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Wednesday 31 October 2012

Familycircle

The Family Circle Genre documentary Presented by Polly MacKay-Smith Country of origin Canada Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10 Production Producer(s) Patrick Watson Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 7 April 1957 - 9 June 1957 The Family Circle was a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957. Premise: This series concerned the lives of children, using productions from Crawley Films, the National Film Board of Canada and United World Films. Polly MacKay-Smith hosted the films which were accompanied by a panel discussion involving teachers and parents. Scheduling: This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 April to 9 June 1957. Episodes: 7 April 1957: this episode argues the emotional requirements of children as they develop, 14 April 1957: this episode featured the development patterns and playing behaviour of children 15 and under, 21 April 1957: "The Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes" (Crawley Films), 28 April 1957: "The Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives" (Crawley Films), 5 May 1957: "From Sociable Six to Noisy Nines" (Crawley Films), 12 May 1957: