1939–1956
1939–1956
8
Surviving broadcasts
1939–1956
Years on the air
18
Seasons represented
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
Source collection: HappyGang
Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.
The shape of the run
5 dated broadcasts across 18 years on the air, with 13 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
8 of 8 shown
29 July
No. 1
1939
14 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
16 February
No. 2
1945
26 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
21 February
No. 3
1945
30 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
23 February
No. 4
1945
28 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
19 November
No. 5
1947
20 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
8 March
No. 6
1949
32 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
13 April
No. 7
1956
29 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
1945 · year only
No. 8
29 min
The Happy Gang began on CBC in June 1937 and ran until 1959, broadcast at lunchtime from Toronto with Bert Pearl at the piano, Blain Mathe on violin and Kathleen Stokes at the organ. Surviving transfers come from listener and station copies held by the Internet Archive.
