- Medical Explorers
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Medical Explorers Genre biography Presented by William Gibson Country of origin Canada Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13 Production Producer(s) Keith Christie Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 7 January 1973 – 17 June 1973 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.
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Medical Explorers". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1105. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Medical Explorers". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Med.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1973 Canadian television series debuts
- 1973 Canadian television series endings
- Canadian television program stubs
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