He shoots, he scores! To celebrate a new season of Hockey Night in Canada, Rewind celebrates half a century of legendary hockey commentator Foster Hewitt. Every Saturday night his exuberant, nasal voice rang from CBC Radio.

Among sports broadcasters, Foster Hewitt was regarded as a pioneer. His ability to cut to the quick, his economy of words and his enthusiasm were hallmarks.  

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A portrait of one of our foremost Canadian writers: Margaret Atwood. Atwood's brilliant mind, caustic tongue and wicked sense of humour, coupled with her prolific and varied work have fuelled her status as an internationally acclaimed writer. On this edition of Rewind, we delve into her past and hear about her childhood surrounded by unusual pets like praying mantises and flying squirrels, the time she was described as a quiet Mata Hari, and the time she rebuked an interviewer for wanting the men and women in her books to get along.

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A look back at a defining moment in Canadian sports: the Ben Johnson drug scandal.  Twenty-five years ago, Johnson won gold with a world record in the 100-metres at the Seoul Olympics. But the victory celebration was short-lived and would last no more than a couple of days before questions started arising about Johnson's drug use. 

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It's always been tough to make movies in Canada. The filmmaker Paul Donovan once said that making a movie in Canada is like climbing Mount Everest without oxygen. Enter the film festival, which provided an outlet for Canadian, and international movies for all to see. 

 

 

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 Rewind starts a new season by going back to school. Michael Enright celebrates teachers and students, chalkboards and laptops, shiny new pencils and smart phones. He will listen to the anticipation of a five year old about to set foot in a classroom for the first time, to a teacher who describes the staff room. There will also be stories about free schools and the back to basics movement, recess and the latest fashions, middle school cliques and school songs.

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An hour of Stompin' Tom Connors. The beloved troubadour died last March. Rewind presents songs and stories. 

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And tune in next Thursday, September 5 with Michael Enright when we launch the first show of our new season! Rewind goes back to school. We will celebrate teachers and students, chalkboards and laptops, shiny new pencils and smart phones. You can listen to the anticipation of a five year old about to set foot in a classroom for the first time, to a teacher who describes the staff room. You'll hear about back to basics and free schools, recess and the latest fashions, middle school cliques and school songs.

Hope you will join us!

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Rewind marks the 50th anniversary of a book that ignited the women's movement of the 1960's and 70s- Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, with interviews and discussion. 

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The beloved singer Rita MacNeil died in April. What a lot of people might not know is that she got her start writing and singing songs for the women's liberation movement of the early 1970s.

Songs played on this show include Born a Woman, Working Man and Bring it on Home, as well as a collection of early ones.

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A portrait of the longtime CBC broadcaster Bill McNeil. His work on the programs Assignment and Voice of the Pioneer made him a household name for more than 40 years. 

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A look at space predictions through the ages with the help of Bob McDonald, host of Quirks & Quarks and guest host Jeff Goodes. Rewind has dug deep into the CBC Radio archives to find predictions about space travel from the 40's through the 80's.

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