Centennial International is a Canadian music variety television miniseries which was broadcast on CBC Television in 1967.
| Centennial International | |
|---|---|
| Genre | music variety |
| Written by | Alex Barris Alfie Scopp Lesia Zubrak |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Drew Crossan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 18 August – 7 September 1967 |
Premise edit
The series was produced for the Canadian Centennial with episodes representing the regions of the world from which Canadians trace their heritage.[1]
Scheduling edit
The half-hour series was broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 pm (Eastern) from 18 August to 1 September 1967, with a final episode on 7 September 1967 at 10:30 pm..
Episodes edit
- Mediterranean nations: starring Sergio Franchi (Italy), folk dancers The Tanets (Greece), Ivan Romanoff orchestra and chorus, and Ahuva Shai (Israel)
- Britain: hosted by George Murray, starring Barry Morse, the 48th Highlanders of Canada pipe and drum corps, Emerald Isle Step Dancers, St. David United Welsh Choir and Irish singer Anne Linden
- Caribbean and Latin America: hosted by Elwood Glover, starring Chicho Valle and orchestra, Los Compadres (Mexico), Chico Simon and his quintet (Haiti), Dick Smith (Jamaica), Nilda (Argentina)
- Europe: hosted by Jan Rubeš, starring Edita Symonek (Germany), Isabel Santos (Portugal), Zemplin Slovak Dancers (Czechoslovakia) and a return of Ivan Romanoff's music group
References edit
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Centennial International". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links edit
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Centennial International". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.