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Record information – Brief Assignment
Series title:AssignmentHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):261631Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUEAccession:1982-0195Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Release date:1957-01-01Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:reporter, Jack Webster; Raoul EngelDescription:This radio program, marking the anniversary of the first three months of the series on the air, features repeat broadcasts of ASSIGNMENT items as well as weather and music. The items include: repeat of Jack Webster reporting on Monka, a member of the Martian Council of the Outer Space Confederation, who purports to be a man from Mars. Webster plays a tape supplied by the Vancouver-area Flying Saucers Club. Monka claims that on the evening of November 7, 1956, at 10:30, he will send a message to the peoples of Earth. Webster interrupts the spech with many asides. Then he gives an update and reports that Monka did not make his address as announced. The Los Angeles radio station over which Monka was to speak reports on its preparations to record Monka. Repeat of Raoul Engel report on an espresso bar in Montreal. Collage of bohemian artists, poets and musicians speaking briefly on their various artistic quests. <36mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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