List of programs broadcast by TVO
Appearance
This is a list of programs broadcast by TVO, an English-language provincial educational television station, operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario.
Current programming
[edit]Public affairs programming
[edit]- The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario Question Period (from the Ontario Parliament Network)
Cultural programming
[edit]- Employable Me
- Great Blue Wild (2019)
- Human Plus
- The Life-Sized City
- National Geographic
- NFB Shorts
- Striking Balance
- The Water Brothers
Scripted programming
[edit]Drama series
[edit]Movie presentations
[edit]- Sunday Family Movie
Former programming
[edit]- Allan Gregg in Conversation with...
- Almost Home
- Ancient Civilizations
- Antiques Roadshow
- Art's Place
- Arts Alive
- The Ascent of Man
- Blackadder
- Borgen
- Brilliant Creatures
- Building Big
- Canada: The Great Experiment
- Canada: A People's History
- Chances Are, The Science of Luck
- Check and Mate
- Chef!
- Communiqué Agenda
- Concepts in Mathematics
- Concepts in Science
- Cope
- The Corporation
- The Darling Buds of May
- Degrees of Error
- Diplomatic Immunity with Steve Paikin
- Doctor Who
- Down to Earth
- Dying at Grace
- Eco Engineering
- The Education of Mike McManus
- Explorations in Shaw
- Explorations in the Novel
- Film 101
- Fitness Over Forty
- For the Record
- Four for Adventure
- Fourth Reading
- Fragile Nature
- Full Circle with Michael Palin
- The Future
- Geography Skills
- Globe Trekker
- Going Global
- Golden Pennies
- Great Canadian Parks
- Great Canadian Rivers
- Great Migrations
- Green Heroes
- The Greenbelt
- Habitat
- Half a Handy Hour
- Hard Rock Medical
- He Knew He Was Right
- History Bites
- A History of Britain
- How the Earth Changed History[citation needed]
- Human Edge
- Imprint
- In Other Words
- Information Processing
- The Interviews
- In Search of...
- Into the Wild
- It's a Living
- It's Your Move
- Le jardin des sensations
- Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
- Journeys
- Kay's Basic Cooking
- Keep On Moving!
- A Kind of Childhood
- Landmarks
- Landscape of Geometry
- Legends of the World
- Lemur Street
- The Life of Mammals
- The Long Chase
- Look Up
- Magic Shadows
- Many Voices
- Masterworks
- Me and My Inner World
- Medium Close Up
- Microbes and Men
- The Middle East
- Midsomer Murders
- A Million Ways to Move
- Mission Top Secret
- Monarch of the Glen
- More to Life
- Moving On
- Nature Watch Digest
- New Tricks
- Nightmusic Concert
- North America: Growth of a Continent
- Not Another Science Show
- Occupied
- The Omega Factor
- On the Move
- Ontario Scene
- Ontario Spelling Bee Championship
- Outreach Ontario
- Paperweight
- People and Pets
- Person 2 Person with Paula Todd
- Perspectives
- Pins and Needles
- Political Blind Date
- The Prisoner
- Prisoners of Gravity
- Profiles of Nature
- Queen's Park This Week
- Question & Answer
- Realities
- Recreating Eden
- The Royal
- Runaway Bay
- Saturday Night at the Movies (1974–2013)
- Saying Goodbye (1990)
- The Secret Railroad
- See, Hear!
- Self Incorporated
- The Shuttle Years
- Sociology
- Speaking Out
- Studio 2
- Supersense
- Sweatin' It
- Take a Look
- Tell Me a Story
- That'll Teach 'Em
- The Thin Blue Line
- Time Team
- Trial and Retribution
- Two Fat Ladies
- Undersea Explorer
- Understanding Human Behavior
- Understanding the Earth (1975, rebroadcast 1986)
- Victorians
- The View from Here
- Vista
- Vista Presents
- Waste Not
- What's in a Name?
- Wild Animals of the World
- Witness to Yesterday
- Words Come Alive
- World of Nature
- World Religions
- Writing the News
Children's programming (pre-1994)
[edit]Original series
- Acme School of Stuff (1988–97)
- The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (1993–2000)
- The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim (1975–1982; 1984–92)
- Almost Home (1972–80)
- Artscape (1983–93)
- Ballet Shoes (1977–81; 1983–93)
- Bioscope (1983–87; 1990)
- Bits and Bytes (1984–90; 1993–97)
- The Body Works (1979–91)
- Bookmice (1992–99)
- Calling All Safety Scouts (1983–91)
- Cucumber (1975–77)
- Dear Aunt Agnes (1986–93)
- Eureka! (1981–89)
- F.R.O.G. (1992–95)
- Green Earth Club (1990–95)
- Guess What? (1973–84)
- Here's How! (1991–97)
- It's Your World (1984–93)
- Join In! (1989–97)[citation needed]
- Let's All Sing (1974–93)
- Magee and Company (1975–80)
- The Magic Library (1989–97)
- Mathica's Mathshop (1993–97)
- Mathmakers (1978–89)
- Math Patrol (1977–95)
- Measure Metric (1977–84)
- Music Box (1982–91)
- Parlez-moi (1978–93)
- Polka Dot Door (1971–2004)
- Polka Dot Shorts (1993–2008)
- Read All About It! (1979–97)
- Readalong (1976–97)
- Report Canada (1978–94)
- Report Metric (1973–78)
- Return to the Magic Library (1990–97)
- The Riddle of Wizard's Oak (1990–97)
- Rigolecole (1992–96)
- The Science Alliance (1982–93; 1995)
- Téléfrançais (1985–96)
- Today's Special (1981–93; 1995–99)
- Two Plus You! (1976–88; 1991–93)
- We Live Next Door (1982–92)
- What If... (1979)
- World of B.J. Vibes (1973–84)
- Write On (1977–86)
- Write Stuff (1987–92)
- You Can Write Anything! (1984–93)
- Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness (1988–95)
Acquired series
- The Adventures of Black Beauty (1984–94)
- The Adventures of the Little Prince (1983–92)
- Alice in Wonderland (1990–94)
- All About You (1976–93)
- Bagpuss (1992–93)
- Barbapapa (1977–86)
- Belle and Sebastian (1984–90)
- Big Blue Marble (1976–83)
- The Book Bird (1980–87)
- Books from Cover to Cover (1988–93)
- The Bubblies (1984–89)
- The Bush Baby (1993–95)
- Chorlton and the Wheelies (1982–89)
- Cogs Hollow (1992)
- Cover to Cover (1972–80)
- Creepy Crawlies (1991–93)
- Doctor Snuggles (1981–90)
- Don't Ask Me (1976–81)
- Dragons, Wagons & Wax (1978–80)
- Edward and Friends (1988–89)
- The Electric Company (1975–80)
- Eric's World (1992–99)
- Eureeka's Castle (1991–99)
- Fables of the Green Forest (1979–93)
- Fingerbobs (1973–78)
- Fireman Sam (1991–2001)
- Fish Tales (1978–83)
- Flower Stories (1983–86; 1988–90)
- Free to Fly (1987–93)
- Ghostwriter (1992–96; 1998)
- Gran (1986-1988)
- The Gublins (1988)
- Harriet's Magic Hats (1982–91)
- Hattytown Tales (1976–86)
- High Feather (1980–88)
- How (1972–76)
- Huxley Pig (1992–93)
- Inside/Out (1973–90)
- Iris, The Happy Professor (1992–98)
- It Figures
- Ivor the Engine (1993)
- Jamie and the Magic Torch (1982–89)
- Jeremy the Bear (1975–90)
- Joe (1992)
- Johnson and Friends (1992–2000)
- Kidsbeat (1982–90)
- The Kids of Degrassi Street (1987–91)
- Kitty Cats (1992–98)
- Look and Learn (1971–83)
- Manfred (1992–93)
- The Magic Roundabout (1971–76)
- Math Wise (1982–89)
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1972–89)
- More Books from Cover to Cover (1987–92)
- Moschops (1986–87; 1989)
- Mr Majeika (1992–93)
- The Nargun and the Stars (1990–92)
- New Zoo Revue (1980–83)
- Noddy (1982–83; 1985–88)
- Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–83)
- OWL/TV (1986–89)
- The Ozlets (1987–91)
- Paddington (1982–84; 1992–93)
- The Phoenix and the Carpet (1978–88)
- Pinny's House (1992)
- Pinwheel (1990–93)
- Press Gang (1992–97)
- Robin and Rosie (1982–84)
- Readit with John Roberts (1982–93)
- Sesame Street (1975–90)
- The Secret World of Polly Flint (1989–1990)
- Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (1987–2001)[1]
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (1977–89)
- Spirit Bay (1985–90)
- Storybound (1981–93)
- Tales from the Blue Crystal (1987–91)
- Tales of Magic (1981–89)
- Thinkabout (1979–87)
- Thomas & Friends (1987–90; 1998–2018)
- Vegetable Soup (1977)
- Vision On (1973–83)
- Widget (1993–97)
- Wimpole Village (1987–90)
- Windfalls (1990–91)
- The Wombles (1984–85)
References
[edit]- ^ "What's On Tonight". The Ottawa Citizen. January 4, 1989 – via Newspapers.com.