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November 2018 / Television

This New CBC Show Is an Antidote to Reality TV

October 31, 2018July 10, 2019 - by Caoimhe Morgan-Feir

In an era where sensationalism on our screens dominates, In the Making is a venture into authenticity

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Remembering Stuart McLean

February 16, 2017June 15, 2020 - by The Walrus

Friends share stories of the legendary writer and radio host

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October 2016 / Television

Shop Talk

September 21, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

Can Kim’s Convenience help fix TV’s diversity problem?

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Image courtesy of the CBC still photo collection
November 2015 / Television

Live from Another Country

October 16, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Kliph Nesteroff

How the CBC blew its chance to create Saturday Night Live

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Media

Off the Cuff

March 10, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Kevin Caners

Fourth in a series of posts from the author’s long-form radio interviews with CBC broadcasters, featuring Carol Off

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The ABCs of Fred Penner

February 10, 2014June 12, 2020 - by Kevin Caners

Third in a series of posts from the author’s long-form radio interviews with CBC broadcasters

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The One and Only Rick Mercer

February 6, 2014April 21, 2020 - by Kevin Caners

Second in a series of posts from the author’s long-form radio interviews with CBC broadcasters

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Mic Check

January 21, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Kevin Caners

A lifelong CBC fan hosts in-depth radio conversations with the voices and personalities who bring Canadians together from coast to coast to coast

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Feature / November 2010

Dragon Done

November 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Trevor Cole

Richard Stursberg’s controversial tenure at CBC

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2010

Back in the Hall

January 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Adam Sternbergh

No one made sketch comedy, that most Canadian of comic forms, like the Kids in the Hall — which makes their return to television a big deal

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