Producers' Workshop

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Producers' Workshop
Genreanthology
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release8 July (1955-07-08) 
2 September 1955 (1955-09-02)

Producers' Workshop is a Canadian dramatic and documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1955.

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Premise

This series presented a variety of fiction and non-fiction works. Documentaries included subjects such as the Rebellions of 1837 and bees. In another episode, CBC Radio's Of All Things was given a television adaptation with host Austin Willis. Plays seen on Producers' Workshop included Big Boys Shouldn't Cry (Ted Allan), Flesh Of My Flesh (Guy Parent producer; Mac Shoub writer), The Strike (George Salverson) and The Vise (Luigi Pirandello writer). [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 July to 2 September 1955.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (January 2005). "Producers' Workshop". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.