Championship Snooker
Championship Snooker | |
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Presented by | Bill Walker |
Narrated by | George Chenier (1966) Gordon Jones (1967) |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Producers | Claude Baikie (1966) Rick Rice (1967) |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 7 May 1966 16 September 1967 | –
Championship Snooker is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.
Premise[]
Each episode featured snooker games between two players, recorded in Toronto at the House of Champions and edited for the hour-long time slot.[1]
Don Maybee and Bob Trodd were the competitors in the debut episode.[2]
Scheduling[]
The series was broadcast on Saturday afternoons. The first series featured a 26-week tournament, broadcast between 7 May and 26 November 1966.[2] The second season was broadcast from 13 May to 16 September 1967,
References[]
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Championship Snooker". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Weekend Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 7 May 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links[]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Championship Snooker". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
Categories:
- CBC Television original programming
- 1966 Canadian television series debuts
- 1967 Canadian television series endings
- 1960s Canadian sports television series
- Snooker on television