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Canadian Literary Scene

An hour of literary pieces. The first is from 1965 and it's a look at Canada's literary scene from the program Room for Argument. The...

The Don Simms Show

An episode of the Don Simms Show that aired late nights on CBC radio in the 60s and early 70s. On this occasion Don and...

The Death of the Penny

Rewind takes a look at the dear-departing penny. Goodbye to the sweaty, metallic smell of the smallest of coins.Goodbye to a pocket full of change...

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. was an entertainer and member of Frank Sinatra's rat pack- but he was also a black man and had experienced his share...

Jimmy Hoffa and Robert Kennedy

From 1959, interviews with Jimmy Hoffa, head of the Teamsters Union, and Robert Kennedy, at the time, Chief Investigator of the Senate Rackets Committee in...

Centrepoint- European Immigration

A program from 1991 that looked at migration within Europe a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. After a long year of celebration,...

Centrepoint- Pax Americana

An hour from Centrepoint- an hour that first aired in March 1991. After seven months of conflict, six weeks of war and just one hundred...

Project 60- The Gentle Art of Persuasion

An hour from the program Project 60, which first aired in December 1959. It's called The Gentle Art of Satire, and it's a look at...

Hootenanny!

An hour of music from the program Morningside with Peter Gzowski. Morningside aired stories from across Canada, talked to prime ministers and premiers, economists and...

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Something to Say- Peter Ustinov

The actor and writer Peter Ustinov who was frequently referred to as a Renaissance Man for his wit, his intellect and his many talents. The...