Counterpoint (TV series)

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

Counterpoint
Genrecurrent affairs
Written byEdgar Sarton
Country of originCanada
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Producer(s)David Bloomberg
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release12 February –
18 June 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. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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