Prime Time is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1975.
| Prime Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current affairs |
| Directed by | J. Edward Shaw |
| Presented by | Don McNeill |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sam Levene |
| Producers | Martyn Burke Ralph Thomas Larry Zolf |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 12 November 1974 – 4 March 1975 |
Premise
editFilm 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
editThis 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
edit- ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Prime Time". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Prime Time". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.