''Switzer Unlimited'' is a

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talk show television series which aired on

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in 1976.

Premise

This series was broadcast as a temporary replacement for ''

The Bob McLean Show ''The Bob McLean Show'' was a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1981. Premise CBC Television created this series in 1975 to replace '' Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date'' whose host had left the network ...

'' from August, following the conclusion of CBC's broadcast efforts for the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

in Montreal. Regular participants included Bill Alexander (artist), Guy Bannerman (broadcaster), Phyllis Coleman (yoga),

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, Mike Halleran (environment), Uno Langman (antiques), Barry Leach (environment), Peter Lenak (lawyer), John Lindenlaub (outdoor cooking), Hannah Smith (graphology) and David Tarrant (gardening).

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast Monday through Friday at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 2 August to 3 September 1976.

References

External links

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, year=1996 , accessdate=7 May 2010 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311070603/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Sta.html , archivedate=11 March 2014 , df=dmy-all 1976 Canadian television series debuts 1976 Canadian television series endings CBC Television original programming