Crossfire (Canadian TV program)

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Crossfire
GenreCurrent affairs
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Producers Cliff Solway
Art Stinson
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release3 April (1956-04-03) –
24 April 1956 (1956-04-24)

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

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Premise

This program 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]

Broadcast

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

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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.
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