Living (1954 TV program)

Canadian television series

Living

Genre| Informational
Presented by| Elaine Grand
Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
Production
Producer| Ross McLean
Running time| 30 minutes
Original release
Network| CBC Television
Release| 3 May 1954 (1954-05-03) –
1 July 1955 (1955-07-01)

Living is a Canadian informational television program which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1955.

## Premise

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Elaine Grand of Tabloid hosted the program, with topics geared towards women such as child-rearing, gardening, and homemaking.[1] Various subjects were covered by interviews with experts such as cooking with Eristella Langdon, crafts with Peter Whittall (who later hosted Mr. Fixit), design with John Hall, fashion with Iona Monahan, family medical topics with physician S.R. Laycock, and gardening with Lois Lister. The show also covered more serious topics such as senior citizens concerns, adoption, and drinking water fluoridation.[2]

## Scheduling

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This half-hour program was broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on various selected weeknights from 3 May 1954 until 1 July 1955. The closure of Living coincided with Grand's departure for television projects in the United Kingdom such as Lucky Dip and Sharp at Four.

## References

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1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
2. ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Living". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

## External links

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* Allan, Blaine (1996). "Living". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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