In the Present Tense is a Canadian

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...

 current affairs 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 1974.

Premise

Each episode featured interviews and analysis on a particular topic such as America in the Middle East, an exploration of inflation

Inflation

In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a...

, political rivalry in France and coal mining in the United Kingdom. Episodes were taped on the day of broadcast, and made significant use of videotaped material.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on alternate Sundays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 13 January to 17 May 1974. Ombudsman

Ombudsman (TV series)

Ombudsman was a Canadian television programme which sought to investigate and resolve disputes between people and government or business systems. When the series began, government ombudsman offices were only available in a few Canadian provinces...

was broadcast in this time slot on other weeks.