Cue the Elephant: Backstage Tales at the CBC

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.

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

"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.

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.