Prime Time (Canadian TV series)

Prime Time
Genre current affairs
Directed by J. Edward Shaw
Presented by Don McNeill
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
Production
Executive producer(s) Sam Levene
Producer(s) Martyn Burke
Ralph Thomas
Larry Zolf
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 12 November 1974 – 4 March 1975

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

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 series also included a satirical examination of Britain by Martyn Burke.[1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series 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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