Frank Peers has unearthed a remarkable quantity of new material - from government documents, CBC records, interviews with key figures, and the records and manuscripts of a number of principals - and woven it into a fascinating and authoritative account of the state's involvement in broadcasting during these troubled and changeful years.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-443) and index
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- 384.55/4/0971
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- P43 1979eb
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Table of Contents
- COVER 1
- PREFACE 6
- CONTENTS 10
- CHRONOLOGY 12
- INTRODUCTION 14
- I: Canadian Television: Beginnings 20
- II: A National Service 46
- III: The Fowler Commission, 1955-1957 72
- IV: A Turning Point 109
- V: A New Government, A New Bill 132
- VI: The Broadcasting Act, 1958 169
- VII: A 'Sea of Troubles': The CBC from 1958 to 1963 193
- VIII: The BBC'S 'Most Productive' Years: 1958-1963 232
- IX: Advice to the Perplexed Liberals 279
- X The System in the Mid-Sixties 300
- XI From the Fowler Committee to the End of 'Seven Days' 322
- XII: The White Paper and the 1967 Broadcasting Committee 369
- XIII: The Broadcasting Act, 1968 400
- XIV: Evolution of the Broadcasting System in Canada 430
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 458
- APPENDIX 462
- INDEX 466
- A 466
- B 466
- C 467
- D 470
- E 470
- F 470
- G 471
- H 471
- I 471
- J 472
- K 472
- L 472
- M 472
- N 473
- O 473
- P 474
- Q 474
- R 474
- S 475
- T 475
- U 476
- V 476
- W 476
- Z 476