The Family Circle

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For the American magazine, see Family Circle. For the related Australian magazine, see Pacific Magazines. For the British magazine, see Family Circle (UK magazine). For the comic strip originally called The Family Circle, see The Family Circus.

The Family Circle
Genredocumentary
Presented byPolly MacKay-Smith
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerPatrick Watson
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release7 April (1957-04-07) –
9 June 1957 (1957-06-09)

The Family Circle was a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.

Premise[]

This series concerned the lives of children, using productions from Crawley Films, the National Film Board of Canada and United World Films. Polly MacKay-Smith hosted the films which were accompanied by a panel discussion involving teachers and parents.[1]

Scheduling[]

This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 April to 9 June 1957.

Episodes[]

  • 7 April 1957: this episode argues the emotional requirements of children as they develop
  • 14 April 1957: this episode featured the development patterns and playing behaviour of children 15 and under
  • 21 April 1957: "The Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes" (Crawley Films)
  • 28 April 1957: "The Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives" (Crawley Films)
  • 5 May 1957: "From Sociable Six to Noisy Nines" (Crawley Films)
  • 12 May 1957: "Why Won't Tommy Eat?" (Crawley Films)
  • 19 May 1957: "From Ten To Twelve" (Crawley Films)
  • 26 May 1957: "The Teens" (Crawley Films)
  • 2 June 1957: "Shyness" (NFB)
  • 9 June 1957: "Family Circles" - this episode features the relationship between school and home and its effect on child development

References[]

  1. ^ "Child As Individual Topic of TV Series". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 6 April 1957. p. 60. Retrieved 17 April 2012.

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