Episodes were produced in Toronto, Vancouver and other cities with support from numerous Canadian universities.
Canada's first Prime Minister was the subject of two programmes hosted by Donald Creighton which featured John A. Macdonald portrayed by Robert Christie.
Despite efforts such as Exploring Minds, academic programming fell out of favour at the CBC after its initial years.
Conflicts arose due to producers attitudes towards creating a presentable broadcast, and the professors' lack of familiarity with the requirements of television production.
In one incident, a producer recorded a scene with 12 young ballet dancers to illustrate light refraction although the professor merely wished to show a drawing of the concept.