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Front Row Centre: The Toronto International Film Festival Topic timespan: 1976-2006 Foreign Correspondents: Bringing the World to Canada Topic timespan: 1956-2006 Glitz, glamour and a red carpet that gets longer every year. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) never fails... (11 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) A foreign correspondent's life can be exhilarating — the travel, the adventure, the sense of being right in the... (8 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Joni Mitchell: All Sides Now Topic timespan: 1967-2005 Handmade in Canada: The Art of Craft Topic timespan: 1970-1997 Long before she was a music icon, she was a Canadian Prairie girl who loved to paint. But art... (11 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) When they're created by an artist's vision and crafted by human hands, the objects of everyday life take on... (13 TV Clips, 1 radio clip) The Comics in Canada: An Illustrated History Topic timespan: 1920-2006 Canada Goes to the Oscars Topic timespan: 1962 From the wholesome wartime heroics of Johnny Canuck to the exploits of a three-foot-tall aardvark named Cerebus, Canadian comics... (23 TV Clips, 16 Radio Clips) It's Hollywood's biggest night. The Academy Awards are the most important awards in the entertainment industry and one of... (9 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Peter Gzowski: Voice of Canada Topic timespan: 1966-2002 Antonine Maillet, Acadian Avenger Topic timespan: 1973-1998 For three hours a day, five days a week – for 15 years – millions tuned in to CBC... (14 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic "I have avenged my ancestors," said author Antonine Maillet in 1979 with the publication of her book Pélagie-la-Charrette. ... (5 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Beyond Green Gables: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery Topic timespan: 1972-2004 Al Purdy, An Uncommon Poet Topic timespan: 1967-2004 Nearly a century ago Anne of Green Gables introduced readers to one of the most enduring characters in fiction... (9 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic During the first forty-odd years of his life, Al Purdy wrote a lot of bad poetry. Where others... (4 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Banding Together: Singing Out for Disaster Relief Topic timespan: 1950-2003 Margaret Atwood: Queen of CanLit Topic timespan: 1967-2000 Floods, famine, fire and drought — when disaster strikes at home and around the world, Canadians are ready to... (14 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Poet, novelist, storywriter and essayist — the Ottawa native is a Canadian literary giant. Margaret Atwood first raised eyebrows... (9 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Gordon Lightfoot: Canada's Folk Laureate Topic timespan: 1962-2002 Prairie Visionaries: Guy Maddin and the Winnipeg Film Group Topic timespan: 1986-2004 His melodic, soulful voice is unmistakable. A modern day troubadour, Gordon Lightfoot has touched the lives of millions... (11 TV Clips, 3 Radio Clips) Guy Maddin may be one of Canada's best-known unknown filmmakers. From his early, improbable success with "Tales From the... (10 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Bright Lights, Political Fights: The Canadian Film Industry Topic timespan: 1949-2003 Robert Lepage: Canada's renaissance man Topic timespan: 1957-1995 Filmmaker Paul Donovan once compared the difficulty of making a movie in Canada to climbing Mount Everest without oxygen.... (9 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Director, writer, actor Robert Lepage is one of Canada's most renowned figures in performing arts. Highlights from his... (5 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) Ruling the Airwaves: The CRTC and Canadian Content Topic timespan: 1961-1999 Karen Kain, Prima Ballerina Topic timespan: 1971-1996 "Canadian broadcasting should be Canadian." Pierre Juneau said those words in 1970 and he meant business. The Canadian Radio-Television... (10 TV Clips, 13 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic When a journalist addressed Karen Kain as "prima ballerina" in 1974 the dancer quickly corrected him: "I wouldn't go... (7 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Master Storyteller Norman Jewison Topic timespan: 1955-2001 Michel Tremblay: L'enfant terrible of Canadian Theatre Topic timespan: 1968-2000 "Film is the literature of this generation," says Toronto-born Norman Jewison. Small wonder then the Oscar-winning director is... (10 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Michel Tremblay exploded on to the stage in 1968 with his highly acclaimed and controversial play Les Belles-soeurs. His... (6 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic The Rolling Stones: Canada gets Satisfaction Topic timespan: 1965-1997 The Group of Seven: Painters in the Wilderness Topic timespan: 1954-1996 It's only rock 'n' roll but we like it! For nearly 40 years, Mick and the boys have... (8 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as they saw it. Sketch boxes in... (14 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Mordecai Richler Was Here Topic timespan: 1957-2002 April Fool's Day: The Joke's on Us! Topic timespan: 1979-2001 When Mordecai Richler left Canada for Paris, he was a brooding young intellectual with lots to say. He returned... (17 TV Clips, 11 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Make a fool of yourself, a fool of your friends and, if you're a staid Canadian broadcaster, fool your... (4 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Giant Topic timespan: 1944-2003 Glenn Gould: Variations on an Artist Topic timespan: 1957-2000 Oscar Peterson is a giant in every sense of the word. Standing well over 6 feet, he's even... (7 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic He adored Arrowroot cookies, Barbra Streisand and animals. He abhorred sunlight, the stage and airplanes. Eccentric, genius, solitary, head-strong,... (10 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) Artists Busted: Censorship in Canada Topic timespan: 1965-2002 The Stratford Festival: The First 50 Years Topic timespan: 1953-2002 In the 1960s, police busted a gallery owner for an installation of nudes. More recently, when an artist filmed... (9 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic The Stratford Festival grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution. The drama festival... (8 TV Clips, 11 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Le Refus global: Revolution in the Arts Topic timespan: 1948-2002 Margaret Laurence: Canada's Divine Writer Topic timespan: 1926-1987 On Aug. 9, 1948, a handsome young group of artists and intellectuals gathered at a Montreal bookstore to launch... (3 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Margaret Laurence was one of Canada's most esteemed and beloved writers. She is best known for her Manawaka novels... (5 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Leonard Cohen: Canada's Melancholy Bard Topic timespan: 1961-1993 Punk Rock Comes to Canada Topic timespan: 1977-1980 Poet, musician, novelist, ladies' man, monk, actor... Leonard Norman Cohen, one of Canada's most influential cultural icons was born... (5 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic In 1977, a new form of underground music emerged from Canadian basements and garages. Journalists called it punk rock.... (5 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) The Life and Legend of Bill Reid Topic timespan: 1954-2002 Moshe Safdie: Hero of Habitat Topic timespan: 1967-2003 Bill Reid spent his life confronting public opinion. The artist, who was of Haida and European descent, was... (10 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Moshe Safdie achieved worldwide fame when his sensational Habitat pavilion was the showcase of Expo 67. The visionary architect... (11 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) Barbara Frum: Pioneering Broadcaster Topic timespan: 1969-1996 The sudden death of Barbara Frum on March 26, 1992 shocked Canadians. The loss of one of the... (18 TV Clips, 13 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic "On This Day" 1892 'America's Sweetheart,' Mary Pickford, born in Toronto 1909 The world of Don Messer's Jubilee 1925 Winnie-the-Pooh makes his literary debut 1938 Superman makes his debut 1939 A star is born: The NFB makes its debut 1944 Stephen Leacock dies 1945 Remembering artist Emily Carr 1948 Launching of Le Refus global 1952 CBC Television debuts 1953 The Stratford Festival debuts 1956 Swinging and shaking at Rosemount Boys' Club 1957 Elvis shakes his pelvis in Canada 1957 Paul Anka hits the top of the charts 1957 John Hirsch revives pro theatre in Winnipeg 1958 Poet Ned Pratt on turning 75 1958 Wayne and Shuster debut on Ed Sullivan Show 1958 Hula Hoop craze hits Canada 1961 Goodbye Ernest Hemingway, old friend 1962 Introducing funny-man Jim Carrey 1962 William Hutt, king of the Canadian stage 1962 Leonard Bernstein and Glenn Gould don't see eye to eye 1962 Country legend Hank Snow tops the charts 1964 Stratford Festival performs in Shakespeare's homeland 1964 The Beatles conquer North America 1965 Leni Riefenstahl in her own words 1965 Remembering Peter Jennings 1966 Cops ban artist for 'lewd' drawings 1966 Host's on-air tear hastens end of Seven Days 1966 Irving Berlin celebrates his 78th birthday, in Toronto 1967 N.S. censors afraid of Virginia Woolf 1967 Deconstructing Woody 1968 Lightfoot banned in the U.S.A. 1969 John and Yoko's Montreal bed-in 1972 Art heist at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1974 Celia Franca retires from the National Ballet 1974 Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union 1977 Gzowski interviews Iggy 1977 Remembering Hardy Boys author Leslie McFarlane 1977 Keith Richards' heroin bust 1978 Robin Williams freestyles on 90 Minutes Live 1978 Hot night of disco 1979 Invention of Trivial Pursuit 1982 CBC pioneer Norman Campbell on his career 1982 Pianist Glenn Gould dies 1983 The Guess Who: together again 1984 Journalist and TV personality Gordon Sinclair dies at 83 1987 Death of Margaret Laurence 1987 Claude Jutra's body found in river 1989 Celebrating Canada's 'songbird' Anne Murray 1989 Launch of CBC Newsworld 1990 Remembering illustrious artist Harold Town 1991 Gordon Lightfoot and the folk revival 1993 'King Kong's' Fay Wray goes home 1994 The first Giller Prize is awarded 1994 Quebec's Queen of pop marries her longtime manager 1998 Alberta writer W.O. Mitchell dies at 83 2000 Carol Shields on living with cancer 2001 Mourning Mordecai Richler 2001 Remembering Mr. Dressup 2002 Queen amused by CBC Archives website 2003 Rolling Stones headline concert for SARS 2004 Remembering Niki Goldschmidt 2004 Pierre Berton: icon and iconoclast 2005 CBC's Earl Cameron dies 2005 Scott Young, the dean of Canadian sports writing, dies 2006 Irving Layton: 'Poet physician' 2006 Lister Sinclair, Renaissance man 2006 Remembering Canada's 'godfather' of Celtic music 2006 Remembering Mavor Moore 2007 Remembering Celia Franca 2007 Remembering Robert Goulet
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