Time for Sunday School

Time for Sunday School is a Canadian children's religious television series which aired on CBC Television from 1962 to 1966.

Premise

The series consisted of Bible stories and music with episodes of the US animated series Davey and Goliath. The series also featured Canadian-produced Crabapple Island segments whose leading characters were Mayor Basil Bullfrog and Myopia Mole.
By late 1964, the series featured elements of comparative religion, for example featuring the subject of Hallowe'en and the historic contributions of Druids to that festival.
Series hosts included Gloria Chetwynd, Ann Graham and Helene Nickerson. Nickerson left the series after June 1963 to pursue a teaching career.

Production

The series was produced at CBC Montreal by Robert Haylock, and later Bill Rice.

Scheduling

This half-hour series aired on Sunday mornings or early afternoons for four seasons, except during mid-year breaks. Its debut was 7 October 1962 and its last broadcast was on 26 June 1966.