Horizon (Canadian TV program)
Horizon is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1964.
Premise
Most episodes of the program featured documentaries from various producers on various topics, with the notable exception of the fictional treatment in "The Open Grave" which was broadcast during Easter 1964.Scheduling
This hour-long program was broadcast on alternate Sundays at 10:00 p.m. from 13 October 1963 to 30 August 1964. Let's Face It, A Second Look and Question Mark appeared in the time slot on the other Sundays. The program schedule was interrupted for the 1964 National Hockey League playoffs.Episodes
The broadcasts included these features:- "The Age of Renewal", regarding worldwide renewal of the Christian faith
- "The Age Of Wonder", concerning how youth transition to adulthood.
- "And Then There Were None", concerning endangered species
- "Another Canada", which examined Canadian poverty. Aired in 1963 and broadcast again in January 1964.
- "Clown Of A Thousand Years", regarding how modern comedy performers relate to the traditional concept of the clown. Jack Creley, Ron Hartman, Don Francks and Nancy Wickwire appeared in this documentary.
- "Corridors Of Power", on the Parliament of Canada
- "D-Day: The Canadians", featuring recollections of the Normandy landings by Canadian World War II veterans
- "Denizens Of Outer Space", a study of the universe
- "Down From The Trees", regarding evolution of mankind. Paleontologist Alfred Romer and Napier himself were among those scientists featured in this documentary.
- "The Many Faces Of Gambling"
- "The Measure Of Morality", comparing modern and historic morality. Aired 7 June 1964.
- "The Open Grave", which aired during Easter, a dramatic work regarding a radical leader's death and the disappearance of his body from the grave. Aired on Easter 1964.
- "Picasso", covering the first 65 years of the artist's life
- "The Presumption Of Innocence", regarding criminal law administration in Canada
- "Price Of A Future", regarding problems in post-secondary education including the crowding of universities
- "Speed: The Only New Thrill", concerning transportation and its modern developments of speed
- "This Time, This Place", featuring chansonniers of Quebec
- "This Was A Man", regarding William Shakespeare
- "Whither The Party?", a historical overview of the Communist Party of Canada