First Person
Genredrama anthology
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerRaymond Whitehouse
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release8 June 1960 (1960-06-08) –
8 February 1961 (1961-02-08)

First Person is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1961.

Premise

This dramatic anthology consisted of adapted and original stories whose teleplays were produced out of CBC Toronto.[1][2]

This series is distinct from Adrienne Clarkson's First Person talk show in 1966.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was first broadcast over 20 weeks on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 June to 19 October 1960. Then it was given a full season on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 26 October 1960 to 8 February 1961.

Episodes

Some of the teleplays included:

June–October 1960
October 1960-February 1961

References

  1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 271. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "First Person". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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