The Naked Mind

The Naked Mind is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries on mental health which aired on CBC Television in 1974.

The Naked Mind
Genre	current affairs
Presented by	Lorraine Thomson
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Garth Price
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	9 September (1974-09-09) – 7 October 1974 (1974-10-07)

Premise

The series, hosted by Lorraine Thomson, featured drama segments to illustrate various mental health conditions. These were selected scenes from such plays as Anne of Green Gables, The Devil's Disciple, The Four Poster, Harvey, Johnny Belinda, My Fair Lady and Saint Joan. This was accompanied by discussion by a panel which represented various occupations such as sociologists, journalists, actors and theatrical leaders. Henry Morgan, a humorist, appeared in all episodes.

This series was based on a May 1973 hour-long special broadcast of the same name. Two of the four episodes were recorded in Halifax, the remainder in Toronto. A studio audience was present for each episode.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. from 9 September to 7 October 1974.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Naked Mind". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• The Naked Mind at IMDb