Titans (Canadian TV series)
| Titans | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom O'Neill |
| Starring | Patrick Watson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Smith |
| Release | |
| Original release | 3 July 1981 – 22 August 1982 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Witness to Yesterday |
Titans is a Canadian docudrama series produced for the 1981/82 season by CBC and Citytv (Titans Television Limited). The premise features staged interviews involving Patrick Watson and an actor who portrays a historical figure, conceptually similar to Watson's earlier series, Witness to Yesterday.
The program began as a summer series on CBC Television starting 3 July 1981.[1] The initial run ended 25 September 1981. A second run of the series aired from 18 April to 22 August 1982.
Guest actors
Following are some of the historical persons featured in the series, with the actors who portrayed them:[1][2]
- Napoleon – David Calderisi
- Nefertiti – Marilyn Lightstone
- Galileo – Chris Wiggins
- Queen Elizabeth I – Frances Hyland
- Stephen Leacock – W. O. Mitchell
- Nostradamus – Len Birman
- Confucius – John Neville
- Albert Einstein – John Marley
- Billy Bishop – Cedric Smith
- George Sand – Andrea Martin
- Alexander Graham Bell – Patrick Watson
See also
- Meeting of Minds – a similar interview series produced by Steve Allen
References
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External links
- TVArchive.ca: Titans
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