Oct. 25, 1996, was a Day of Action for anti-government protestors in Ontario, and the CBC covered it morning, noon and night. Elsewhere on the CBC: Newfoundland gets a little greener, conspiracy theories surface on Undercurrents, and the genesis of Naked Man Hill appears on Morningside.
The TV schedule below — a combination of programs from the CBC network and CBC Newsworld — was drawn from the Toronto-area edition of TV Guide for Oct. 19-25, 1996. The radio grid, combining shows from CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two, comes from the October 1996 issue of the CBC Radio Guide. All programs aired in the Toronto area with the exception of Here and Now, a Newfoundland program.
CBC Classics are those CBC programs that have remained in the Canadian memory due to their popularity, quality and sheer longevity.
The CBC in 1996
CBC Radio celebrated 60 years on the air in 1996. From the era of cabinet-sized radios in parlours across the country, it had come a long way. In 1996 the CRTC issued a proposal on the introduction of a new radio format ; digital. It would be another eight years before the CBC would launch an experimental digital station in Montreal.
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Two of the CBC's well-loved programs ended their runs in 1996: Mr. Dressup, after almost 30 years, and Road to Avonlea, finishing after seven seasons. Two other shows made their debut: Ken Finkleman's The Newsroom and Daniel Richler's Big Life on CBC Newsworld.
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The CBC (along with Radio-Canada) began one of its most ambitious undertakings in 1996: Canada: A People's History. In March that year, Jim Byrd, vice president of English Television, issued a press release to announce the series. "It will be an unprecedented national endeavour which would mobilize production talent and historical expertise across the country." Four and a half years later the now 17-part series debuted.
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CBC Classics are those CBC programs that have remained in the Canadian memory due to their popularity, quality and sheer longevity.
