Crossfire (Canadian TV series)

Crossfire
Genre current affairs
Country of origin  Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Producer(s) Cliff Solway
Art Stinson
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 3 April 1956 – 24 April 1956

Crossfire is a Canadian television current affairs miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1956 which featured debate and panel show formats.

Premise

This series was a mid-season replacement for Citizens' Forum during April 1956. In some episodes of Crossfire, a studio audience posed questions to several experts on a particular topic. Other episodes featured a debate for or against a given subject, resembling a court cross-examination, with a studio audience deciding the winning side of the argument.[1][2]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 April to 24 April 1956.

References

  1. Dube, Bernard (3 April 1956). "TViewing". The Gazette (Montreal). p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Crossfire". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. Dube, Bernard (10 April 1956). "TViewing". The Gazette (Montreal). p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. "Highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 17 April 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. "Highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 24 April 1956. p. 24. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

External links

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