Albert's Place
{{Short description|Canadian children's television series}}
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Albert's Place was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1959.
Premise
The series featured stories and songs geared towards children, featuring the puppet Albert who lives in an attic where he had books, paints, trunks and other items. Other regulars included Robert Clothier who portrayed a handyman, with John Chappell (folk singer) and Nonie Stewart (story teller).
Production
Albert's Place was produced in Vancouver by Len Lauk.{{cite web | url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=670 | first=John | last=Corcelli | date=February 2005 | title=Albert's Place | publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation | accessdate=7 May 2010 }}
Scheduling
The series was broadcast in a 15-minute time slot on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 July to 23 September 1959 as a mid-year programme.
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/A.html |first=Blaine |last=Allan |title=Albert's Place |publisher=Queen's University |year=1996 |accessdate=7 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725015352/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/A.html |archivedate=25 July 2014 }}
- {{IMDb title|0341683}}
Category:CBC Television original programming
Category:1950s Canadian children's television series
Category:1959 Canadian television series debuts
Category:1959 Canadian television series endings
Category:Black-and-white Canadian television shows