Check-Up | |
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Written by | Alan King |
Presented by | Lloyd Robertson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | John Livingston |
Producer | Denny Spence |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 8 July – 23 September 1963 |
Check-Up was a Canadian television series about medical information that aired on CBC Television in 1963.
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]
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.
The half-hour series aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 July to 23 September 1963.
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