Crossfire (Canadian TV program)
1956 Canadian TV series or program
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Crossfire is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television in April 1956, and which featured debate and panel show formats.
GenreCurrent affairs
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
| Crossfire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current affairs |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Cliff Solway Art Stinson |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 3 April – 24 April 1956 |
Premise
This program was a mid-season replacement for Citizens' Forum during April 1956. In some episodes of Crossfire, a studio audience posed questions to several experts on a particular topic. Other episodes featured a debate for or against a given subject, resembling a court cross-examination, with a studio audience deciding the winning side of the argument.[1][2]
- 3 April 1956 - debut
- 10 April 1956 - pre-empted for an NHL hockey playoffs broadcast[3]
- 17 April 1956 - "Comic Books - Harmless or Dangerous?", under the audience question format[4]
- 24 April 1956 - "Youth Wants to Know - How to be a Success" - an audience of youths poses questions to an expert panel[5]
Broadcast
This half-hour program was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 to 24 April 1956.