Agency:.Co-produced by Telewerx and GAPC Entertainment in association with History Television, Vision TV, Knowledge Network, Saskatchewan Communications Network, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, CTF: Licence Fee Program, Telefilm Canada, with the participation of Millennium Bureau of Canada, Roger's Cable Fund, CAVCO and Department of Canadian Heritage, Multicultural Program.

Executive producer, Sheila Petzold, Ken Stewart, Marcel Clément ; producer, Hoda Elatawi ; director, Susan Terrill ; writer, Susan Terrill ; director of photography, Karl Roeder ; music composer, Andrew Huggett ; archival research, Vivian Hanwell, Kate Keating, Kate Yule, Erin Brophy, Jillian Pranger ; research, Helen Dundass, Jody Nassr, Isobel Ripley ; content consultant, Barbara Freeman, David McDonald ; sound engineer, Robin Dumas ; sound recordist, Eldy Gouthro, Peter Kettlewell, Kate Kechnie, Larry MacDonald, Jane Porter, Vaughn Rowsell, Don Stewart, Douglas von Rosen.

Participant, Justine Anbeek, Tiffany Beaudin, Lundy Befrene, Henry Bishop, Anna Bonokoski, Erin Brophy, Carl Brewer, Kathryn Burke, Hinson Calabrese, Herménégilde Chiasson, Wayson Choy, John C. Crosbie, Emily Dazé, Mark Delamere, Sheila Egoff, Denise Fung, Barbara Gowdy, Fred Greaves, Bernard Guertin, Louise Guertin, Raymond Hagel, Jack Harrison, Don Hillman, Antonia Iachetti, George Jordan, Sarah Kapoor, William Patrick Kinsella, Joy Kogawa, Myrna Kostash, Christina Lamey, Steven Lonsdale, Greg Malone, Bob Mellor, Paul Métivier, Denis Milden, Aiko Murakami, Mary Pratt, Mary Sexton, Jeannette Shannon, Cameron Terrill, Carolyn Thomas, Ina Trudgeon, Hellie Wilson, Jamie Zeppa ; narrator, Becky Rynor.

Recorded 2003.

Canadian children in the 20th century witnessed an explosion of innovations in communication and entertainment . Witnesses recall the first time that they saw the telephone, a movie, the television, the computer. Media intrigued children and often made parents suspicious. Canadians of all ages talk about the books, radio shows, TV programs, music and movies they loved as children. From listening in on the party line to watching newsreels, children became connected to an ever-expanding world. Media changed the definition of growing up Canadian. Media is one of a 6-part series entitled Growing Up Canadian. These documentaries explore the myths and realities of Canadian childhood through family life, schooling, work, play, health and the media. The series marks the contribution of childhood and youth experience in defining Canada as it grew into full nationhood in the 20th century.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).