It's a Living (Canadian TV series)

For the 1980–1989 American comedy television series, see It's a Living.

It's a Living is a Canadian reality television series broadcast on CBC Television. In the series, Peter Jordan, the host, tries all sorts of jobs, from the mundane to the unusual, that belong to different Canadians. It's a Living was produced by CBWT in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

It's a Living
Genre	Reality
Created by	Peter Jordan
Written by	Laurie Hoogstraten, Peter Jordan, Terry Stapleton, Ryszard Hunka
Directed by	Terry Stapleton, Ryszard Hunka
Presented by	Peter Jordan
Theme music composer	Peter Jordan
Composer	Peter Jordan
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	81
Production
Executive producers	John Baker, Carl Karp, Christian Cote
Producers	Terry Stapleton, Ryszard Hunka
Production locations	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Editors	Greg White, Gil Tetrault
Running time	30 mins
Production company	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	1989 (1989) – 2004 (2004)

Jordan won 2 Gemini Awards for Best Host in 1998 and 2000. The show was cancelled in October 2004.

• It’s A Living – Season 13, Episode 12 - “Peter Pan, Senses” featured famed children’s entertainer Fred Penner (Captain Hook) sword fighting actor Derek Aasland (Peter Pan) in a unique flying machine.

See also

• List of TV and Films shot in Winnipeg

External links

• It's a Living at IMDb
• "A crash course in daycare". CBC Digital Archives. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 January 1995. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
• St. Germain, Pat (9 June 2000). "Jordan still making A Living / Ratings give show edge over CBC budget blade". Jam!/Canoe. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)