Through the Eyes of Tomorrow

Through the Eyes of Tomorrow is a Canadian variety and public affairs television series for youth which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1969.

Through the Eyes of Tomorrow
Genre	youth variety, public affairs
Presented by	various
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
Production
Producers	Neil Andrews Perry Rosemond
Running time	30–60 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	9 January 1966 (1966-01-09) – 29 June 1969 (1969-06-29)

Premise

This series combined journalism, music and drama for a youth audience.

During its first run in 1966, the series was hosted by Paul Saltzman and Janet McQuillin. Each episode featured a given theme such as music, sex, drugs or overseas work. Personalities such as Peter Kastner, Richard J. Needham and Ed Thigpen appeared during the 1966 season.

In the following year, Saltzman continued with the series as a reporter and writer. However, episodes featured a changing roster of numerous hosts such as Rex Hagon and Jennifer Leak. Featured subjects included the Company of Young Canadians, Expo 67 and the Vietnam War.

The 1968 episodes were hosted by Brant Frayne, Carol Hunter and Wayne Thompson.

The final episodes in 1969, hosted by Stephen Foster, included an interview with Jimi Hendrix.

Scheduling

This series was broadcast on Sunday afternoons for an hour in the 1966 season, the half-hour episodes for the remaining seasons.

Season	Air dates		Time	Notes
1966	9 January	10 July	2:00 p.m.	Hour-long episodes
1967	8 January	18 June	4:30 p.m.
1968	21 January	30 June	4:30 p.m.
1969	23 February	13 April	3:30 p.m.
	20 April	29 June	4:30 p.m.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Through the Eyes of Tomorrow". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.