Titans is a Canadian docudrama series that was produced for the 1981/82 season by CBC and Citytv (Titans Television Limited). The shows premise revolves around staged interviews conducted by Patrick Watson with an actor who portrays a historical figure, conceptually similar to Watson's earlier series, Witness to Yesterday.
The program began as a summer series on CBC Television starting 3 July 1981. And its initial run ended on 25 September 1981. A second run of the series aired from 18 April to 22 August 1982.
Guest actors Following are some of the historical persons featured in the series, with the actors who portrayed them: Napoleon – David Calderisi Nefertiti – Marilyn Lightstone Galileo – Chris Wiggins Queen Elizabeth I – Frances Hyland Stephen Leacock – W. O. Mitchell Nostradamus – Len Birman Confucius – John Neville Albert Einstein – John Marley Billy Bishop – Cedric Smith George Sand – Andrea Martin Alexander Graham Bell – Patrick Watson
See also Meeting of Minds – a similar interview series produced by Steve Allen
References
External links TVArchive.ca: Titans