DOCUMENTARY SPECIALS (2006 - 2007 Season)
Six Part Series starting July 4, 2007
GENERATIONS
A historical look at six families whose members influenced the growth of Canada. more »
June 23, 2007 (CBC-TV & CBC Newsworld)
BLOODY SATURDAY
In the spring of 1919, veterans of the Great War are returning to Winnipeg by the thousands. Working people are struggling to make ends meet. The wealthy face a world and a future changed by a new political order in Russia. On May 15, 30,000 citizens walk off the job, demanding better wages and working conditions. It is the beginning of the Winnipeg General Strike. Six weeks later, the walkout ends in violence on a day they will call Bloody Saturday. more »
March 1, 8 & 15, 2007 (CBC Newsworld)
PLANET EARTH, THE FUTURE
Planet Earth revealed a stunning variety of new wildlife behaviour and wilderness areas around the globe. Using the latest available techniques and technology, it has shown us our world as we've never seen it before. But as the series end, a huge question arises: how much of that world will ever be seen again? Planet Earth, The Future asks the experts to provide an answer. Using footage from Planet Earth and contributions from film-makers, conservationists and some of the 21st Century's most eminent theologians and scientists, the series analyses the planet's many environmental crises and conservation issues and takes a cool look at what their solutions, if any, might be. more »
February 2, 2007 (CBC Newsworld)
THE FIRING LINE
The Firing Line 2006 celebrates the "best" and "most dangerous" photojournalism
of the year. Includes this year's nominees and winners of the 2006
Rory Peck Award. more »
January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11 &18, 2007 (CBC-TV)
PLANET EARTH
Experience
the planet as never before with the most ambitious factual series
ever produced about the planet earth. Created by the
BBC and shot entirely in high definition, part two of this
groundbreaking series is the ultimate portrait of
the planet, providing an unparalleled view of the world's
finest landscapes and incredible footage of creatures that could
never be filmed in the wild before. . more »
January 4 & 11, 2007 (CBC Newsworld)
WHO WANTS TO BE A COMIC?
Ryan Horwood is a security guard. Geoff Hendry works for a 24-hour crisis
support center. Saad Kiyani is a bank manager. Sandra Battaglini works
for a marketing consultant. Jack Dani is a plumber. They all have one thing
in common – they want to be stand up comics. So they've entered
a contest to see who will be the funniest person with a day job. more »
October 26, 2006 (CBC Newsworld)
REDS,
WHITES & THE BLUES
Kiki, Chelsea, Jordan and Marcus live on the Tsleil-Waututh
Nation, an urban Indian Reserve in the shadow of Vancouver. The
odds of finishing high school are against them, even though they
live in a middle class environment and attend a good school.
Statistics show that only 4 out of 10 Native teenagers who live
on Reserves complete their high school education. more »
October 5, 2006 (CBC Newsworld)
THE IMPACT OF TERROR
On August 9, 2001 a young man walked into
a busy, downtown pizzeria in Jerusalem carrying a guitar packed
with explosives. He blew himself up, killing 15 people and injuring
over 100. The victims were Jews and Arabs, young and old. Through
personal stories from survivors and families of the dead, we
witness the lasting and profound impact of this horrifying event. more »
September 26, 2006 (CBC Newsworld)
EQUATOR
For most people the Equator is just an imaginary line around the globe, but in this series author and broadcaster Simon Reeve takes viewers on a 25,000 mile journey that reveals The Equator as a unique region of the planet - home to the world's greatest concentration of natural biodiversity and some of the most beautiful places and incredible animals on the planet. more »
September 10, 2006 (CBC-TV)
9/11: TOXIC LEGACY
9/11: Toxic Legacy examines the environmental fallout of September 11, the
resulting health dangers, and what this means for people working and living in
downtown New York. What are the implications for the next disaster? Will we be
prepared?
more »
September 10, 2006 (CBC-TV)
THE SECRET
HISTORY OF 9/11
The dramatic minute-by-minute account of the biggest terrorist crime in history,
from the terrorists' secret meetings to the White House crisis room. An extraordinary
inside account of intrigue, desperate pursuit and chaos in the highest reaches
of power.
more »
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