Check-Up was a Canadian television series about medical information that aired on CBC Television in 1963.

Check-Up
Written byAlan King
Presented byLloyd Robertson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerJohn Livingston
ProducerDenny Spence
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release8 July (1963-07-08) –
23 September 1963 (1963-09-23)

Premise

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The series was produced by the CBC in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association.[1] Each episode focused on a particular medical condition and featured doctors conducting a diagnosis and treatment of a patient. This was followed by interviews conducted by the host Lloyd Robertson and a guest panel of the physician, who discussed how the treatment plan was developed. The program concluded with a follow-up to the patient.[2]

Production

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Norrie Swanson of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Association served as a consultant for Check-Up. Denny Spence produced the series with Eric Koch as supervising producer.

Scheduling

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The half-hour series aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 July to 23 September 1963.

References

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  1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 406. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). Check-Up. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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