On the Spot

Name: On the Spot
Genre: Documentary

30m3 Seasons

Documentary

EnglishEnded

1 · The Winnipeg Story

2 · Winnipeg Ballet

3 · Oil

4 · Transpacific Flight

5 · It's Raining Soldiers!

6 · Football Story

7 · Hotel Story

8 · The Zoo in Stanley Park

9 · The Mounties' Crime Lab

10 · Saskatchewan Farm Museum

11 · Radar Station

Crew and Cast

Bernard DevlinCreator

Storyline

On the Spot was the first television series made specifically for TV by the National Film Board of Canada, and aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1955. Each episode reported on a different aspect of life in Canada and was introduced with the line "The National Film Board’s up-to-the-minute report of what’s happening somewhere in Canada”. The series was originated by Bernard Devlin, with Robert Anderson as executive producer.