Live and Learn (TV series)


Live and Learn, original title Course of Knowledge, was a Canadian educational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1965.

Premise

This series presented courses on the sciences and humanities. It was co-produced by the CBC and the University of Toronto, initially airing as a local show on CBLT Toronto and eventually seen throughout the CBC network. Initial course shows were produced in Toronto and later produced in other Canadian cities. At least one course broadcast in this series was imported from a United States educational production.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. from 15 October 1959 to 12 May 1965, with repeat broadcasts on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Initially, this was a local CBLT Toronto broadcast, but was eventually carried by other CBC network stations.

Courses featured

A Live and Learn course in French culture and history won an award from Ohio State University in 1960.

Reception

The "Focus on Physics" course drew popular response as only 17 of the approximately 1500 letters from viewers were critical of the production.