Prime Time (Canadian TV program)

Prime Time is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1975.

Prime Time
GenreCurrent affairs
Directed byJ. Edward Shaw
Presented byDon McNeill
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerSam Levene
ProducersMartyn Burke
Ralph Thomas
Larry Zolf
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release12 November 1974 (1974-11-12) 
4 March 1975 (1975-03-04)

Premise

Film segments and interviews formed the content of Prime Time. Subjects included Israel's Moshe Dayan, magician Doug Henning and Uganda's Idi Amin. "Backlot Canada", a documentary by Peter Rowe, concerned the portrayal of Canada in American feature films. The program also included a satirical examination of Britain by Martyn Burke.[1]

Scheduling

This hour-long program was broadcast once per month on a Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. from 12 November 1974 to 4 March 1975.

References

  1. Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Prime Time". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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