directors during the series included David Cronenberg, George Jonas and Lorne Michaels. [1]
A film by David Acomba was scheduled for Program X but withdrawn from broadcast ostensibly due to a failure to meet "broadcast standards", although media suggested the possibility of intervention by the Ontario Provincial Police in this case. [2]