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They were intrepid and resourceful pioneers who took to the skies: carrying passengers, mapping new territory, hauling necessities, discovering hidden gold and carrying out daring...

6 television clips

7 radio clips

They were intrepid and resourceful pioneers who took to the skies: carrying passengers, mapping new territory, hauling necessities, discovering hidden gold and carrying out daring...

6 television clips

7 radio clips

Using technology developed for atomic bombs, Canadian scientists hoped to bring safe, economical power to an energy-hungry world. By 1962, the first Candu (Canada Deuterium...

11 television clips

4 radio clips

Is science just a subject for academics and geeks? Not according to the CBC Radio program Quirks & Quarks. When it debuted in 1975, Quirks set out to show...

62 radio clips

<span>A visit with Manitoba bush pilot Tom Lamb and his family.<strong> </strong></span>

Tom Lamb, founder of Lambair

Television 23:40

Isaac Asimov defines the greenhouse effect and describes its potential dangers.

Why is it called the greenhouse effect?

Radio 4:58

A beauty expert shows how you can improve your skin by applying a mask made from everyday food products.

Beauty begins in the kitchen

Television 9:04

Kate Aitken talks about world leaders, New Year's resolutions, and what to do with that leftover fruitcake.

Fruitcake leftovers and international politics, 1953

Radio 3:08

From London's Beaver Club, Canadian soldiers send short radio greeting to loved ones at home.

Greetings from the Beaver Club

Radio 6:59

Spectacular fireworks mark the new millennium in the nation's most populous provinces.

Year 2000 arrives in Central Canada

Television 1:28

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The House

CBC Radio's The House keeps tabs on the nation's business from Parliament Hill. Launched in 1977, this hour-long Saturday morning program examines public policy and the politics of governing.

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Television
26:47

Robertson Davies, complex Canadian

Literary great Robertson Davies reflects on being Canadian, writing and life at Massey College.

Fidel Castro: after the revolution

Television,
11:10

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Ten minutes with Glenn Gould

Radio,
9:44

Ne pas deleter c'est un fix IE6

All Great Interviews

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Mulroney Moments

Discuss political leadership, what it is and how it can affect others. Focus on the role of Brian Mulroney who rose to power to become Prime Minister...

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Jan. 2, 1988

Free Trade Agreement signed

The Canada-U.S Free Trade Agreement is now official... at least on paper.

Television
2:10

Check the calendar


	Pierre Trudeau: just watch me Television 7:33


	Terry Fox begins the Marathon of Hope Television 1:30


	Greenpeace climbers Television 2:38

Who is this man in the field?
Hints: He spent two years in the Royal Canadian Navy. And on the day of the 2003 blackout on the east coast of North America, he appeared on TV sporting a beard.

Television
2:11

Can you guess?