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Watching: On the Spot
0.0•1953-01-01•3 Seasons
Season 2
Episode 18
Episodes
EP 1
School for Charm
EP 2
Dresden Story
EP 3
Story of a Newspaper
EP 4
Laurentian Skiing
EP 5
Test Pilot
EP 6
The Strong Man
EP 7
Threshermen’s Reunion
EP 8
Survival in the Bush
EP 9
The Traffic Cop
EP 10
Javanese Dancing
EP 11
On Leave in Tokyo
EP 12
Police Club for Boys
EP 13
Artist in Montreal
EP 14
Hidden Power
EP 15
Movies in the Mill
EP 16
Judo - Jinks
EP 17
Chinese Canadians
EP 18
Food and Drug Patrol
EP 19
Korea, After the War
EP 20
Aviation Medicine
EP 21
End of Tour
EP 22
Auto Production
EP 23
Chosen Children
EP 24
Workshop for Science
EP 25
Better Business Bureau
EP 26
Camera Men
EP 27
The Magnificent
EP 28
How to Climb a Mountain
EP 29
The Doll Factory
EP 30
Deep Sleep
EP 31
The Car Mart
EP 32
Cancer Clinic
EP 33
Bureau of Missing Persons
EP 34
Curtain Time in Ottawa
EP 35
Harness Racing
EP 36
French Cuisine
EP 37
The Magic Men
EP 38
Micro Movies
EP 39
Montreal Fire Department
EP 40
Vancouver's Chinatown
Overview
On the Spot was the first television series made specifically for TV by the National Film Board of Canada, and aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1955. Each episode reported on a different aspect of life in Canada and was introduced with the line "The National Film Board’s up-to-the-minute report of what’s happening somewhere in Canada”. The series was originated by Bernard Devlin, with Robert Anderson as executive producer.