Wonder Why

Wonder Why? is a Canadian educational television program for children, produced by ATV in Halifax, Nova Scotia and aired nationally by CTV between 1990 and 1992. The program starred then-ATV chief meteorologist Richard Zurawski as the host and Liam Hyland as the young detective Question Mark. Running for 4 seasons, the Maritime based science show won the CanPro Award each year for Best Educational Show for children. Each episode examined topics r... more

Air date of first episode:

  • 1990
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