Ad and Lib
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Ad and Lib was a Canadian
television series which aired on CBC Television
in 1954.
) are located in a somewhat rural setting. Their improvised dialogue discusses the difference between urban and rural lifestyles.
produced Ad and Lib.
The series aired weekdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern). After little more than three months, CBC cancelled the programme without warning.
television critic Bob Blackburn described the series as CBC's "second biggest turkey" of 1954, behind Clarke, Campbell & Co.
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Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
television series which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
in 1954.
Premise
General store operators Ad (Joe Austin) and Lib (Larry D. MannLarry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann is a Canadian actor. Prior to his acting career, he was a disk jockey on CHUM 1050 radio in Toronto in 1949. His best-known Canadian television exposure was in a Bell Canada series of commercials called "The Boss" in which he played the title role for ten years beginning in 1981...
) are located in a somewhat rural setting. Their improvised dialogue discusses the difference between urban and rural lifestyles.
Production and scheduling
Leo OrensteinLeo Orenstein
Leo Alan Orenstein was a Canadian director, producer and writer who worked primarily in television and theatre. At CBC Television alone, he was director or producer in over 150 works there, many of which were adaptations of works by such authors as Chekhov, Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw and...
produced Ad and Lib.
The series aired weekdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern). After little more than three months, CBC cancelled the programme without warning.
Critical reception
Ottawa CitizenOttawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
television critic Bob Blackburn described the series as CBC's "second biggest turkey" of 1954, behind Clarke, Campbell & Co.
Clarke, Campbell & Co.
Clarke, Campbell & Co. is a Canadian experimental television series which aired on CBC Television in 1954.-Premise:One of the primary hosts of this Toronto-produced series was Marion Clarke , a Nova Scotia resident who won a beauty-related contest of Chatelaine magazine. As a result, she was...
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