Check-Up Explained

Presenter:Lloyd Robertson
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CBC Television
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:12
Executive Producer:John Livingston
Producer:Denny Spence

Check-Up was a Canadian television series about medical information that aired on CBC Television in 1963.

Premise

The series was produced by the CBC in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association.[1] Each episode focused on 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 program concluded with a follow-up to the patient.[2]

Production

Norrie Swanson of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Association served as a consultant for Check-Up. Denny Spence produced the series with Eric Koch as supervising producer.

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 July to 23 September 1963.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rutherford, Paul . When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967 . . 0-8020-5830-2 . 406 . 1990 .
  2. Book: Corcelli, John . Check-Up . May 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .