| Twenty Million Questions | |
|---|---|
| Genre | public affairs |
| Presented by | Donald Gordon Charles Lynch |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cameron Graham |
| Production location | Ottawa |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | 6 October 1966 – 24 June 1969 |
Twenty Million Questions is a Canadian public affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1969.
This weekly half-hour series featured documentary and interview footage regarding topics of national concern. Its hosts were Carleton University political science professor Donald Gordon and journalist Charles Lynch. Episode directors included Ed Reid and Moses Znaimer. Bernard Ostry served as series Production Supervisor. [1]
Episodes were broadcast on Thursdays at 10 p.m., from 6 October 1966 to 30 March 1967.
Episodes were broadcast on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. for the second season from 13 September 1967 to 26 June 1968.
This final season of episodes was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. for its final season from 17 September 1968 to 24 June 1969.
The year 1966 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in that year.
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Science and Conscience is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1968.
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The Four Corners is a Canadian travel television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.
Theologo '67 was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1968.
The Promised Land is a Canadian historical drama television miniseries by the National Film Board of Canada. It was first broadcast in 1957 on Radio-Canada, then dubbed into English and adapted for broadcast by CBC Television as a four-part series in 1962. The NFB now classifies it as a feature film.
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The True North is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1967.
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Untamed World was a 1968–1976 TV wildlife series narrated by Phil Carey and Alan Small. It is probably remembered by many for its distinctive and interesting theme music. It is sometimes confused with another wildlife show from the era, Wild Kingdom.
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