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Sampson, Paddy, 1926-2005 File
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Points east, points west [television program]

Television series that aired from May-October 1976, featuring musical variety productions from CBC centres outside Toronto, two each from Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, and St. John's. The programs were pilots for future CBC productions and featured local talents from each of the regions.

A La Carte

File contains three audio reels with various recordings from the A La Carte program.

The Wolfman Jack Show [television series]

The U.S. disk jockey Wolfman Jack came to the greater public's attention in the 1973 film American Graffiti and as the announcer for the television rock concert series, The Midnight Special. His Howl Productions co-produced The Wolfman Jack Show with the CBC in Vancouver. The producers booked foreign performers as well as Canadian musical artists, such as the Stampeders and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and was intended to give Canadian artists an avenue into an international market. The program also featured regular performances by the Famous People Players, and comedy with Danny Wells, Peter Cullen, and Sally Sales.

Original air dates: Tue 7:30-8:00 p.m., 5 Oct 1976-13 Sep 1977

Wolfman Jack

Zhao Gala

The last 10 minutes of the televised music special.

Superspecials [television series]

A recurring special weekend broadcast that showcased many of Canada's international and up-and-coming stars, supported by well-known foreign talent. The Superspecials slot was the place for four annual Wayne and Shuster hour-long shows, as well as programs by the Irish Rovers and ballerina Karen Kain.

Festival "The Blues"

File consists of various reel-to-reel audio tapes of "The Blues" festival on 23 February 1966.

Black Hallelujah

File consists of various reel-to-reel audio tapes from the television series "Black Hallelujah".

Treasure of kings / NBC Network, USA

A 90 minute feature film documentary about the discover of lost art treasures for the NBC network in conjunction with Phil Stein/ Belafonte Productions. Filmed on location in Czechoslovakia, West Germany and Austria.

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Youth concert exerpts

Produced as 12 one-hour specials of Canadian orchestral works and original ballets, jazz and classical, with international soloists. Hosts included Lois Applebaum and Mario Bernardi.

Commonwealth Jazz Club

File consists of various reel-to-reel audio tapes from the 1965 music television miniseries "Commonwealth Jazz Club".

Festival Dubs

File contains two reel-to-reel audio tapes of a festival dub for television.