CBC Documentaries

Intrepid filmmaker and health-freak Bryce Sage travels from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco to find out why we really need vitamins and if we should be using supplements.

Thursday, January 5 at 8 PM

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Forever Young

Death is the ultimate insult to the scientific mind. While science has advanced in leaps and bounds during the past century, humans have still not cracked the most elemental challenge of them all: how to conquer death and live for hundreds of years. We explore the age-old pursuit of our quest for immortality.

Thursday, January 5 at 9 PM

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Meru: The Ultimate Climb

After suffering dramatic set backs in their lives, three close friends who are among the world’s best climbers battle their inner demons and nature’s harshest elements in an attempt to confront the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas, one that has never been conquered.

Saturday, January 7 at 10 PM

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The Boy From Geita

Adam, a Tanzanian boy persecuted because of his albinism, finds a kindred spirit in Peter, a Canadian man with the same condition. Together they embark on an unlikely journey that transcends cultures and continents.