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People of Our Times

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People of Our Times
Genredocumentary
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducersJohn McGreevy
Jeannine Locke
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release9 September 1974 (1974-09-09) –
17 April 1977 (1977-04-17)

People of Our Times is a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1977.

Premise

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Each episode featured a particular noted cultural personality providing a television essay on a particular topic.[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern):

Day Time Season run Notes
Mondays 10:30 p.m. 9 September 1974 18 November 1974 first season
Sundays 2:00 p.m. 13 July 1975 3 August 1975 rebroadcasts
Mondays 10:30 p.m. 1 September 1975 27 October 1975 second season
Sundays 2:00 p.m. 2 January 1977 17 Apr 1977 rebroadcasts

Episodes

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1974
  • "312 Cheers for Toronto", a tour of the city according to Robertson Davies (debut, 9 September 1974)
  • "The Politics of Experience", R. D. Laing
  • "The Vassar Girl, 1933-74", Mary McCarthy recounts America in the context of the Watergate scandal
  • "Let Us Be True To One Another", Vivian Rakoff, concerning loneliness
  • "Enough of a Terrible Beauty", Conor Cruise O'Brien of Ireland concerning The Troubles
  • "Am I My Brother's Keeper?", Jessica Mitford discusses the prison system
  • "Stewart Alsop - A Memoir", a posthumous broadcast in which the American journalist discusses his mortality
  • "Guardian of Dreams", featuring British singer Mabel Mercer
  • "Reflections From The Waterfront", with American author Eric Hoffer
  • "The Prospects For Humanity", Arnold Toynbee
1975

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "People of Our Times". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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