The Pig and Whistle
| The Pig and Whistle | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety show |
| Presented by | John Hewer |
| Starring | Carlton Showband |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | 1967 – 1977 |
The Pig and Whistle is a Canadian musical television series aired on the CTV television network from 1967 to 1977. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario but set in a fictional English pub, the show featured an assortment of Canadian, British and Irish performers.
One of CTV's most popular programs of its day, The Pig and Whistle drew ratings of over a million viewers in the early 1970s.[1] The programme was hosted by John Hewer and featured the music of the Carlton Showband, a Canadian-Irish musical group. Scottish singer and entertainer Stan Kane was often featured.[2]
The programme's title is derived from one of the names of a traditional English public house, whose meaning in turn remains somewhat speculative.[3]
Reception
Timothy Green in 1972 wrote that CTV's "most popular local programme, known as Pig and Whistle, is a variety show set in a pub with a singing landlord. As I watched it, I wished he'd stick to serving beer".[4]
References
- ↑ Juneau, Pierre (24 February 1972). "The Right to See Everything . . .Including Ourselves" (speech). The Empire Club of Canada. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
- ↑ "Opera comes to Humber" (PDF). Coven. 25 February 1972. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ↑ "Pig and whistle". The Phrase Finder. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Green, Timothy (1972). The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies (PDF). London: The Bodley Head. p. 49. ISBN 0 370 01356 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2024.
External links
- The Pig and Whistle at IMDb
- Jam!: Carlton Showband (the programme's regular music group)
- TVArchive.ca: The Pig and Whistle
- Canadian Communications Foundation: Pig and Whistle
- CTV Toronto: CFTO historical reference
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: Canadian Television Programming in English