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Crossfire (Canadian TV series)

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Genre
  
current affairs

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
3

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Producer(s)
  
Cliff Solway Art Stinson

Crossfire is a Canadian television current affairs miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1956 which featured debate and panel show formats.

Contents

Premise

This series 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.

  • 3 April 1956 - debut
  • 10 April 1956 - pre-empted for an NHL hockey playoffs broadcast
  • 17 April 1956 - "Comic Books - Harmless or Dangerous?", under the audience question format
  • 24 April 1956 - "Youth Wants to Know - How to be a Success" - an audience of youths poses questions to an expert panel

    • Scheduling

    This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 April to 24 April 1956.

    References

    Crossfire (Canadian TV series) Wikipedia
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