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Prime Time (Canadian TV series)

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Genre
  
current affairs

Presented by
  
Don McNeill

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
12 November 1974

Network
  
CBC Television

Language
  
English

Directed by
  
J. Edward Shaw

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Final episode date
  
4 March 1975

Number of seasons
  
1

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

Contents

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.

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

Prime Time (Canadian TV series) Wikipedia