Let's Face It (TV series)

Let's Face It
Genre	current affairs
Written by	Ken Johnstone Sonja Sinclair Gerald Taafe
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	Byron Riggan
Editor	Edgar Sarton
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	20 October (1963-10-20) – 29 December 1963 (1963-12-29)

Let's Face It was a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television in 1963.

Premise

Let's Face It was originally produced as a regional show on CBMT Montreal, concerning topics within Quebec. In 1963, the Montreal-produced series was expanded for a network-wide audience and examined national and international events of note. Correspondents of the network-wide version of Let's Face It were located in most of CBC's major production locations throughout Canada.[1]

The series was inspired by BBC's That Was the Week That Was and incorporated elements of satire and music. As such, it was a forerunner of CBC's This Hour Has Seven Days.[1]

Peter Desbarats and Pauline Julien were among the contributors who appeared during the series, which presented both English and French personalities.[2] Interview subjects included Simone de Beauvoir, John Grigg, Arthur Koestler, Anthony Sampson and Jean-Paul Sartre.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on alternate Sundays at 10:00 p.m. from 20 October to 29 December 1963. Horizon appeared on the other Sundays.

Reception

Let's Face It was deemed an "embarrassment" and was cancelled after several weeks.[3] Ottawa Citizen television critic Jean Strachan deemed it among CBC's "poorest quality, most immature productions" of that season.[4]

References

1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Let's Face It". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
2. Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 580. ISBN 978-0-8020-5830-0.
3. Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-8020-5830-0.
4. Strachan, Jean (17 December 1963). "Televiews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 17.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Let's Face It". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.