Documentary Specials
A listing of documentary specials airing on CBC TV, CBC News Network and CBC Radio.
10 Marias: One Year Later
Find out whats become of the Maria hopefuls. Is there life after Maria and which finalist is appearing in a new Andrew Lloyd Webber production? more >
Wednesday June 24 at 9 pm on CBC-TV & Wednesday July 1 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
SUNDAY AT 10
An Inconvenient Truth
Former Vice President Al Gore's crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. more >
Sunday December 6 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
CHRISTMAS DAY
March of the Penguins
Experience a journey like no other on the planet - one that spans hundreds of miles across a frozen continent. Braving icy winds, freezing temperatures and starvation, this is the incredible true story of a family's quest to bring new life into the world. more >
Saturday December 25 at 4 pm ET & 7 pm ET on CBC News Network
Toxic Legacy
On a sunny morning in September 2001, more than twenty seven hundred people died violently in events of unimaginable horror. Another killer was unleashed that day. A slow silent poison that now threatens thousands of lives. The toxic dust and gases created by the disintegrating towers. An enormous compression wave pushed through the streets and into buildings with the force of a hurricane. more >
Sunday September 7 at noon on CBC-TV & Thursday September 11 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Hidden Lives
A three-part series looking at unique Canadian multicultural communities. more >
Wednesday March 19, March 26 & April 2, 2008 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Last Bannock Standing
The Bionic Bannock Boys, Cory Generoux, Preston Lacaine and Keon Francis are the biggest thing to hit aboriginal comedy on the prairies since the signing of the treaties. They've been writing and performing together for the past seven years. During that time they’ve seen many members come and go. But, when they found themselves down to three they decided to audition for the ‘funniest Indian out there.’ more >
Saturday February 23, 2008 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Town At the Top of the World
This is the story of the dark and painful birth of Grise Fiord, North America’s northern most civilian community, The Town on Top of the World. more >
Wednesday January 2, 2008 at 10:00 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Winged Migration
Filmmaker Jacques Perrin takes on his greatest challenge yet: exploring the mystery of birds in flight. Five teams of people (more than 450 people, including 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers) were necessary to follow a variety of bird migrations through forty countries and each of the seven continents. more >
Saturday December 29, 2007 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
The Boy Who Lost His Legs
Keaton Grassie was nine years old when a sudden, rare but deadly infection changed his life forever. It also changed the lives of his parents and younger brother. But Keaton is lucky to be alive. more >
Wednesday October 3, 2008 at 10:00 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Previous Seasons
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TV Docs: Online Features
Interactive
Geologic Journey II
Take a trip around the world and back in time to discover its geologic hotspots.
Radio Documentaries
Ideas
Documentaries about contemporary thought.
And The Winner Is…
Award-winning radio every week fresh from the winners-circle.
The Sunday Edition
Michael Enright hosts a lively three-hour program of conversation, documentaries, and the best music on the radio.














