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SUMMARY: "Heritage Theatre" was a series of short historical plays set in the Vancouver environs. These vignettes illustrate some of the significant events and interesting episodes from Vancouver's earliest ti;mes. First broadcast in 1977, the plays were made in co-operation with the Social Planning Department of the City of Vancouver. This series was broadcast during the summer of 1981. This episode, "The ;Floating Crap Game" by John Wiesenfeld, takes a look at gambling on BC ferries.;

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Bob Skelly, leader of the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) talks about Premier Bill Bennett's throne speech and what the NDP would do to fix the province’s problems. In a taped video segment Webster goes to the Great Canadian Casino where the casino is letting a college hold a casino night with the gambling proceeds shared between the college and the casino. Dr. Mary Keyes, Director of the McMaster School of Physical Education, discusses fitness and the Canadian Summit on Fitness. John T. Stewart, Director of the North Shore Counselling Centre, talks about the services the centre provides and the need for funding. Hunky Bill Konyk, who sells perogies from a booth at the PNE, appears on the show to feed Jack and to promote an upcoming party for people from Manitoba, his prior home.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster interviews three anonymous compulsive gamblers about the impact of their addiction on their lives. Harry Atkinson, Director of Debtor Assistance Branch, discusses what people can do to get out of debt and their rights and obligations.