Q

About the Show

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Q is an energetic daily arts, culture and entertainment magazine that takes you on a smart and surprising ride, interviewing personalities and tackling the cultural issues that matter. From music icons like Van Morrison and Neil Young; smart conversations with everyone from Al Gore to Barbara Walters; CNN operas; to the branding of politicians... Q brings you big names, big ideas, and those paving the way on the cultural landscape. Q is your cultural intervention!

QTV is Q's weekly one-hour program that highlights the best content from the daily radio program. Award-winning broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi brings you feature interviews and musical performances. Q brings you the kind of smart, intimate, fun, and feisty conversation you simply won't find on most talk shows. 

It's a magazine show that's unpredictable in the best sense - proud to be "a wild mix of culture by way of Canada" as described by The New York Times. The Globe and Mail noted the show's "raging popularity across a variety of platforms - podcasts, television, websites, satellite radio, terrestrial radio, and occasional live remote broadcasts."

If you haven't already, it's time to discover Q.


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Q YORK STATE OF MIND!  JIAN GHOMESHI TAKES CBC RADIO ONE'S Q TO NEW YORK CITY  FOR A SOLD-OUT SHOW MARCH 28

Q YORK STATE OF MIND! JIAN GHOMESHI TAKES CBC RADIO ONE'S Q TO NEW YORK CITY FOR A SOLD-OUT SHOW MARCH 28

Vampire Weekend, Alan Alda, Cyndi Lauper and David Cross included in the lineup-- Show to broadcast on Friday, March 29 on CBC Radio One Read More »

CBCMUSIC.CA FANS AND CBC RADIO ONE LISTENERS DECIDE  THE TOP 24 NEW MUSIC ACTS NATIONALLY IN SEARCHLIGHT

CBCMUSIC.CA FANS AND CBC RADIO ONE LISTENERS DECIDE THE TOP 24 NEW MUSIC ACTS NATIONALLY IN SEARCHLIGHT

National voting for the listener's choice competition for Canada's best new artist begins Read More »

FEBRUARY BY LISA MOORE WINS CANADA READS 2013: TURF WARS

FEBRUARY BY LISA MOORE WINS CANADA READS 2013: TURF WARS

Winning panelist Trent McClellan joins Lisa Moore on Q with Jian Ghomeshi on Friday, February 15 Read More »

GET READY FOR THE CANADA READS: TURF WARS DEBATES!  FEBRUARY 11-14 ON CBC RADIO ONE, CBC BOOKS, DOCUMENTARY & CBC-TV

GET READY FOR THE CANADA READS: TURF WARS DEBATES! FEBRUARY 11-14 ON CBC RADIO ONE, CBC BOOKS, DOCUMENTARY & CBC-TV

Celebrity panelists battle it out to crown Canada's must-read title for 2013 Read More »

CBC RADIO ONE'S Q WITH JIAN GHOMESHI LIVE ON LOCATION IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO, WITH THE ARKELLS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013

CBC RADIO ONE'S Q WITH JIAN GHOMESHI LIVE ON LOCATION IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO, WITH THE ARKELLS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013

Rita Chiarelli and Sky Gilbert included in the lineup - show to broadcast on Friday, February 1 on CBC Radio One Read More »

CBC RECAPS THE ISSUES, EVENTS AND PERSONALITIES  THAT DEFINED 2012 WITH MULTI-PLATFORM YEAR-END PROGRAMMING ACROSS CBC-TV, CBC NEWS NETWORK, CBC RADIO AND CBCNEWS.CA

CBC RECAPS THE ISSUES, EVENTS AND PERSONALITIES THAT DEFINED 2012 WITH MULTI-PLATFORM YEAR-END PROGRAMMING ACROSS CBC-TV, CBC NEWS NETWORK, CBC RADIO AND CBCNEWS.CA

From the ongoing civil strife in Syria to Hurricane Sandy knocking out power on the eastern seaboard to the re-election of U.S. President Barak Obama - it was a year of major stories and events, from right here at home and around the world. Read More »

CBC BOOKS REVEALS THE FIVE TITLES COMPETING IN  CANADA READS: TURF WARS

CBC BOOKS REVEALS THE FIVE TITLES COMPETING IN CANADA READS: TURF WARS

Celebrity panelists for 2013 are Jay Baruchel, Charlotte Gray, Carol Huynh, Ron MacLean and Trent McClellan Read More »

CBC Launches Canada Reads 2013: Turf Wars

CBC Launches Canada Reads 2013: Turf Wars

Today, Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC Radio One and TV's national arts and culture program Q, announced the public campaign for CANADA READS 2013: TURF WARS. CANADA READS, CBC's annual battle of the books, has divided the country into five... Read More »

TERRY O'REILLY'S AGE OF PERSUASION WINS BIG, WHILE JIAN GHOMESHI TAKES GOLD AT

TERRY O'REILLY'S AGE OF PERSUASION WINS BIG, WHILE JIAN GHOMESHI TAKES GOLD AT "WORLD'S BEST RADIO PROGRAMS" AWARDS IN NEW YORK

CBC Radio scores 13 awards at 2012 New York Festivals International Radio Awards® Last night, CBC Radio One's Age of Persuasion won the Grand Prize Award, while Q host Jian Ghomeshi won the Gold Award for best talk show host... Read More »

  • Program Name

    Q

  • Program Type

    Radio Show

  • Appears On

    CBC Radio One

  • Genre

    CBC News & Current Affairs

  • Schedule

    Sundays @ 1:00PM and Thursday @ 1:00AM on CBC-TV
    Monday to Friday @ 10:00AM and 10:00PM on Radio One

  • Website

    www.cbc.ca/q/

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