The First Five Years is a Canadian informational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1974.
| The First Five Years | |
|---|---|
| Genre | informational |
| Presented by | Bette Stephenson Lloyd Robertson (1971–73) Harry Brown (1973–74) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 (1 national) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dodi Robb |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 October 1971 – 9 May 1974 |
Premise edit
The series concerns children younger than school age. Lloyd Robertson and Bette Stephenson were hosts for the first two seasons which aired locally on CBLT Toronto. Its third season was broadcast on the national network with Harry Brown replacing Robertson as a regular host.[1]
Scheduling edit
The half-hour series was initially produced as a local programme for CBLT on Wednesday afternoons from 4 October 1971 until 9 May 1973. It was broadcast nationally Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. for one season from 4 October 1973 to 9 May 1974.
References edit
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The First Five Years". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links edit
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The First Five Years". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.