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SUMMARY: Unidentified program of music featuring the Dal Richards Orchestra, with Richards as vocalist.;

SUMMARY: A series of six programs, written and narrated by Dal Richards, featuring musical selections from Canadian dance bands.Includes ballroom and hotel supper club orchestras; NewYear's cross-Canada broadc;ast; popular vocalists; west coast orchestras; and Canada's big bands, 1924-1985.;

SUMMARY: The first of two radio documentaries about the Operation Solidarity opposition to Premier Bennett's restraint program of 1983, and the related conflict between the unions and the Vander Zalm governmen;t in 1988.;

SUMMARY: "Vancouver Theatre" was a CBC radio series that featured new plays by Canadian writers, as well as adaptations of works from other media and from other countries. "The Calling" is a radio play by J. M;ichael Yates, directed by Imbert Orchard and produced at CBC Vancouver. The play is a philosophical discussion revolving around a telephone call. The actors include Lillian Carlson and Lee Taylor.;

SUMMARY: "Club Date" is a light musical show with pianist John Emerson leading an instrumental group with a vocalist. The show ran initially on the Dominion Network (October to December 1950) then resumed on t;he Trans-Canada Network from May 1951 and continued intermittantly for several seasons until July 1955. This episode is an informal quarter-hour with John Emerson (piano), Ernie Blunt (guitar), Sam Da;vis (bass), and Eleanor Collins on vocals. This is Eleanor Collins' first show.;

SUMMARY: The story of British actor-composer Ivor Novello, featuring music composed by Novello.;

SUMMARY: The story of British actor-composer Ivor Novello, featuring music composed by Novello.;

SUMMARY: A half-hour fantasy from Vancouver. A child, played by Olive Sturgess, falls asleep while listening to the radio. In her dream, she meets many of the people that she has heard to on the air. Betty Phi;llips plays the Christmas Fairy who brings the people from the radio to play her songs.;

SUMMARY: "Presenting" is a light musical show with pianist John Emerson accompanying a vocalist. This show only ran four times. In this episode, soprano Betty Phillips sings English songs with Phylis Dilworth ;playing piano.;

SUMMARY: "Today's Guest" is a light musical show in which pianist John Emerson accompanies other musicians. This program features Vicki Binstead on vocals.;

SUMMARY: "Summertime" is a musical show. This episode features vocalists Betty Phillips, Thora Anders, and Vicki Binstead, and Barney Potts as the master of ceremonies.;

SUMMARY: John Emerson's quartet (piano, organ, bass and drums) presents songs by Don Brown and Doreen Hayes;

SUMMARY: "Emerson's Noon" was a weekly program providing light-hearted commentary about topical and not-so-topical events. Emerson's aim was to offer "needless advice to the housewife, infuriate the businessma;n, glorify the teenager, and generally explore sin." This is the second of thirteen programs.;

SUMMARY: This series offered criticism and reviews of various kinds of entertainment in Vancouver. In this episode, Humphrey Burton reviews the Vancouver Festival presentation of "Noye's Fludde".;

SUMMARY: John Emerson interviews Mimi Hines and Phil Ford of the popular husband-and-wife comedy team Ford and Hines.;

SUMMARY: A broadcast of the Vancouver International Festival production of the opera "Noye's Fludde", a 16th-century English mystery play that was set to music in 1957 by Benjamin Britten. The production was s;taged at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver.;

SUMMARY: "Follies of the Fourth Estate", a variety show performed at the Hotel Vancouver Ballroom during the convention of the Canadian Western Newspaper Association. With the Twenties Roar Orchestra conducte;d by Lance Harrison, the Bud Henderson Trio, and several singers.;

SUMMARY: "Ensemble Music". Violinist Cardo Smalley and pianist Phylis Dilworth join with soprano Betty Phillips in a 45-minute Wednesday night recital from CBC Vancouver's studios. The program consists of comp;ositions for voice, violin and piano.;

SUMMARY: "Presenting" is a light musical show with pianist John Emerson accompanying a vocalist. This show only ran four times. In this episode, soprano Betty Phillips sings a program of Russian songs by Rachm;aninoff, Rimsky-Korsakoff and Gretchaninoff.;

SUMMARY: "Presenting" is a light musical show with pianist John Emerson accompanying a vocalist. This show only ran four times. In this program soprano Betty Phillips, with Phylis Dilworth at the piano, play F;rench art songs.;

SUMMARY: "Today's Guest" is a light musical show in which pianist John Emerson accompanies other musicians. This program features Don Francks on vocals. (This program was Emerson's first appearance on the CBC.;);

SUMMARY: "Emerson and Friends" was a half-hour program with the aim of "entertainment", combining music and comedy sketches. John Emerson hosts and plays music with the Chris Gage Trio (which consisted of musi;cians Chris Gage and Bud Henderson and vocalist Betty Phillips). This episode, the first in the series, features Ian Thorne and Pat Walker as guests.;

SUMMARY: "Emerson and Friends" was a half-hour program with the aim of "entertainment", combining music and comedy sketches. John Emerson hosts and plays music with the Chris Gage Trio (which consisted of musi;cians Chris Gage and Bud Henderson and vocalist Betty Phillips). This episode, the second in the series, features Doug Haskins and Donald Brown as guests.;

SUMMARY: "Cue Me" is a panel show from Vancouver with Gordon Hilker (moderator), Dr. Donald Soule and John Emerson. This is the final episode in the series.;

SUMMARY: A production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", adapted for radio by Don Erickson.;

SUMMARY: "Emerson's Weekly" was a half-hour program of commentary on random subjects by Vancouver actor and raconteur John Emerson. In this episode, Emerson discusses the editorial policy of media, personal fi;nance, and other topics, and plays some recorded music. This is the first program in the series.;

SUMMARY: A program of original compositions by Bill Solly, featuring John Emerson on piano.;

SUMMARY: Distinguished Artists was a series that was broadcast across Canada and featured Canadian talent. This epidode from Vancouver features soprano Betty Phillips, with Thomas Rolston, violinist, and Phyli;s Dilworth, pianist.;

SUMMARY: "Best of Emerson" is a twice-a-week series (Monday and Friday) that ran from July 2 to September 28, 1962. In this series Vancouver's provocative conversationalist, John Emerson, discusses unusual asp;ects of Vancouver history, and gives his recollections and impressions of well-known people. In this episode, number 2 in the series, Emerson discusses Richard Albert Wilson, George Bernard Shaw, sing;er Mimi Hines and newspaperman Stuart Keate.;

SUMMARY: "Best of Emerson" is a twice-a-week series (Monday and Friday) that ran from July 2 to September 28, 1962. In this series Vancouver's provocative conversationalist, John Emerson, discusses unusual asp;ects of Vancouver history and gives his recollections and impressions of well-known people. This episode, the third in the series, contains references to Liberace and Lawrence Welk.;