The Road Show


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

Premise

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.
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

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

Episodes

  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