Genre political affairs Original language(s) English Running time 24-30 minutes Final episode date 5 September 1974 Number of seasons 4 | Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 4 First episode date 3 January 1970 Network CBC Television Language English | |
Producer(s) Cameron Graham (1970-1973)
Gordon Cunningham (1974) | ||
Encounter is a Canadian political affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1974.
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Premise
Canadian political figures were interviewed by a panel of journalists in each episode. In the early years of the series, the panel consisted of Ron Collister, Charles Lynch, and a visitor. In 1974, Collister and Lynch were replaced by Doug Collins and Elizabeth Gray. Guest politicians included Edgar Benson, Réal Caouette, Tommy Douglas, David Lewis, Peter Lougheed, Bryce Mackasey, Lester Pearson, Mitchell Sharp, Robert Stanfield and Pierre Trudeau.
Previously, the CBC conducted political interviews on Press Conference.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast from 1970 to 1974 as follows:
References
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