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Addison
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Addison
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Using imagination, reasoning, and boundless enthusiasm, inventor Addison loves to solve mysteries with her friends.Land and Sea
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Land and Sea
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Land and Sea is a locally produced Canadian documentary television show broadcast in Newfoundland and Labrador on CBNT-DT in St. John's, and on all CBC Television outlets throughout the province. It has been on the air since 1964; originally a black-and-white program, it began broadcasting in colour in the late '60s/early '70s. There is also a Maritime version of Land and Sea which is broadcast on the full CBC network on Sunday afternoons, and episodes from that version are often alternated with Newfoundland-based episodes.CBC News Magazine
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star 10CBC News Magazine was a weekly Canadian news television series which debuted on CBC Television on September 8, 1952. The series presented the week's international news highlights and documentaries from CBC correspondents around the world. It ran until 1981 when it was cancelled in order to make way for The Journal. Lorne Greene, then an announcer and newsreader for the CBC, was narrator for the series in its early years. It was hosted by the anchor of The National from the 1970s until its demise.Making the Cut: Last Man Standing
2004
This Canadian reality series follows a group of amateur ice hockey players through a rigorous training session.Life with Billy
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star 6Life with Billy is a 1994 Canadian television film based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Brian Vallée. The film was nominated for five Gemini Awards, and won three. The film begins with Jane Hurshman shooting her common-law husband Billy Stafford in his sleep, and then shows the resulting police investigation and trial, interspersed with flashbacks showing the domestic abuse that Stafford inflicted on Hurshman over the course of their relationship.Adventure Time
1967
Adventure Time
1967
Adventure Time was a Canadian children's adventure television series which aired on CBC Television in 1967 and 1968. Aimed at children, each episode took viewers on mini-adventures to far away lands that featured dragons, knights, and a variety of other characters.This is High School
2016
This is High School
2016
Audiences get unprecedented access into the world of today's teenagers as producers put 50 remote-controlled cameras in a typical secondary school - and let them run for eight weeks.Nightcap
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star 4Nightcap is a Canadian comedy and variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1967.Great Movies
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star 7.5Great Movies was a Canadian series of mid-season feature films which aired on CBC Television from 1957 to 1970.The Whiteoaks of Jalna
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The Whiteoaks of Jalna was a 1972 Canadian television drama miniseries, based on the novel by Mazo de la Roche. At CAD 2 million, it set a record expense at the time for a Canadian television miniseries. The series was exported internationally including the United Kingdom and France. Scriptwriting was led by Timothy Findley, supported by Claude Harz and Graeme Woods.Straight Up
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star 4Straight Up is a popular but short lived Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Films. Although critically acclaimed, the show only ran for 13 episodes on CBC Television from 1996 to 1998. Set in Toronto, the show dealt with the gritty problems of teenagers living in an urban environment. Rather than focusing on a core group of principal characters, each episode would typically feature a different set of the ensemble teenage cast. Initially, although the character relationships were intertwined, each episode would feature a self-contained plot usually involving only a few of the characters. However during the second season, there was a continuing story arc involving a murder over multiple episodes. Although Straight Up only lasted for two seasons, it spawned the spin off series Drop the Beat which followed the characters of Jeff and Dennis as DJs at a campus radio station.Dieppe
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star 6Dieppe is a two-part Canadian television mini-series that aired on CBC Television in 1993. It was based on the book Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid by Brian Loring Villa. The series chronicled the events that led up to the infamous World War II Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942, which resulted in 3,367 Canadian troopers either being captured, wounded or killed. It was criticized for not being completely accurate, and overdramatizing the events that took place.Comedy Night with Rick Mercer
2022
star 2Presented by legendary comedy icon and TV personality, Rick Mercer, featuring an incredible lineup of Canadian comedians, including stand-up performances from Rick Mercer himself. The series will also feature never-before-seen conversations between Mercer and some of today’s most impressive Canadian comedy talent.The Vacant Lot
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star 7The Vacant Lot was a short-lived comedy sketch show which CBC Television ran for only six episodes starting in December 1993. The Vacant Lot was extended for another 13 episodes, but the CBC later changed their minds and the remaining 13 episodes, although scripted, were never taped. CBC sold the show to Comedy Central, which didn't air the episodes until July 1994. The Vacant Lot was shown for a 4 July marathon on that network. Nick McKinney, a member of The Vacant Lot, is the brother of The Kids in the Hall member and Saturday Night Live veteran Mark McKinney. The show's other cast members were Rob Gfrorer, Vito Viscomi and Paul Greenberg. The Vacant Lot's opening theme music was "Pretty Vacant" by The Sex Pistols.Gold Trails and Ghost Towns
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Gold Trails and Ghost Towns is a historical documentary show first produced for Canadian syndication. Created and produced by Kelowna television station CHBC-TV and hosted by Mike Roberts with historian storyteller Bill Barlee. The show was filmed in a studio which resembled an old trapper's cabin. Mike and Bill discuss history of the old West by prospectors around 1900 in British Columbia.Wild Metropolis
2019
Wild Metropolis
2019
A diverse cast of animals adjust to life in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet -- cities -- as more and more wild animals make their home in urban areas. "Wild Metropolis" explores footage of these animals, and how they've applied their natural born skills and abilities to create their homes while also making great physical and behavioral adaptations. Narrated by Graham Vick, a wide range of species is featured, including humpback whales, megabats, penguins and Burmese pythons.What on Earth
1971
What on Earth
1971
What on Earth is a Canadian quiz and talk show series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1975.SketchCom
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star 3SketchCom was a 1998 Canadian television comedy series, created by Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson of the Royal Canadian Air Farce. The series aired on Monday evenings, 7:30 pm in most time zones. The first of the series' 13 episodes aired 5 October 1998 and aired most weeks until early 1999. Different sketch performers were featured in each episode. CBC did not renew SketchCom for the 1999-2000 television season. Program funding included contributions from Bell Canada's Broadcast and New Media Fund and the Canadian Television Fund.Stay Tuned
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star 6Stay Tuned was a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1976 to 1977.Champion
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star 10Champion is a Canadian sports biography television series which aired on CBC Television in 1969.
