The Lively Arts

Canadian TV series or program
The Lively Arts
StarringHenry Comer
Harry Mannis
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersVincent Tovell
Barry Harris
Milan Chvostek
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC
ReleaseOctober 3, 1961 (1961-10-03) –
June 24, 1964 (1964-06-24)

The Lively Arts was a weekly half-hour CBC Television programme about arts and culture. It ran from October 1961 to June 1964. The show was composed of filmed and studio interviews, either produced by the CBC or purchased from the BBC and others.[1]

Episodes

1963

  • January 15: Mexican sculpture, 7000 to 1500 BC[2]
  • January 22: A film tour of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, with architect Sir Basil Spence[3]
  • February 12: The photos of William Notman, selected from the McGill collection[4]
  • February 26: A documentary on R. York Wilson, explaining abstract art[5]
  • March 5: Music in America today, with composers Arthur Schwartz, Morton Gould, Aaron Copland, David Raksin[6]

References

  1. ^ CBC/film archive Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine at queensu.ca
  2. ^ "Advertisement" (Newspapers.com). The Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 15 January 1963. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Advertisement" (Newspapers.com). The Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 22 January 1963. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Advertisement" (Newspapers.com). The Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 12 February 1963. p. 18.
  5. ^ "Roy Shields' View: Montreal Viewers Witness 'Teapot Tempest'" (Newspapers.com). The Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 27 February 1963. p. 36.
  6. ^ "Advertisement" (Newspapers.com). The Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 5 March 1963. p. 14.


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