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Index of Great Interviews
We hope you find all the interviews on our site interesting. But we know that a handful of them occupy a special place as being great interviews. Sometimes because of the charm or eloquence of the personality; sometimes because of the skill of the interviewer; or sometimes because of the notoriety of the guest. Watch them and tell us what you think at archives@cbc.ca.

This week's features		All the Great interviews
Roméo Dallaire Lieutenant-General A shaken Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire relates the unimaginable scene from Kigali, Rwanda as the country is on the verge of colossal carnage. Broadcast: April 7, 1994 Interviewer(s): Ann Medina Program: As It Happens Radio clip; runs 4:57 Takuo Matsumoto Hiroshima survivor Years later, Hiroshima survivor Takuo Matsumoto remembers the morning of August 6, 1945, before his city and its inhabitants were devastated by the infamous atomic bomb. Broadcast: Feb. 24, 1964 Interviewer(s): Bill McNeil Program: Assignment Radio clip; runs 6:12 Henry Morgentaler Abortion-rights advocate Dr. Henry Morgentaler says living under the media glare was the best way to defend what he considers a just cause. Broadcast: Sept. 19, 1977 Interviewer(s): Hana Gartner Program: Take 30 TV Clip; runs 2:45 Al Purdy Poet Al Purdy discusses the prospect of making money from writing poetry and how a poem makes its way from his head to the blank sheet. Broadcast: Oct. 2, 1968 Interviewer(s): Bill McNeil Program: Assignment Radio clip; runs 4:08 Michel Tremblay Playwright Renowned playwright Michel Tremblay admits he doesn’t take well to criticism of his work and discusses the interesting people and subjects that constitute his plays. Broadcast: March 15, 1978 Interviewer(s): Robert Fulford Program: Arts National Radio clip; runs 9:24 Check out Radio-Canada's Great Interviews.		A Woody Allen Comedian / Filmmaker Jamie Astaphan Sprinter Ben Johnson's doctor Margaret Atwood Writer/cartoonist B Pierre Berton Historian and author Playboy Bunny Gentlemen's club waitress C June Callwood Social activist/journalist Kim Campbell Prime minister Jim Carrey Actor/Comedian George Chuvalo Boxer Leonard Cohen Singer/writer D Roméo Dallaire Lieutenant-General Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer Tommy Douglas Politician, father of Medicare. E Alan Eagleson Hockey union leader Duke Ellington Jazz musician/composer Georges Erasmus Native rights crusader F Errol Flynn Actor Terry Fox Marathon of Hope runner G Marc Garneau Astronaut Sandra Good Follower of cult leader Charles Manson Glenn Gould Pianist Igor Gouzenko Soviet defector Nancy Greene Skier Germaine Greer Feminist author Wayne Gretzky Hockey great H Matthew Halton Foreign correspondent Rick Hansen Wheelchair athlete Foster Hewitt Hockey broadcaster J Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Charlie Watts Musicians Norman Jewison Director Greg Joy Olympian K Karen Kain Ballerina L Margaret Laurence Novelist John Lennon and Yoko Ono Musicians/artists René Lévesque Politician Gordon Lightfoot Singer M Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid activist Takuo Matsumoto Hiroshima survivor M. McLaughlin Farmer/cabbage grower Stuart McLean Writer/broadcaster Marshall McLuhan Cultural critic Joni Mitchell Folksinger Henry Morgentaler Abortion-rights advocate Gerda Munsinger Centre of sex scandal P Lester B. Pearson Former prime minister Oscar Peterson Pianist Norman Phillips Journalist Iggy Pop Punk rock pioneer Al Purdy Poet R Mordecai Richler Author, journalist Leni Riefenstahl Filmmaker S Moshe Safdie Architect Carol Shields Author Gloria Steinem Feminist writer David Suzuki Environmentalist and broadcaster T Margaret Thatcher Former British prime minister Michel Tremblay Playwright Pierre Trudeau Politician John Turner Former prime minister W Robin Williams Comedian X Malcolm X Civil rights leader