Docs

Available on CBC Gem Clydesdale: Saving the Greatest Horse One woman’s passionate quest to the Canadian Prairies to rescue Scotland’s Clydesdale horse from the edge of extinction. More »
Aired Thursday Jan 14 Losing Our Religion A feature length documentary about preachers who are not believers, and what atheists do when they miss church. More »
Aired Wednesday Jan 13 Rise of the Nazis This is the inside story of Hitler’s journey to power. How did a bombastic and ‘bohemian corporal’ travel from the fringes of German politics to become the all powerful Führer of Germany? More »
Aired Tuesday Jan 12 The Cowboy The legend and history of the Cowboy as told by original interviews with on-screen and off-screen Western heroes, rare archival content, and over 100 years of classic Western films and television series. More »
Aired Sunday Jan 10 They Call Me Dr. Miami Dr. Miami is 'the most famous plastic surgeon of the universe'. While chasing fame, can this Orthodox Jewish father of five carry on with his gimmick and still preserve his identity? More »
Aired Sunday Jan 10 I Am Steve McQueen The enthralling story of one of the biggest stars Hollywood has ever seen, and one of the most enduring tough guys to ever grace the silver scene. More »
Aired Saturday Jan 9 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr, once known as the world's most beautiful woman, was a technological pioneer who also invented a covert communication system that's now the basis of secure WiFi. More »
Available on CBC Gem Secrets of Survival Canadian Malka Rosenbaum discovers she has a sister born in the Holocaust. German Juergen Ulloth finds out he has a different father, an American WW2 soldier. Follow their search, as they discover secrets hidden from them about their past. More »
Available on CBC Gem Fear of Dancing A quest to uncover why so many people are terrified of dancing. The search for answers in a world rife with sex, spirituality, robots, stereotypes, virtual reality, and a deadly medieval epidemic. More »
Aired Wednesday Jan 6 Edwardian Britain in Colour Black-and-white films of the era are colourized to bring Edwardian Britain back to life to offer a fascinating window on a vanished world. More »
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