Imprint (TV series)

Imprint
Presented by	Paul Roberts Jennifer Gibson Daniel Richler Guy Lawson H. S. Bhabra Marni Jackson Cynthia Macdonald Mary Hynes Tina Srebotnjak
Country of origin	Canada
Production
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	TVOntario CBC Newsworld BookTelevision Knowledge
Original release	1989 – 2005

Imprint was a Canadian television series that aired on TVOntario, CBC Newsworld, BookTelevision and Knowledge. Inspired by Bernard Pivot's French literary programme Apostrophes, the series featured interviews with prize-winning authors and journalists, and examined the latest trends in books and contemporary issues in literature.

The series premiered in September 1989, hosted by Paul Roberts and Jennifer Gibson in its first season. The show was so poorly received at first that the network placed the show on temporary hiatus after only a few episodes, revamping its production team before relaunching it in November. The change did not improve the program's critical reviews, however, with Roberts in particular being singled out for shying away from potentially controversial discussions.

Both hosts left the series in 1990, and Daniel Richler took over as host in the second season. Under Richler, the show expanded its format to include a rotating stable of contributing interviewers, including journalist Ann Medina, critic and writer Gary Michael Dault, novelists M. T. Kelly and Barbara Gowdy, poet Clifton Joseph and biographer Michael Coren, as well as regular round table discussions on literary topics. The new format significantly improved the program's critical reception.

Richler left the series in 1993, and was succeeded by Guy Lawson.Ken Rockburn, fresh off the cancellation of his syndicated radio series Medium Rare, was also a finalist for the job.

Lawson left the show in 1995 to return to writing full-time, and was succeeded that fall by H. S. Bhabra and Marni Jackson.

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