Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 2 Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 21 August 1966 Number of seasons 2 Language English | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 15 First episode date 11 July 1965 Network CBC Television Number of episodes 15 | |
Executive producer(s) John Kennedy (1965)
Jim Carney (1966) Genres Current affairs, Television documentary | ||
Compass was a Canadian documentary and current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1966.
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Premise
This series featured documentaries by emerging producers, many of whom contributed to This Hour Has Seven Days. Aired between regular television seasons, Compass was often experimental in its approach. Like This Hour Has Seven Days, Compass was broadcast on Sunday nights.
Participating producers during the series included Alex Brown, Beryl Fox, Sam Levene, Ross McLean, Brian O'Leary, Peter Pearson, David Ruskin, Glenn Sarty, Patrick Watson, and Larry Zolf.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 11 July to 12 September 1965 in the first year, and 3 July to 21 August 1966 in the second.