''Telescope'' is a

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documentary series Television documentaries are televised media productions that screen documentaries. Television documentaries exist either as a television documentary series or as a television documentary film. *Television documentary series, sometimes called d ...

which aired on CBC Television between 1963 and 1973. The series was hosted by

Fletcher Markle Fletcher Markle (March 27, 1921 – May 23, 1991) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in Canada, then worked in radio, film and television in the United States. Films and television ...

, which profiled notable Canadian people from

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to the unknown, who made a difference. Starting in September 1966, ''Telescope'' was the first regular

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broadcast in Canada. Its producer was Sam Levene. In 2008, CBC offered 10 episodes of ''Telescope'' on their Digital Archives website. The episodes are from the 1970–71 season, and feature new host Ken Kavanagh. Among those profiled were game show host

Monty Hall Monty Hall (born Monte Halparin; August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and sport ...

, publisher

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, journalist

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, actor

John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer ...

, author

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, amusement park impresario Patty Conklin, and underwater explorer Joe MacInnis. A 1970 episode featured actor

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including early footage of his son Kiefer.

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Uri Geller Uri Geller ( ; he, אורי גלר; born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli-British illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other i ...

followed a week later by

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and

Jerry Andrus Jerry Andrus (January 28, 1918 – August 26, 2007) was an American magician and writer known internationally for his original close-up, sleight of hand tricks and optical illusions, such as the famous "Linking Pins". Early life Andrus was born ...

who explained and duplicated Geller's "paranormal" feats.

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filmmaker

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has stated that it was an interview with her on ''Telescope'' in the early 1960s that first brought her to the attention of the

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References

External links

Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series
via archive.org) *
CBC Digital Archives – Telescope
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