The Road Show is a Canadian music variety television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1977.
| The Road Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety |
| Created by | Marv Terhoch |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Marv Terhoch |
| Production location | Winnipeg |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 3 June – 24 June 1977 |
Premise
editThis series was a mid-season replacement for The Tommy Hunter Show. Colleen Peterson and Rick Neufeld hosted this follow-up four-episode series which was recorded in the Prairie provinces. Regulars included humourist Peter Paul Van Camp and the Prairie Dog Band of which Neufeld was a member.[1]
The series was a spin-off from an episode of the regional CBC series Points West which featured a concert recorded at Winnipeg's Stoney Mountain Penitentiary.
Scheduling
editThis hour-long series was broadcast Fridays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern from 3 to 24 June 1977.
Episodes
edit- Brandon, Manitoba: Ian Tyson and the community's Royal Winter Fair were featured
- Banff, Alberta: Dick Damron and Len Udow were featured at the School of Fine Arts
- Shilo, Manitoba: Buck Evans was featured at CFB Shilo
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan: Roosevelt Sykes was featured at that community's maximum security jail
References
edit- ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "The Road Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Road Show". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.