The Watson Report
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The Watson Report was a Canadian current affairs
television series, seen nationally on CBC
from 1975 to 1981. The titular host was Patrick Watson, previously of This Hour Has Seven Days
whose interviews for the show included national political leaders. More elaborate filmed features appeared in The Watson Report during its later years.
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
television series, seen nationally on CBC
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...
from 1975 to 1981. The titular host was Patrick Watson, previously of This Hour Has Seven Days
This Hour Has Seven Days
This Hour Has Seven Days is a controversial CBC Television newsmagazine which ran from 1964 to 1966. The show, inspired by the BBC-TV and NBC-TV satire series That Was The Week That Was, was created by Patrick Watson and Douglas Leiterman as an avenue for a more stimulating and boundary-pushing...
whose interviews for the show included national political leaders. More elaborate filmed features appeared in The Watson Report during its later years.