Counterpoint (TV series)

Counterpoint
Genre	current affairs
Written by	Edgar Sarton
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Producer(s)	David Bloomberg
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	12 February 1967 – 18 June 1967

Counterpoint is a Canadian current affairs television series on English-French Canadian relations which aired on CBC Television in 1967.

Premise

This Montreal-produced series highlighted Quebec culture in an effort to encourage harmony between English and French Canadians. For example, a segment showed francophone customers of a British-themed tavern while anglophones ate at a French bistro. Film, jazz and women's hockey in Quebec were also featured. While the series tended to promote culture more than politics, an interview with federal cabinet minister Jean-Luc Pépin was featured in one episode.^[1]

Counterpoint was hosted by journalist Armande Saint-Jean and actor-producer Arthur Garmaise.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Sunday afternoons from 12 February to 18 June 1967, initially at 2:30 p.m., and changed to the 2:00 p.m. time slot from 16 April.

References

1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Counterpoint". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=953. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Counterpoint". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Con.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.