Medical Explorers

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Medical Explorers
Genrebiography
Presented byWilliam Gibson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerKeith Christie
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release7 January (1973-01-07) 
17 June 1973 (1973-06-17)

Medical Explorers was a Canadian historical television series which aired on CBC Television in 1973.

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Premise

This Vancouver-produced series featured biographical sketches of contributors to the field of medicine. Episodes featured such personalities as Leonardo da Vinci, William Harvey (circulatory system), Joseph Lister and Edward Jenner (smallpox vaccine developers), Florence Nightingale, William Osler, Charles Sheffington (neurology), Frank Wesbrook (ambulance inventor) and Christopher Wren. The series was presented by William Gibson of University of British Columbia and curator of Woodward Medical Library. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 January to 17 June 1973.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Medical Explorers". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.