Marc's Grab Bag

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Marc's Grab Bag
Genrearts talk show
Presented byMarc Stone
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerHedley Read
Production location Toronto
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release11 September 1973 (1973-09-11) 
3 September 1974 (1974-09-03)

Marc's Grab Bag was a Canadian arts talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1974.

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Premise

Marc Stone hosted this youth-oriented talk show which was set in a coffee house. Topics were within the realm of arts with guests such as Karen Booth (animator), Monica Gaylord (pianist), Doug Hemmy (animator), Harris Kirschenbaum (film producer), Jack Schectman (singer-songwriter) and Naomi Tyrell (mime). [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series aired Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 11 September to 16 October 1973. Broadcasts resumed in the same time slot on 8 January until the final original episode on 26 March 1974. Episodes were repeated from June to September 1974.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Marc's Grab Bag". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.