Stopwatch and Listen
| Stopwatch and Listen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy |
| Starring | Sam Aaron Barbara Hamilton Alfie Scopp |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ross McLean |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 12 September – 10 October 1952 |
Stopwatch and Listen is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1952.
Premise
This mockumentary series was based on a 1951 programme on CBC Radio's Trans-Canada Network. All aspects of the production were managed by producer Ross McLean. He chose a theme such as feature films or telephones six weeks prior to airdate then conducted rehearsals on the resulting scripts four weeks later. This culminated in a live broadcast of that episode.[1]
Scheduling
This half-hour series debut was broadcast on Fridays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 12 September to 10 October 1952. Its time slot was filled by CBC Concert after this.[2]
References
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ Barris, Alex (24 October 1952). "On the Screen". The Globe and Mail. p. 8.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Stopwatch and Listen". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Stopwatch and Listen at IMDb