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The Road Show

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The Road Show
GenreVariety
Created byMarv Terhoch
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerMarv Terhoch
Production locationWinnipeg
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release3 June (1977-06-03) –
24 June 1977 (1977-06-24)

The Road Show is a Canadian music variety television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1977.

Premise

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This series was a mid-season replacement for The Tommy Hunter Show. Colleen Peterson and Rick Neufeld hosted this follow-up four-episode series which was recorded in the Prairie provinces. Regulars included humourist Peter Paul Van Camp and the Prairie Dog Band of which Neufeld was a member.[1]

The series was a spin-off from an episode of the regional CBC series Points West which featured a concert recorded at Winnipeg's Stoney Mountain Penitentiary.

Scheduling

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This hour-long series was broadcast Fridays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern from 3 to 24 June 1977.

Episodes

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  1. Brandon, Manitoba: Ian Tyson and the community's Royal Winter Fair were featured
  2. Banff, Alberta: Dick Damron and Len Udow were featured at the School of Fine Arts
  3. Shilo, Manitoba: Buck Evans was featured at CFB Shilo
  4. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan: Roosevelt Sykes was featured at that community's maximum security jail

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "The Road Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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