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Basic Info
First Air: January 01, 1953
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 66
Last Episode
Name: Career College
Season: 3, Episode: 15
Air Date: 1955-01-01
Runtime: 30 min

On the Spot

1953
Overview

On the Spot was the first television series made specifically for TV by the National Film Board of Canada, and aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1955. Each episode reported on a different aspect of life in Canada and was introduced with the line "The National Film Board’s up-to-the-minute report of what’s happening somewhere in Canada”. The series was originated by Bernard Devlin, with Robert Anderson as executive producer.

Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
  • Canada
Spoken Languages
  • English en

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