Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser?

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Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser?
Genrepublic affairs
Written by Warner Troyer
Presented byPaul Fox
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerDenny Spence
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release3 May (1965-05-03) 
24 May 1965 (1965-05-24)

Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser? is a Canadian public affairs television miniseries on health care which aired on CBC Television in 1965.

Contents

Premise

Emmett Matthew Hall's 1964 royal commission on health recommended that there be a national public health care system. This four-part series discussed the current state of medical coverage in Canada, including comparisons to the situation in other nations. The television series was accompanied by a five-part radio series and broadcast during a series of nationwide public meetings on health care.

Production

Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser? was a co-production of the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the Canadian Institute on Public Affairs and the CBC. Denny Spence produced the series with assistance from Christina McDougall and researcher Joan Hollobon. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 to 24 May 1965. Episode titles were:

  1. 3 May 1965: "The Family"
  2. 10 May 1965: "The Doctor"
  3. 17 May 1965: "The Society"
  4. 24 May 1965: "The Future"

References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser?". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.