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Art Holmes records the sounds of WWII
"This is Matthew Halton of the CBC." So began Halton's war broadcasts. His reports were at times tender and sad and other times shocking and explosive. Halton was an unabashed sentimentalist who covered the war as a crusade, for which he was sometimes criticized but more often loved. Covering the major milestones of his generation – from the war trenches to the coronation of the Queen, Halton became Canada's most famous foreign correspondent. A thoughtful philosopher and determined idealist, Matthew Halton was an everyman poet who wore his heart boldly on his sleeve.
Program: Midday
Broadcast Date: Nov. 11, 1986
Guest(s): Art Holmes
Host: Peter Downie
Duration: 7:21
Last updated: December 7, 2012
Page consulted on December 7, 2012
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From the desert dunes, Matthew Halton describes a key battle in the No...
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At a funeral in Italy, Matthew Halton meets an expert 15-year-old snip...
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'Theirs is the glory, the power and the glory,' Matthew Halton reports...
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Matthew Halton describes the jubilant celebrations of the liberation o...
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"While there are devils in some men, there are gods in others."
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Reporters in the field describe how their stories make it from the fro...
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"Johnny's guts were gone at last," reports CBC's Matthew Halton in thi...
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He was too old and too brave - Matthew Halton tells the story of the C...
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Matthew Halton reports on the end of the German war.
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Halton reports on the tense war trial proceedings.
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Matthew Halton defines the Canadian personality.
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Halton reports on the new spirit and new Queen in England.
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Ten years after D-Day, Matthew Halton returns to a changed Normandy.
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Matthew Halton reports on the Geneva Conference.
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Matthew Halton discusses the challenges and rewards of working as a fo...
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Matthew Halton reminisces about the liberation of the ancient city of ...
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Matthew Halton is remembered as a "great Canadian" as news of his deat...
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Matthew Halton passes away on Dec. 3, 1956.
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CBC Soundman Art Holmes describes the sound of war.
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