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Science Magazine was a half-hour television show produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC) from 1975 to 1979.
The show was hosted by geneticist David Suzuki
, who previously hosted the daytime youth programme Suzuki On Science
. Science Magazine moved beyond the youth audience and was mostly broadcast during prime time, except for occasional sessions where the show was repeated at afternoon times.
The program featured news and features on scientific research and developments. Regular items within the show included "How Things Work" and "Science Update". Jan Tennant
and Cy Strange
of the CBC were the program's film feature narrators.
Science Magazine, as such, ended production when the CBC joined it with The Nature of Things
, keeping the latter as title and Suzuki as host.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(CBC) from 1975 to 1979.
The show was hosted by geneticist David Suzuki
David Suzuki
David Suzuki, CC, OBC is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a Ph.D in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department of the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001...
, who previously hosted the daytime youth programme Suzuki On Science
Suzuki on Science
Suzuki on Science is a Canadian science information television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1972.-Premise:This marked the debut of University of British Columbia science professor David Suzuki as a television series host and launched his career as a Canadian scientific...
. Science Magazine moved beyond the youth audience and was mostly broadcast during prime time, except for occasional sessions where the show was repeated at afternoon times.
The program featured news and features on scientific research and developments. Regular items within the show included "How Things Work" and "Science Update". Jan Tennant
Jan Tennant
Jan Tennant is a Canadian television journalist. She joined the CBC in 1966 as a unit secretary. She soon became a script assistant for The Way It Is and The Nature of Things and then moved into announcing for both radio and television...
and Cy Strange
Cy Strange
Cyril "Cy" Strange was a Canadian radio broadcaster who was born in Maguire, Ontario.He joined CFRB in 1943 as a journalist, and moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1946...
of the CBC were the program's film feature narrators.
Science Magazine, as such, ended production when the CBC joined it with The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on the CBC on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging...
, keeping the latter as title and Suzuki as host.