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Dirtgirlworld
2009
star 2.8Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, was a Canadian and Australian children's television series created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions. The series uses 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage. The main characters are Dirtgirl and Scrapboy, as well as their friends Ken, Grubby, and Hayman.Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006
star 5.2In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town parish pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader that would transform Canada.Above and Beyond
2006
star 6Above and Beyond is a four-hour 2006 miniseries aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on October 29 and 30. The miniseries is about the Atlantic Ferry Organization, which was tasked with delivering aircraft from North America to Europe in the early years of the Second World War. It stars Richard E. Grant, Jonathan Scarfe, Liane Balaban, Allan Hawco, Kenneth Welsh, and Jason Priestley.These Arms of Mine
2000
These Arms of Mine
2000
These Arms of Mine was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television in the 2000-01 television season. The show revolved around a group of professional friends in their 30s living in Vancouver, British Columbia. The cast included Alex Carter as photographer David Bishop and Shauna MacDonald as radio announcer Claire Monroe, whose long distance relationship formed the core of the series. The cast also included Stuart Margolin as Miles Rankin, a former American draft dodger running for Vancouver city council, Conrad Coates as Steven Armstrong, a gay drama teacher grieving the recent death of his partner to AIDS, Babz Chula as magazine editor Esme Price, and Byron Lawson as her much younger restaurateur husband Amos Lee.Diamonds
2009
Diamonds
2009
The once mighty Denmont Corporation with headquarters in South Africa is on the verge of collapse, threatened by upstart rivals and new competition in the Canadian Arctic, just beginning to emerge as a diamond-production powerhouse. Usurping control of the company from his estranged father, Lucas Denmont seeks to restore the company's fortunes - at any cost.The Best Laid Plans
2014
star 6.5A humourous and satirical journey into the world of Canadian national politics.Peep Show
1975
star 6An anthology of half-hour drama programs by new and emerging Canadian writers and directors.René Lévesque
2006
star 4René Lévesque was a Canadian television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 2006. It stars Emmanuel Bilodeau as former-Quebec premier René Lévesque.Turbo Dogs
2008
Turbo Dogs
2008
Turbo Dogs is a television show that airs on Qubo and Kids' CBC. The show is based on the book Racer Dogs by Bob Kolar. The show premiered on October 3, 2008. The show was not renewed for a second season.Urban Angel
1991
Urban Angel
1991
Urban Angel is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television from 1991 to 1993. Based on the memoirs of real-life Canadian journalist Victor Malarek, the show starred Louis Ferreira as Victor Torres, a crusading journalist for the Montreal Tribune. The series aired in the United States as part of CBS's late-night Crimetime After Primetime line up. The show's cast also included Vittorio Rossi, Dorothée Berryman, Vlasta Vrana, Ellen David, Dean Marshall, Michael Rudder, Macha Grenon and Sophie Lorain.Leo and Me
1978
Leo and Me
1978
Leo and Me is a Canadian television sitcom that was originally produced in 1976 but did not air until 1981. It starred a 15 year old Michael J. Fox, in his television acting debut, playing Jamie, the 12 year old younger brother of Leo. Leo and Me was produced by Don Eccleston, directed by Don S. Williams and written by Marc and Susan Strange.Ciao Bella
2004
Ciao Bella
2004
In the heart of Little Italy, Elena, a pretty and enthusiastic young woman, lives with her parents. Elena feels that she has everything she could hope for. Until she gets into an accident—and begins to want more… But finding herself is easier said than done.Razzberry Jazzberry Jam
2008
Razzberry Jazzberry Jam is an animated children's television show about music. All of the characters are anthropomorphic musical instruments. In each episode a special guest arrives at "The House of Jam" and the band learn about that guest and a new song that features that instrument. Each episode also has two live action components wherein children learn about musical concepts with real musicians and real instruments. The animation is done with Adobe Flash.Getting Along Famously
2005
It's 1964. Constantly feuding showbiz couple Kip and Ruby have a variety show on CBC television, and must sort out their personal problems, as well as the ones caused by network exec Littleman.First Performance
1956
First Performance
1956
First Performance is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1956 to 1958.October 1970
2006
October 1970
2006
A dramatization of the actual events surrounding the October Crisis in the province of Quebec, Canada.Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
1997
A Black South African lives in Toronto with his Canadian wife in 1989. His fears of being stalked by South African secret police, force him to reflect back on his life growing up under apartheid.Mittens & Pants
2023
Mittens & Pants
2023
Best friends Mittens the kitten and Pants the puppy go on adventures in the all-animal town of Kibble Corners. Despite being a dog and a cat, they are the best of friends because they accept that they are different.Theodore Tugboat
1993
star 7Theodore Tugboat is a Canadian children's television series about a tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends. The show originated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a co-production between the CBC, and the now defunct Cochran Entertainment, and was filmed on a model set using radio controlled tugboats, ships, and machinery. Production of the show ended in 2001, and its distribution rights were later sold to Classic Media. The show premiered in Canada on CBC Television, then went to PBS, was on Qubo in the US, and at one time, had appeared in eighty different countries. The show deals with life learning issues portrayed by the tugs or other ships in the harbour. Most often, the tugs have a problem, or get involved in a struggle with each other or another ship, but they always manage to help one another resolve these problems and see them through. Their main focus however, is to always make the Big Harbour the friendliest harbour in the world, and to always do a good job with theirCanada Reads
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Canada Reads
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Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC. The program airs annually in two distinct editions, the English-language Canada Reads on CBC Radio One, and the French-language Le Combat des livres on Première Chaîne.
