Let's Go to the Museum

Last updated
Let's Go to the Museum
Genrechildren's cultural
Presented by Robert MacNeil
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
ProducerMarion Dunn
Production locations Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release5 October 1954 (1954-10-05) 
18 December 1956 (1956-12-18)

Let's Go to the Museum was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1956.

Contents

Premise

Robert MacNeil, later of the PBS NewsHour , hosted this series concerning museums and their artifacts. Episodes were based on location at a national museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. from 5 October 1954 to 5 April 1955 for its first season, then in the same time slot for its second season from 2 October to 18 December 1956. Features included demonstrations of how museum staff prepare models of First Nations people, and a location report at the Macoun Field Club.


Related Research Articles

The year 1963 involved some significant events in television. Below are lists of notable TV-related events.

The following television-related events took place during 1961.

The year 1960 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1960.

The year 1958 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1958.

The year 1957 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1957.

The year 1956 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1956.

The year 1955 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1955.

The year 1954 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1954.

The year 1953 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1953.

<i>Howdy Doody</i> American childrens television series (1947–1960)

Howdy Doody is an American children's television program that was created and produced by Victor F Campbell and E. Roger Muir. It was broadcast on the NBC television network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children's programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. One of the first television series produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center, in Studio 3A, it pioneered color production in 1956 and NBC used the show to promote color television sets in the late 1950s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CBWT-DT</span> CBC Television station in Winnipeg

CBWT-DT is a CBC Television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It has common ownership with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBWFT-DT. Both stations share studios on Portage Avenue and Young Street in Downtown Winnipeg, while CBWT-DT's transmitter is located near Red Coat Trail/Highway 2 in Macdonald.

<i>The Ernie Kovacs Show</i> American TV series or program

The Ernie Kovacs Show was an American comedy show hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs, first shown in Philadelphia during the early 1950s, then nationally. The show appeared in many versions and formats, including daytime, prime-time, late-night, talk show, comedy, and as a summer replacement series.

<i>Playhouse 90</i> American television series

Playhouse 90 was an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s usually were hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual: a weekly series of hour-and-a-half-long dramas rather than 60-minute plays.

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American television anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.

The 1955–56 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1955 through March 1956. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1954–55 season.

<i>The Colgate Comedy Hour</i> American TV series or program

The Colgate Comedy Hour was an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars. Many of the scripts of the series are archived at the UCLA Library in their Special Collections.

Ford Theatre, spelled Ford Theater for the original radio version and known, in full, as The Ford Television Theatre for the TV version, is a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. At various times the television series appeared on all three major television networks, while the radio version was broadcast on two separate networks and on two separate coasts. Ford Theatre was named for its sponsor, the Ford Motor Company, which had an earlier success with its concert music series, The Ford Sunday Evening Hour (1934–42).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Television show</span> Segment of audiovisual content intended for broadcast on television

A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows. Television shows are most often scheduled for broadcast well ahead of time and appear on electronic guides or other TV listings, but streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime. The content in a television show can be produced with different methodologies such as taped variety shows emanating from a television studio stage, animation or a variety of film productions ranging from movies to series. Shows not produced on a television studio stage are usually contracted or licensed to be made by appropriate production companies.

General Motors Theatre was a Canadian television anthology drama series of television plays, which ran on CBC Television under various titles from September 18, 1952, until January 1, 1961, and in the US on ABC from October 5 to November 2, 1958. The series mainly consisted of one-hour episodes of romance, adventure, or mystery stories, with some social realist drama plays.

Hockey Night in Canada began airing on Saturday nights on CBC Television in 1952. National coverage of the NHL in the U.S. was limited to Saturday afternoon regular season games on CBS, running for four seasons from 1956–57 to 1959–60.