Medical Explorers


Medical Explorers was a Canadian historical television series which aired on CBC Television in 1973.

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, Joseph Lister and Edward Jenner, Florence Nightingale, William Osler, Charles Sheffington, Frank Wesbrook and Christopher Wren. The series was presented by William Gibson of University of British Columbia and curator of Woodward Medical Library.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. from 7 January to 17 June 1973.