Here Come the Seventies

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Here Come the Seventies
Genre Documentary
Theme music composer John Mills-Cockell
Opening theme"Tillicum"
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Producers Philip S. Hobel
Douglas Leiterman
Original release
Network CTV
Release17 September 1970 (1970-09-17) 
1973 (1973)
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Here Come the Seventies was a Canadian documentary television series seen nationally on CTV from 1970 to 1973 normally on Thursday nights at 9:30 (Eastern).

The programs were produced by Philip S. Hobel and Douglas J. Leiterman, who previously produced The Fabulous Sixties series for CTV. [1] "Communications – The Wired World" was the first episode to air, on 17 September 1970.

The series had a unique opening scene featuring a nude blonde girl, seen from behind, walking from the beach into the surf until she disappears under the surface to swim underwater. This opening title had various clips of different thought provoking scenes superimposed over the model, of people and new technologies of the time, so as to distract from the nudity which was provocative for early 1970s Canadian television.

Toronto electronic music group Syrinx produced the program's theme song, "Tillicum", which became a minor radio hit in Canada, hitting No.38 on the Canadian charts on June 5th 1971. [2] [1]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Communications: The Wired World"17 September 1970 (1970-09-17)
2"Fashion in the 70s"24 September 1970 (1970-09-24)
3"Genetics: Man The Creator"1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)
4"Space: Lab in the Sky"15 October 1970 (1970-10-15)
5"Youth: The Search for Relevance"22 October 1970 (1970-10-22)
6"Geopolitics: Shape of Things to Come"29 October 1970 (1970-10-29)
7"Cities: Living in a Machine"5 November 1970 (1970-11-05)
8"Penology: The Keeper of the Keys"12 November 1970 (1970-11-12)
9"Medicine: Living To Be A Hundred"19 November 1970 (1970-11-19)
10"Mass Transit: Up, Up and Away"26 November 1970 (1970-11-26)
11"Art in the Seventies: Search For Inner Self"3 December 1970 (1970-12-03)
12"Education: No More Teachers, No More Books"10 December 1970 (1970-12-10)
13"Air Pollution: Sweetening the Air"17 December 1970 (1970-12-17)
14"Technology: Catastrophe or Commitment?"14 January 1971 (1971-01-14)
15"Crime: Dye Guns, Lasers, Justice?"21 January 1971 (1971-01-21)
16"Brother, Can You Spare $1,000,000,000?"28 January 1971 (1971-01-28)
17"Arctic: The Last Chance"4 February 1971 (1971-02-04)
18"The Biochemedical Revolution: Moods of the Future"11 February 1971 (1971-02-11)
19"Woman: The Hand That Cradles the Rock"18 February 1971 (1971-02-18)
20"Water: The Effluent Society"25 February 1971 (1971-02-25)
21"Sports: The Programmed Gladiators"4 March 1971 (1971-03-04)
22"Race Relations: Getting It Together"11 March 1971 (1971-03-11)
23"Sex: Breaking Down the Barriers"18 March 1971 (1971-03-18)
24"Leisure: Living With the Twenty Hour Week"25 March 1971 (1971-03-25)
25"Mental Health: New Frontiers of Sanity"1 April 1971 (1971-04-01)
26"Let The Seller Beware"15 April 1971 (1971-04-15)

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References

  1. 1 2 Jafarnejad, Diba (30 March 2021). "Here Come The Seventies". The History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. "RPM 100 Singles". RPM . 15 (16). Collections Canada. 5 June 1971. Retrieved 26 January 2008. "Tillicum" peaked No.38 on RPM 100 singles charts.