The Arts Tonight was a Canadian radio programme that aired weeknights from 10:00 to 10:40 p.m. on CBC Radio 2.
It debuted in 1988 with host Shelagh Rogers and covered theatre, dance, books, music and visual arts in Canada in a magazine and interview format. It was followed at 10:40 p.m. by Between the Covers. In 1993, it expanded for a time into a one-hour magazine show on Radio 2 followed by three hours of recorded concert performances of classical music; the concert portion was initially hosted by Paul Kennedy, and later by Peter Tiefenbach. This format lasted until 1996, when Tiefenbach moved to host a new daytime classical music show, Radio Concert Hall, while The Arts Tonight narrowed back down to a half-hour magazine format hosted on a rotating basis by Eleanor Wachtel, Erika Ritter and Carol Off.
In later years, the show was hosted solely by Wachtel.
The last episode aired on February 16, 2007.
References
- John Doyle, "CBC Stereo expands The Arts Tonight". The Globe and Mail, October 16, 1993.
- "CBC Arts Tonight to get new host". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1993.
- Arthur Kaptainis, "CBC Stereo's quiet revolution: Network changes format for first time in 20 years". Montreal Gazette, August 10, 1996.
- Christopher Harris, "CBC's Arts Tonight trimmed to 30 minutes". The Globe and Mail, October 5, 1996.
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