Time for Sunday School
Canadian children's television series
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Time for Sunday School is a Canadian children's religious television series which aired on CBC Television from 1962 to 1966.
Ann Graham
Helene Nickerson
| Time for Sunday School | |
|---|---|
| Genre | children's religious |
| Presented by | Gloria Chetwynd Ann Graham Helene Nickerson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Robert Haylock Bill Rice |
| Production location | Montreal |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 7 October 1962 – 26 June 1966 |
Premise
The series consisted of Bible stories and music with episodes of the US animated series Davey and Goliath. The series also featured Canadian-produced Crabapple Island segments whose leading characters were Mayor Basil Bullfrog and Myopia Mole.[1]
By late 1964, the series featured elements of comparative religion, for example featuring the subject of Hallowe'en and the historic contributions of Druids to that festival.[2]
Series hosts included Gloria Chetwynd, Ann Graham and Helene Nickerson. Nickerson left the series after June 1963 to pursue a teaching career.[3]
Production
The series was produced at CBC Montreal by Robert Haylock, and later Bill Rice.[2][3]
Scheduling
This half-hour series aired on Sunday mornings or early afternoons for four seasons, except during mid-year breaks (July to October). Its debut was 7 October 1962 and its last broadcast was on 26 June 1966.