Inquiry (TV series)

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Inquiry
Genrecurrent affairs
Presented by Davidson Dunton (1960–1963)
Laurier LaPierre (1963–1964)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
Producer Patrick Watson
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release26 December 1960 (1960-12-26) –
27 July 1964 (1964-07-27)

Inquiry is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1964.

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Premise

Topics for the first two seasons included censorship, the Columbia River Treaty, the isolation of immigrants, the military, nuclear power, politics, pollution, Quebec separatism and taxation. In the third season the series was able to expand its coverage to include international topics, thanks to a 25% increase in the series budget from the CBC. [1] Warner Troyer also emerged as a leading journalistic talent first in writing, then in production of stories, then joining Dunton in interviews. [2]

Davidson Dunton, previously chairman of the CBC, was the first host of this Ottawa-produced series. [3] When Dunton was appointed to the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism in 1963, he was replaced by Laurier LaPierre. [4] Producer Patrick Watson had earlier made an unsuccessful offer to Pierre Trudeau to host Inquiry. [5]

The title card for the series indicated that its name be pronounced /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/ rather than /ˈɪnkwɪri/ . [2]

When Inquiry ended in 1964, many core participants in the series joined This Hour Has Seven Days , including LaPierre, Troyer and Watson.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast for four seasons as follows (Eastern times):

DayTimeSeason run
Mondays10:30 p.m.26 December 1960 to 22 May 1961
Tuesdays10:00 p.m.3 October 1961 to 27 March 1962
Tuesdays10:30 p.m.8 May to 26 Jun 1962
Tuesdays10:00 p.m.2 October 1962 to 26 March 1963
Tuesdays10:30 p.m.2 April (to September?) 1963
Mondays10:00 p.m.30 September 1963 to 27 July 1964

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References

  1. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  580. ISBN   0-8020-5830-2.
  2. 1 2 Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Inquiry". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  173. ISBN   0-8020-5830-2.
  4. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  407. ISBN   0-8020-5830-2.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  409. ISBN   0-8020-5830-2.
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