Take a Look (TV series)

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Take a Look
GenreChildren's historical
Presented byDick Sutton
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Running time15 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release5 July 1955 (1955-07-05) 
27 June 1956 (1956-06-27)

Take a Look is a Canadian children's historical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1956.

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Premise

This series featured natural history as illustrated by artifacts from the Manitoba Museum. Host Dick Sutton of the museum was later featured in the 1957 CBC series Discoveries . [1]

Scheduling

The first episodes of this 15-minute series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. from 5 July to 20 September 1955. It continued for a full season on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. from 28 September 1955 to 27 June 1956.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Take a Look". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.