Genre informational Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 2 First episode date 3 May 1954 Network CBC Television Language English | Presented by Elaine Grand Original language(s) English Producer(s) Ross McLean Final episode date 1 July 1955 Number of seasons 2 | |
Living was a Canadian informational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1955.
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Premise
Elaine Grand of Tabloid hosted this series on topics geared towards women such as child rearing, gardening and homemaking. Various subjects were covered by interviews with experts such as cooking with Eristella Langdon, crafts with Peter Whittall (who later hosted Mr. Fixit), design with John Hall, fashion with Iona Monahan, family medical topics with physician S.R. Laycock and gardening with Lois Lister. The show also covered more serious topics such as senior citizens concerns, adoption and drinking water fluoridation.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on various selected weeknights from 3 May 1954 until 1 July 1955. The closure of Living coincided with Grand's departure for television projects in the United Kingdom such as Lucky Dip and Sharp at Four.