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

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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

* {{cite web , url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Sta.html , first=Blaine , last=Allan , title=Switzer Unlimited , publisher= Queen's University , 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