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Sprockets (TV series)

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Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
2

Running time
  
30 minutes

First episode date
  
16 January 1975

Network
  
CBC Television

Genre
  
Short Film

Original language(s)
  
English

Producer(s)
  
Julius Kohanyi

Original network
  
CBC Television

Final episode date
  
29 June 1976

Number of seasons
  
2

Language
  
English

Sprockets is a Canadian short film television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1976.

Contents

Premise

This series featured short films by independent Canadian filmmakers, including animated and experimental works. Hosts for each episode were selected from Michael Hirsh, Frederick Manter, Whitney Smith, Mark Stone and Jana Veverka.

Scheduling

In its debut season, this half-hour series was broadcast Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 January to 13 March 1975. It moved to Fridays at 10:30 p.m. from 18 April to 27 June 1975. For the second season, it was broadcast Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. from 11 March to 1 April 1976, then another run on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 22 June to 29 June 1976.

Episodes

Films included:

  • At 99: A Portrait Of Louise Tandy Murch (Deepa Saltzman)
  • The Brotherhood (Al Sens), animation from Vancouver
  • Dull Day Demolition (Insight Productions)
  • The Journals Of Susanna Moodie (Marie Waisberg)
  • O Canada (Henning Jacobsen)

    • References

    Sprockets (TV series) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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