Other Voices (Canadian TV series)
| Other Voices | |
|---|---|
| Genre | current affairs |
| Presented by | Don Francks |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jim Guthro |
| Producer | Richard Nielsen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 6 October 1964 – 29 June 1965 |
Other Voices is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1964 to 1965.
Premise[edit]
Don Francks hosted this series which sought to feature groups who did not usually receive significant television coverage such as First Nations people living on reserve, youth in the British Mods and Rockers subcultures, and homosexuals ("Every Tenth Man"). The series also contained dramatic, musical or satirical sketches. The series also featured people such as author Wyndham Lewis, composer Charles Mingus,[1] academic Marshall McLuhan, filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, painter Frederick Varley and musician Joe Hill. Other Voices filled the current affairs void left by the cancellation of the previous season's Horizon.[2][3]
Scheduling[edit]
This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) in two runs, from 6 October to 29 December 1964, then 6 April to 29 June 1965.
Reception[edit]
The series attempted controversy, but an episode on cultural mediocrity drew criticism from one of its interview subjects, Gladys Taylor, who assumed the discussion was about the arts. Instead, when the programme aired, she unexpectedly found herself ridiculed as a "mediocrat".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Other Voices: The Meditations of Charles Mingus (EQ blue)". YouTube. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Other Voices". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 407. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 418. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Other Voices". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Other Voices at IMDb
