Live taping / performance of Read All About It!
Read All About It! was a children's television series produced by TVO (Television Ontario) and filmed in Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area. It aired from 1979-1983. The principal antagonist was an alien named Doneedon, played by a man whose face was painted a blueish-silver. TVO described the show as a "dynamic serial with a science fiction format..."
When three kids explore a coach house held by a missing uncle, they discover far more than they bargained for when two robots, Otto and Theta, appear to tell them about a conspiracy against the town. By accident, they also discover a teleport machine that can take them to the planet Trialveron controlled by the alien tyrant, Duneedon. Against this threat, the kids decide to use the coach-house as the base for a community newspaper both to keep the building and to investigate the conspiracy. Along the way, they learn about writing and its various practical uses as they fight the alien forces that oppose them.
Although intended for children, many viewers found the show to be quite frightening at the time.
At the height of its popularity around 1982 and 1983, there were live tapings of the show and one or two special live performances in the Toronto area. It also spawned a few novels.