Check-Up
| Check-Up | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alan King |
| Presented by | Lloyd Robertson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Livingston |
| Producer | Denny Spence |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 8 July – 23 September 1963 |
Check-Up was a Canadian television series about medical information that aired on CBC Television in 1963.
Premise[edit]
The series was produced by the CBC in co-operation with the Canadian Medical Association.[1] Each episode concerned a particular medical condition and featured doctors conducting a diagnosis and treatment of a patient. This was followed by interviews conducted by the host Lloyd Robertson and a guest panel of the physician, who discussed how the treatment plan was developed. The programme concluded with a follow-up of the patient[2]
Production[edit]
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Norrie Swanson of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Association served as consultant for Check-Up. Denny Spence produced the series with Eric Koch as supervising producer.
Scheduling[edit]
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The half-hour series aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 July to 23 September 1963.
References[edit]
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 406. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). Check-Up. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Check-Up". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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