Crossfire is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television in April 1956, and which featured debate and panel show formats.
| Crossfire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current affairs |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Cliff Solway Art Stinson |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 3 April – 24 April 1956 |
Premise
editThis program was a mid-season replacement for Citizens' Forum during April 1956. In some episodes of Crossfire, a studio audience posed questions to several experts on a particular topic. Other episodes featured a debate for or against a given subject, resembling a court cross-examination, with a studio audience deciding the winning side of the argument.[1][2]
- 3 April 1956 - debut
- 10 April 1956 - pre-empted for an NHL hockey playoffs broadcast[3]
- 17 April 1956 - "Comic Books - Harmless or Dangerous?", under the audience question format[4]
- 24 April 1956 - "Youth Wants to Know - How to be a Success" - an audience of youths poses questions to an expert panel[5]
Broadcast
editThis half-hour program was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 to 24 April 1956.
References
edit- ^ Dube, Bernard (3 April 1956). "TViewing". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Crossfire". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Dube, Bernard (10 April 1956). "TViewing". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 17 April 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 24 April 1956. p. 24. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Crossfire" (PDF). Queen's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.