The Bonnie Prudden Show is a Canadian talk show and exercise television series which aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1970.
| The Bonnie Prudden Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | talk show, exercise |
| Starring | Bonnie Prudden |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 195 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Crescendo Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 15 November 1965 – 11 June 1968 |
Premise
editFitness expert Bonnie Prudden combined interview and exercise segments during this series. Subjects included aging, astrology, finance, health and travel. Her guests were from internationally and culturally diverse backgrounds.[1]
Some episodes, especially in the 1967–68 season, were produced on location in such regions as Asia and Australia.[2]
Episodes were produced in Toronto by Crescendo Productions and Taylor-Roffman Productions Ltd. and broadcast by CBC Television and in US syndication.[1][3]
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast on CBC weekdays at 4:00 p.m. in its first season for 65 episodes from 15 November 1965 to 15 February 1966.[4] After skipping new production for 1966–67, other than some limited morning rebroadcasts in early 1967, its final season of 130 programmes in 1967-68 was broadcast from 30 October 1967 to 11 June 1968.[1]
Repeats were broadcast on CBC Television until September 1970.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fitness specialist filmed on international locations". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 27 October 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Corcelli, John (June 2005). "The Bonnie Prudden Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Archives Search". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "List of CRTC Canadian Program Recognition Numbers". Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Bonnie Prudden Show". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.