''What on Earth'' is a

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television

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and discussion program which aired on

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from 1971 to 1975. It was based on the 1959 CBC game show '' Who Knows?''

Premise

The series featured items from the

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, the

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and other facilities. These were brought before a panel who attempted to identify the objects. After the object's identity was guessed or revealed, it was the subject of further conversation by participants.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern): Episodes were rebroadcast from July to September 1971, in June 1975 and from May to August 1977.

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External links

* {{cite web , url=https://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.fmwww/files/files/W.pdf , first=Blaine , last=Allan , title=What on Earth , publisher= Queen's University , year=1996 , access-date=16 December 2018 CBC Television original programming 1971 Canadian television series debuts 1975 Canadian television series endings 1970s Canadian game shows Canadian panel games