Cue the Elephant: Backstage Tales at the CBC

by Knowlton Nash

Book Overview

From more than 120 interviews with past and present stars of the CBC, Knowlton Nash has winnowed thousands of unforgettable stories about what really goes on behind the scenes. One such yarn, which gives rise to the little, Cue The Elephant, is about a producer's memorable encounter with a pachyderm in 1952 an a test-run television show

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771067348
• ISBN13: 9780771067341
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Awesome book

Great book. It offers an excellent history of the CBC. It goes behind the scenes and shows you what the legendary people of CBC were like.

Great Book

I loved the Kids in the Hall stuff in it. The CBC is the greatest televison ever.

Interesting, essential reading about Canadian pop culture

"Cue the Elephant" is a vivid, interesting account of the history of the CBC network in Canada. It is particularly interesting to read about how the "star" system there is almost non-existent. The real stars of the CBC are its journalists. This is must reading for anyone interested in Canada.

A delightful insider's look at the history of Canadian TV.

Knowlton Nash, the closest thing Canada has had to a Walter Cronkite, was in fact a network bureaucrat before becoming anchor of the national news. As such, he was privy to every aspect of the CBC's television history, from the first broadcast in September 1952. CUE THE ELEPHANT is delightful nostalgia for any Canadian with memories of Juliette, THIS HOUR HAS SEVEN DAYS, Hockey Night in Canada, Don Messer's Jubilee, and other essential elements of Canada's recent cultural history.