The First Five Years

The First Five Years is a Canadian informational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1974.

The First Five Years
Genre	informational
Presented by	Bette Stephenson Lloyd Robertson (1971–73) Harry Brown (1973–74)
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3 (1 national)
Production
Producer	Dodi Robb
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	4 October 1971 (1971-10-04) – 9 May 1974 (1974-05-09)

Premise

The series concerns children younger than school age. Lloyd Robertson and Bette Stephenson were hosts for the first two seasons which aired locally on CBLT Toronto. Its third season was broadcast on the national network with Harry Brown replacing Robertson as a regular host.

Scheduling

The half-hour series was initially produced as a local programme for CBLT on Wednesday afternoons from 4 October 1971 until 9 May 1973. It was broadcast nationally Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. for one season from 4 October 1973 to 9 May 1974.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The First Five Years". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.