- Toronto's A... UNIQUE -.. TV DOCUMENTARY =.’ - About three. years: ago when. Toronto’s newest: landmark and_ tourist -at- _ traction — the: 1,815. foot’ - “gOmmunications tower near ' the Lakeshore — began ‘construction, some . en-. -- terprising . film-makers. : followed the progress of the building from the laying of: ; foundations to the topping off. The ‘result —.'a. unique record of the creation of-the _ world’s tallest free-standing ‘ ~ structure — is a half-hour documentary entitled To the - Top; which will be telecast on. the CBC-TV network “Saturday, September 18 at 730 pm. . Featuring spectacular aerial and ‘time-lapse . photogra hy,. it vividly rings to. life all the drama - inherent in the construction _ of this latest addition to the Toronto skyline. Director. - Keith: ‘Harley - and “cameraman Peter Reid spent much of the three years working. in ever- ‘ narrowing: spaces as the - gtructure aimed. further - skyward — first through the 1,500 feet of concrete for- - then the 300 feet of steel. ‘gomprising. the .com- “munications antenna. * To get the full impact of - ‘the dramatic growth. of the “ tower, three fixed-position - cameras were used for the _ time-lapse sequences. To “capture the - climactic . moment when the giant — Dr. Seuss’ The Hoober- Bloob: Highway, the -first . ~ : ) “world-famous. . ‘children’s book author . tory -- Mheodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel “has written specifically for. -. television, will be repeated . as an. animated special .° “Friday, September 17. at 59:30 pam. on CBC-TV: -.'The’ Hoober-Bloob- High-. way is an imaginary .~ thoroughfare down which — new creatures are dispat- ~ched to the» world after . having “chief dispatcher. -The «-seientific apparatus that ~eontrols — the -gessions © includes a “chometown-selection con- :..-traption, a wheelof chance - ">: that determines what place "the new voyager will call. “home, and the - future- «viewing invention that gives 2 “not-only a preview ‘of what - will happen’ “down - there’’ _~ put ‘also a ‘last-minute. op- os.) portunity to cancel the trip. + "Qld Heober-Bloob is assisted ~. by his ‘staff, consisting of Mini-Moons, . -....Bleepers, Grew-Grusters, a es )Plumpf- and © a eo. Strumming Guitar. Phe special is a DePatie- “. Freleng Production, with -. Friz Freleng and Geisel' as ~ . “+ fhe: producers, .and David _.-:DePatie as producer. nl Music for. the animated “fantasy is by'Dean Elliott, ". with: lyries by: Dr. Seuss. '’ Volee‘characterizations are. vo by Bob Holt, 0 ve ming: the main body and . ‘been briefed on the — _:- pros and:cons of earthbound ~~ living. by Mr. Hoober-Bloob, ~ ‘priefing - | Bloop-. Self- executive helicopter Olga lifted the antenna into place, two cameras with telephoto lenses were positioned on. ‘nearby buildings. - Filming the construction was a demanding job, says Harley, but after reaching ‘ i er on “. Awas-bolted into place Reid. ‘the 300 ft. level he was .no- longer nervous about height. “The problem,’’ he says, “was the higher we got, the smaller the area we had to work in.’’ When it came to . the topping off, he and Reid. each took a camera and ss pISCOTH “NOW OPEN| = goopm. | (fo 200 A.M. | Tuesday | climbed up inside. the an- tenna. As the .last section. “climbed: through. the very - top and recorded the arrival. of the first iron-worker, . sharing a circle of steel only three feet wide with him. . over three times the height. ae Ries qa eedoad) A) Spee arts oad at * . r ' As a handy. comparison guide, the new tower stands . of the great Pyramid ot Cheops; is. over. 700 feet. -' higher than the Eiffel. | ‘Tower; over 300 feet higher, . _ ENTERTAINMENT, THE HERALD, Wed. Sept. 15, 1976, 1) than the. Empire State . building; andis over 500 feet -— my higher than its nearest rival, Moscow. - To the Top is a West- PSEA 8 ‘minster Films production. = 92. PLUS ' GRAFFITI NIGHTLY! ROCK'N'ROLL RECORD GIVEAWAYS |— T HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK, WOULD You PLEASE NOT DRUM YOUR; FINGERS ON YOUR DESK 7 IM SORRY. TS JUST PART OF NATURE YOUR FINGERS ? TO DRUM -*- @ King Features Syndcate, Mc., 1978, Work rights reserved. - BUG You - “AncHie PF gueHeaD, TM GOING TO TEACH YOUTO DINE WITH GRACE / OUT WITH But ty THOUGHT |: WE WERE | BETTY AND] | RY WYOU WHEN HE'S me - NOT LOOKING f £ -- AND SEARCH FOR IT _ WHEN THE CHECK | ARRIVES / gm ‘the Ostankino -Tower in. poe — By WDB VALRER 8 BY BVBADNTANA ~ STATEMENT BLONDIE. I srere’s ae | A MISTAKE ON My]. $1,364,773,84 | Se IT DOES WITH’ _ OUR MONEY! Gittins: Festures Sycieate: he. THE. Word regres reserved. |’