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In Canada's centennial year, the city of Montreal played host to the world with Expo 67. "Man and His World" was the theme of the 1967 world's fair, a six-month celebration that drew 50 million visitors to a site on three artificial islands in the St. Lawrence River. Broadcast from Expo's International Broadcasting Centre, Expodition was CBC Radio's daily guide to the pavilions, the people, the pleasures and the problems of Expo 67.

Expo 67 for kids

Broadcast Date: May 15, 1967

Only two weeks after opening, Expo 67 has already welcomed over four million visitors. Among their number are many children, and Expo has plenty of delights just for them. Expodition interviews Coco the Clown, a third-generation clown with the Ringling Bros. Circus, talks to puppeteers Dora and Leo Velleman, and hears about a boy who literally stood on his head to get on the Gyrotron at Expo's La Ronde amusement park.

Expo 67 for kids

• The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circuses, with their "Greatest Show on Earth," performed in Montreal's Autostade (Automotive Stadium) on the Expo site. During Expo 67, the stadium also hosted a military tattoo and a spectacle featuring singer Maurice Chevalier. There were also three shows featuring horses: a rodeo, La gendarmerie française, and the World Horse Spectacular. 

Expodition: Expo 67 for kids

Medium: Radio

Program: Expodition

Broadcast Date: May 15, 1967

Guest(s): Michael Polakovs, Dora Vellemann, Leo Vellemann, Sam Waddell


Announcer: Jim Robertson
Host: Bob MacGregor
Reporter: Lynn Jackson, Martin Bronstein

Duration: 13:46

Photo: Library and Archives Canada

Last updated:
April 3, 2008


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4:11 		May 15, 1967
Expodition: Under the big top 		Coco the Clown describes some of the many acts that make up the Ringling Bros. Circus at Expo 67.
Radio
6:00 		May 15, 1967
Expodition: No strings attached 		Puppet masters Leo and Dora Velleman describe the children's show they've created for Expo 67.
Radio
13:46 		May 15, 1967
Expodition: Expo 67 for kids 		This episode of Expodition highlights Coco the Clown, two puppeteers and a gang of boys who do tricks to pay for a spin on the Gyrotron at Expo 67.
Radio
10:43 		May 29, 1967
Expodition: Music at Expo 67 		Teenagers groove to the blues and musicians with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and The Seekers chat with Expodition.
Radio
4:56 		May 29, 1967
Expodition: Brubeck sax man takes five 		Teenagers express their enthusiasm for jazz and blues at Expo 67, and saxophonist Paul Desmond of the Dave Brubeck Quartet gives his impressions of the fair.
Radio
2:45 		May 29, 1967
Expodition: Seeking an Australian sound 		Athol Guy, bassist with Australian folk quartet The Seekers, explains how Australian music blends influences from the United States and United Kingdom.
Radio
3:13 		May 31, 1967
Meet the real Maria von Trapp 		The subject of The Sound of Music tells CBC Radio where the Hollywood movie got her life story right… and wrong.
Radio
11:09 		June 11, 1967
Introducing Al Purdy 		At age 48, poet Al Purdy breaks through the literary ranks.
Radio
14:07 		July 3, 1967
Expodition: The Queen visits Expo 67 		On the day the Queen arrives to tour Expo 67, Expodition learns how organizers plan a perfectly proper royal visit.
Radio
5:14 		July 3, 1967
Expodition: The royal treatment 		The head of protocol at Expo 67 explains how he ensures the Queen will like what's on the menu at the Canadian pavilion.
Radio
4:01 		July 3, 1967
Expodition: Welcome 'home', Your Majesty 		It's the high point of the summer for Lady Oliver when the Queen visits Expo 67's Great Britain pavilion.
Radio
3:32 		July 3, 1967
Expodition: Thundering guns honour Expo dignitaries 		A military captain outlines the protocol and procedures involved in firing off guns to salute important visitors to Expo 67.
Radio
5:03 		July 5, 1967
Expodition: Canadian art in the spotlight 		The director of Expo 67's Canadian art gallery takes listeners on a tour through his collection.
Radio
1:45 		July 5, 1967
Expodition: Synthesis of the Arts at Expo 67 		A striking sculpture on the grounds of the Canadian pavilion grabs the ears of passersby at Expo 67.
Radio
3:39 		July 5, 1967
Expodition: The incomparable Karsh 		An Expodition reporter describes some of the remarkable portraits by famed photographer Yousuf Karsh on display in the Canadian pavilion.
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