• What is documentary?
• What type of programming can I expect to find?
• How can I subscribe to documentary?
• How can I contact documentary to express my opinions about programming?
• How do I find out what is playing on documentary?
• How do I submit a documentary for consideration?
• What is the number for the hearing impaired telephone line?

What is documentary?

documentary is a digital television station devoted to showing the best documentaries from Canada and around the world. With its special emphasis on feature length films, watching documentary is like having a cinema in your own living room, showing award winning films twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

What type of programming can I expect to find?

documentary shows documentaries from legendary filmmakers such as D. A. Pennebaker (The War Room, Don't Look Back) and the Maysles brothers (Gray Gardens, Salesman). The documentary also shows the best films from the archives of its partners, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Dawn of the Eye) and The National Film Board (Cinema Verite).

How can I subscribe to documentary?

To subscribe, you must have digital cable or satellite service. If you are not already a subscriber, call your local cable or satellite provider for more information. Click here to download a list of providers (PDF).

How can I contact documentary to express my opinions about programming?

Write to: documentary, CBC, P.O. Box 500 Station A, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5W 1E6, or visit http://www.cbc.ca/contact/index.jsp

How do I find out what is playing on documentary?

Check your local listings, digital programming guides, and it will always be posted on this website.

How do I submit a documentary for consideration?

Please go to http://www.cbc.ca/independentproducers/

What is the number for the hearing impaired telephone line?

The TTY/Teletypewriter telephone number (Hearing impaired only) is: 1-866-220-6045.

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