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Episode 160 min2008-06-22
Air India 182
The bombing of Air India. Recounts the days and hours leading up to the most lethal act of terrorism Canada has ever experienced.
Episode 260 min2008-07-31
The Girls of Summer
They are young teenagers dreaming of a trip to New Zealand in the fall of 2008. But only a handful of them will be chosen to represent Canada at the FIFA Under 17 World Cup. To make the team they've endured a year of gruelling training camps, countless tournaments and exhibition games. It all comes down to a fateful call from their coach to learn if they've made the cut.
Episode 360 min2008-09-07
Toxic Legacy
On a sunny morning in September 2001, more than twenty seven hundred people died violently in events of unimaginable horror. Another killer was unleashed that day. A slow silent poison that now threatens thousands of lives. The toxic dust and gases created by the disintegrating towers. An enormous compression wave pushed through the streets and into buildings with the force of a hurricane.
Episode 460 min2008-09-11
The Museum (1)
Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum needs a facelift, and its director William Thorsell is thinking big - a bold public building that will revitalize the whole city. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero reconstruction and other prestigious projects. The Museum charts their audacious scheme in an entertaining tale of steel beams, flamboyant personalities and public art.
Episode 560 min2008-09-18
The Museum (2)
Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum needs a facelift, and its director William Thorsell is thinking big - a bold public building that will revitalize the whole city. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero reconstruction and other prestigious projects. The Museum charts their audacious scheme in an entertaining tale of steel beams, flamboyant personalities and public art.
Episode 660 min2008-09-25
Mystery of Champlain
Samuel de Champlain—sailor, explorer, adventurer, military man and mapmaker. He’s one of Canada’s mythic founders and remains a man of mystery to many Canadians.
Episode 760 min2008-10-16
The U.S. vs Omar Khadr
Canadian Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr goes to trial this fall. Will he get a fair trial?
Episode 860 min2008-10-23
Dolphin Dealer
A haunting film about the largest capture and export of wild dolphins in history, perpetrated by the world's most notorious dolphin dealer, Canadian Christopher Porter.
Episode 960 min2008-10-26
The Bush Years
Terence McKenna's Gemini award winning retrospective of President George W. Bush, arguably one of the most controversial public figures of recent memory.
Episode 1060 min2008-10-30
Rude: Where are Our Manners?
A journey through the past and into our present while asking difficult questions - are we more uncivil, where did we go wrong, did we go wrong, and is it possible to change?
Episode 1160 min2008-11-02
Mississipi Cold Case
CBC filmmaker, David Ridgen, and Thomas James Moore investigate a 40 year-old case to confront the Klansmen who murdered Moore's brother and his friend and to seek justice long denied.
Episode 1260 min2008-11-08
The Disappearing Male
An investigation into the worldwide decline in the male birthrate and the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The cause? Chemicals used in everyday plastics, from drinking bottles to soft toys for infants.
Episode 1360 min2008-11-13
The Sky's the Limit
Can the aviation industry overcome crises of higher fuel prices, congested airports, expanding markets and pollution or will it be grounded?
Episode 1460 min2008-11-20
Web Warriors
Web Warriors is a one-hour documentary that offers an unprecedented glimpse into the world's newest and most vulnerable frontier: cyberspace. We enter the world of hackers like Mafia Boy - a 15 year old high school student who rose to infamy in 2000 by causing millions of dollars in damage after single-handedly shutting down internet giants - including Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dell, eTrade, and CNN.
Episode 1560 min2009-01-08
How To Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids
Parents, governments and courts now all recognize how high conflict divorce damages children. Our cameras follow divorcing couples as they employ positive alternatives - from do-it-yourself kits and mediation to the groundbreaking approach known as collaborative divorce. And we get feedback from the kids themselves.
Episode 1660 min2009-01-15
Forever Plastic
Durable, high-tech, sexy and see through...we just can't seem to resist its glossy appeal. Over the years plastics have quietly permeated all parts of our lives. But what do we do with something that doesn't go away when we throw it way?
Episode 1760 min2009-01-22
Fly Me to the Moon
From Frank Sinatra's refrain to the Apollo mission, from the rituals of the ancients to sci-fi dreams of colonization, we explore the complex and lyrical relationship between man and moon.
Episode 1860 min2009-01-29
Battle for the Arctic
The battle for the Arctic with its rich reserves of oil and gas is the new Cold War. But is it a battle Canada can win?
Episode 1960 min2009-02-05
The Truth About Liars
The truth is...we are all liars. Scientists say that by the age of four we have all learned to lie. We lie to protect ourselves and others, and to get what we want and need. Most of us fib in one of every four conversations that last more than ten minutes. Featuring the latest science, psychology, and technology, this entertaining documentary tells us how lying is a part of our everyday lives and is integral to our survival.
Episode 2060 min2009-02-12
Love Interrupted
Couples reunite with their first loves after decades of separation, with exhilarating but at times damaging results.
Episode 2160 min2009-02-26
Bio-Dad
A man born of artificial insemination searches for his biological father - and takes a look at the brave new world to come.
Episode 2260 min2009-03-05
Shock Wave
Surviving the next big quake/tsunami predicted to hit Canada's west coast.
Episode 2360 min2009-03-12
Wild Horse Redemption
At a Colorado prison, hard-core criminals are taught the training methods of 'horse whisperers' and given ninety days to break and train mustang horses. Can two wild creatures tame each another?
Episode 2460 min2009-03-19
The Great Food Revolution
Our grand love affair with food. We'll show you how and why diners in the Western world have gone from "Yuk! I'm not eating that!" to "Guess what I ate last night!"
Episode 2560 min2009-03-19
The Battle to Get on Your Plate
Last year alone, a staggering 18,000 new products were developed for North-American supermarket shelves. Nine out of ten didn't make it. The fierce competition to tempt your taste buds and win your loyalty.
Episode 2660 min2009-03-26
24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding New York
A fast and furious slice of organized chaos as one of the biggest cities on earth feeds its citizens.
Episode 2760 min2009-03-26
Food of the Future
What will we be eating in the next five years? From the assembly lines of the world's biggest food company to the kitchen of a Vancouver chef,serving jellyfish to his upscale diners.
Episode 2860 min2009-04-02
China's Earthquake
Dramatic stories from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake - tales of endurance and hope, sorrow and rage, of life extinguished and life reborn
Episode 2960 min2009-04-02
Porndemic
Porndemic puts faces and personalities to the extraordinarily profitable business of pornography today.
Episode 3060 min2009-04-09
This Can Happen to You
Rubin Hurricane Carter, takes on the justice system for how it treated Ronald Dalton, a 30-year-old banker, in Gander, Nfld., who went to prison for strangling his wife-a crime he didn't commit.
Episode 3160 min2009-05-23
India Reborn: Might and Myth
An array of charismatic characters introduces you to the world's newest superpower. Experience the rich tapestry of India's ancient myths played out against the modern might of this sprawling, diverse democracy.
Episode 3260 min2009-05-30
India Reborn: Manufacturing Dreams
Through the prism of Bollywood, Manufacturing Dreams pulls back the curtain on the new India, revealing a cast of diverse characters caught in a world of bright spectacle... and stark divisions.
Episode 3360 min2009-08-13
India Reborn: India on the Move
Capture the excitement of cities pulsating with new wealth from a surging economy. Experience the despair of a countryside rife with loss and longing. The Indian giant has awakened.
Episode 3460 min2009-08-13
India Reborn: Mother India
Tradition and modernity collide and merge in a spicy and delicious episode about the land of a thousand dishes during a time of unparalleled change.
Episode 3560 min2009-08-20
Malls R Us
What do Al Gore, the Tower of Babel, science fiction, gothic cathedrals, artichokes and roller coasters have in common? All come together in one of North America's most popular suburban institutions - the enclosed shopping center.
Episode 3660 min2009-08-27
The Beat Goes On (1)
A jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell".
Episode 3760 min2009-09-03
The Beat Goes On (2)
A jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell".
Episode 3860 min2009-08-20
The Spies Who Came From the Sea
The untold story of German spies who landed on our shores during WWII, and of a mysterious submarine landing that remained secret for more than 35 years.
Episode 3960 min2009-09-10
Battle for a Continent
An epic recreation of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, a dramatic and defining event that determined the fate of Canada and the continent.
Episode 4060 min2009-09-10
Rise Up (1)
Big hair, bigger shoulder pads mark the 1980s Canadian music scene - a time documents when Canadian music explodes internationally.
Episode 4160 min2009-09-17
Rise Up (2)
Big hair, bigger shoulder pads mark the 1980s Canadian music scene - a time documents when Canadian music explodes internationally.
Episode 4260 min2009-09-24
Pedal Power
From bicycle-mad Paris to rush-hour New York and the back alleys of Toronto, Pedal Power takes a ride through the changing world of bike culture.
Episode 4360 min2008-08-16
Dubai: Miracle or Mirage?
Dubai is home to the biggest, the richest, the best, but will it be crushed by its own excess?
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