Read All About It! — Season 1, Episode 11: Voices in the Park
Kids, Mystery, Family • 15 min • 2 seasons, 40 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
The second edition of the Chronicle is printed. Its cover story is about Duncan O'Regan, with the headline asking, ""Who Is This Detective Working For?"" While distributing the paper, Lynne encounters two stage performers at King's Park. They are among several raising the need to keep the park. To this end, they are holding a special performance. Lynne joins them in rehearsing a scene from The Wizard of Oz. Later on, Lynne encounters an octagenarian man, Mr. Walker, who remembers a fire in Herbertville that burned down the manor home of the Don Edwards family. Many people who have lived under Mayor Eden question Mr. Walker's memory, but Lynne knows he is telling the truth. What they lack is proof.
About Read All About It!
Read All About It! was a Canadian educational television series that was produced from 1979 to 1983 by TVOntario that aired during the early to mid-1980s; It also aired in repeats in the 1990s. It starred David Craig Collard as Chris, Lydia Zajc as Lynne, Stacey Arnold as Samantha, and Sean Hewitt as Duneedon, ruler of the galaxy Trialviron. In the second season Michael Dwyer joined the cast as Alex. The main goal of the show was to educate viewers in reading, writing and history. Each episode ran for approximately 15 minutes. Eric Robertson composed the music for the show.