Time for Living was 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...

 variety 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 1969.

Premise

This variety series included music and comedy that was intended for young adults. Host Ray St. Germain

Ray St. Germain

Ray St. Germain is a musician, author, and radio show host. He was the 2006 federal Liberal candidate for the Winnipeg Centre constituency....

 was joined by the comedy troupe The Society (originally called The Just Society). Show writer Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke is a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the patriarch on the ABC television series Growing Pains.- Early life :...

 was a member of The Society. Guests included musicians Lenny Breau

Lenny Breau

Leonard Harold "Lenny" Breau was a musician, guitar player, and music educator. He was known for blending many styles of music including: jazz, country, classical and flamenco guitar...

 and Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and comic Rosemary Radcliffe

Rosemary Radcliffe

Rosemary Radcliffe is a Canadian comic actress, writer, composer and painter. She graduated from Ryerson College in Toronto, then began her television career on Sunday Morning at CBLT Toronto....

. Rick Wilkins

Rick Wilkins (musician)

Rick Herbert Richard Wilkins is a Canadian composer, conductor, and tenor saxophonist. He is primarily known for his work as an arranger. He has worked extensively for CBC and CTV arranging, rehearsing, and often conducting music for television and radio programs of pop-music and variety...

was the show's musical director.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 11 September until its final episode on 11 December 1969.