Titans (Canadian TV series)
| Titans | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom O'Neill |
| Starring | Patrick Watson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Moses Znaimer |
| Producer | Lisa Smith |
| Release | |
| Original release | 3 July 1981 – 22 August 1982 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Witness to Yesterday |
Titans is a Canadian docudrama series produced for the 1981/82 season by CBC and Citytv (Titans Television Limited). The premise features staged interviews involving Patrick Watson and an actor who portrays a historical figure, conceptually similar to Watson's earlier series, Witness to Yesterday.
The program began as a summer series on CBC Television starting 3 July 1981.[1] The initial run ended 25 September 1981. A second run of the series aired from 18 April to 22 August 1982.
Guest actors[]
Following are some of the historical persons featured in the series, with the actors who portrayed them:[1][2]
- Napoleon – David Calderisi
- Nefertiti – Marilyn Lightstone
- Galileo – Chris Wiggins
- Queen Elizabeth I – Frances Hyland
- Stephen Leacock – W. O. Mitchell
- Nostradamus – Len Birman
- Confucius – John Neville
- Albert Einstein – John Marley
- Billy Bishop – Cedric Smith
- George Sand – Andrea Martin
- Alexander Graham Bell – Patrick Watson
See also[]
- Meeting of Minds – a similar interview series produced by Steve Allen
References[]
- ^ a b Groen, Rick (3 July 1981). "Titans recycles a good TV idea". The Globe and Mail. p. 17.
- ^ Allan, Blaine. "Tidewater to Tzigane (includes Titans)". Directory of CBC Television Series. Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
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