Episode Guide - Titans (Series) (1981-1982)
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Jul 3, 1981 - "Napoleon." Napoleon Bonaparte (played by David Calderisi) displays an unexpected sense of humor in this interview— as well as the arrogance usually associated with the diminutive emperor. His geniality does not extend to the area of military strategy, however, as he mocks his host's scant knowledge of the field, and angrily denies the charge that he neglected his soldiers' welfare.
Jul 10, 1981 - "Nefertiti." In a spirited interview, Nefertiti (Marilyn Lightstone), a queen of ancient Egypt, betrays her regal demeanor with flashes of intense emotion, as she talks about her marriage to the Pharaoh Akhenaton. Nefertiti claims to have converted her husband to the worship of a single god, causing a religious revolution. The queen also relates the political intrigue involved in placing her son, Tutankhamen, on the throne.
Jul 17, 1981 - "Galieo." The great mathematician and astronomer Galileo (Chris Wiggins) gives an emotional account of his conflict with the Church in this interview. The inventor of the telescope, blind at this stage of his life, muses at what wonders he might have seen through the modern lens. Galileo is certain of his theory that the planets revolve around the sun, but concludes that the Church is all-important.
Jul 24, 1981 - "Louis B. Mayer." An interview with one of the original movie moguls, Louis B. Mayer (Al Waxman). Mayer is all business when he speaks of some of his "properties" —such stars as Greta Garbo, Clark Gable and Lucille Le Seuer, renamed Joan Crawford by Mayer himself.
Jul 31, 1981 - "Stephen Leacock." W.O. Mitchell, as Stephen Leacock, pokes fun at such favorite targets as women's clubs. On the prohibition movement, he admits that he talks a lot about liquor, but "not as much as those temperance people, and I make a good deal more sense." But Leacock's jocularity is belied by the amount of whisky he consumes during the interview: he grows melancholy as he talks of his humor declining into sentimentality, saying, "humor and disillusionment are twin sisters."
Aug 7, 1981 - "Elizabeth I." An interview with Queen Elizabeth I (Frances Hyland). Her Highness discusses her unwillingness to give up any of her power by taking a husband —hence her status as the "Virgin Queen." She also speaks of her father, Henry VIII, calmly ordering the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, in order to remarry and get a male heir.
Aug 14, 1981 - "Nostradamus ." An interview with 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus (Len Birman), who is believed by many to have predicted most of the earth-shaking events of the past four centuries. Nostradamus describes the out-of-body experiences that took him to the scenes of wars, floods and famines of the future, culminating in a terrible war in the year 2002.
Aug 21, 1981 - "Confuscius." Patrick Watson is host to the venerable scholar of ancient China, Confucius, portrayed by John Neville.
Aug 28, 1981 - "Albert Einstein." An interview with Albert Einstein (John Marley). The great scientist talks of his theory of relativity, explaining that one must know higher mathematics to understand it. The interview also touches on politics: Einstein comments that wisdom and power are rarely found in the same person.
Sep 4, 1981 - "Graham Bell." Patrick Watson interviews himself as Alexander Graham Bell. Bell explains his almost accidental invention of the telephone.
Sep 11, 1981 - "Billy Bishop." An interview with Billy Bishop (Cedric Smith), Canada's foremost World War 1 flying ace. Bishop tells of his first kill, as well as some of the 71 that followed. Though he respected the flying ability of many of his adversaries, Bishop says he felt little compassion when he shot one down—since they had been busy trying to do the same to him. The ace laments that he never brought down "the Red Baron," von Richthofen.
Sep 18, 1981 - "George Sand." An interview with the prolific French novelist George Sand (Andrea Martin), who would sometimes write a novel in as little as five days. Sand, an early feminist and socialist, says she took a man's name and wore men's clothes to be "normal." She also speaks of her many lovers, including the composer Frederic Chopin, as well as other celebrated members of 18th-century Paris society.
Sep 25, 1981 - "Amadeus Mozart." An interview with German composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Richard Monette). Mozart is in jovial spirits, joking and making fun of his host's style at the piano. He says his best work came from listening to the tunes of God and that he once heard a starling whistling an allegretto he had just written. Though he enjoyed great popularity, he died in poverty.
Jul 10, 1981 - "Nefertiti." In a spirited interview, Nefertiti (Marilyn Lightstone), a queen of ancient Egypt, betrays her regal demeanor with flashes of intense emotion, as she talks about her marriage to the Pharaoh Akhenaton. Nefertiti claims to have converted her husband to the worship of a single god, causing a religious revolution. The queen also relates the political intrigue involved in placing her son, Tutankhamen, on the throne.
Jul 17, 1981 - "Galieo." The great mathematician and astronomer Galileo (Chris Wiggins) gives an emotional account of his conflict with the Church in this interview. The inventor of the telescope, blind at this stage of his life, muses at what wonders he might have seen through the modern lens. Galileo is certain of his theory that the planets revolve around the sun, but concludes that the Church is all-important.
Jul 24, 1981 - "Louis B. Mayer." An interview with one of the original movie moguls, Louis B. Mayer (Al Waxman). Mayer is all business when he speaks of some of his "properties" —such stars as Greta Garbo, Clark Gable and Lucille Le Seuer, renamed Joan Crawford by Mayer himself.
Jul 31, 1981 - "Stephen Leacock." W.O. Mitchell, as Stephen Leacock, pokes fun at such favorite targets as women's clubs. On the prohibition movement, he admits that he talks a lot about liquor, but "not as much as those temperance people, and I make a good deal more sense." But Leacock's jocularity is belied by the amount of whisky he consumes during the interview: he grows melancholy as he talks of his humor declining into sentimentality, saying, "humor and disillusionment are twin sisters."
Aug 7, 1981 - "Elizabeth I." An interview with Queen Elizabeth I (Frances Hyland). Her Highness discusses her unwillingness to give up any of her power by taking a husband —hence her status as the "Virgin Queen." She also speaks of her father, Henry VIII, calmly ordering the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, in order to remarry and get a male heir.
Aug 14, 1981 - "Nostradamus ." An interview with 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus (Len Birman), who is believed by many to have predicted most of the earth-shaking events of the past four centuries. Nostradamus describes the out-of-body experiences that took him to the scenes of wars, floods and famines of the future, culminating in a terrible war in the year 2002.
Aug 21, 1981 - "Confuscius." Patrick Watson is host to the venerable scholar of ancient China, Confucius, portrayed by John Neville.
Aug 28, 1981 - "Albert Einstein." An interview with Albert Einstein (John Marley). The great scientist talks of his theory of relativity, explaining that one must know higher mathematics to understand it. The interview also touches on politics: Einstein comments that wisdom and power are rarely found in the same person.
Sep 4, 1981 - "Graham Bell." Patrick Watson interviews himself as Alexander Graham Bell. Bell explains his almost accidental invention of the telephone.
Sep 11, 1981 - "Billy Bishop." An interview with Billy Bishop (Cedric Smith), Canada's foremost World War 1 flying ace. Bishop tells of his first kill, as well as some of the 71 that followed. Though he respected the flying ability of many of his adversaries, Bishop says he felt little compassion when he shot one down—since they had been busy trying to do the same to him. The ace laments that he never brought down "the Red Baron," von Richthofen.
Sep 18, 1981 - "George Sand." An interview with the prolific French novelist George Sand (Andrea Martin), who would sometimes write a novel in as little as five days. Sand, an early feminist and socialist, says she took a man's name and wore men's clothes to be "normal." She also speaks of her many lovers, including the composer Frederic Chopin, as well as other celebrated members of 18th-century Paris society.
Sep 25, 1981 - "Amadeus Mozart." An interview with German composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Richard Monette). Mozart is in jovial spirits, joking and making fun of his host's style at the piano. He says his best work came from listening to the tunes of God and that he once heard a starling whistling an allegretto he had just written. Though he enjoyed great popularity, he died in poverty.