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JANUARY 2015 SCHEDULE
T H U R S D AY
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
1
The Truth About Exercise
Scientists are uncovering surprising truths
about what exercise is really doing to our bodies,
and why we all respond to it differently.
8:00 pm Antiques Uncovered
(1 of 3). Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley and antiques
expert Mark Hill explore the stories behind
antiques from the world of entertaining.
9:00 pm Antiques Uncovered
(2 of 3). Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley and antiques
expert Mark Hill explore the stories behind
antiques from the world of travel.
10:00 pm Antiques Uncovered
(3 of 3). Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley and antiques
expert Mark Hill explore the stories behind
antiques associated with ceremony.
11:00 pm
The Truth About Exercise
See 7 pm. [R]
F R IDAY JA N UA RY 2
S AT UR DAY JA N UA RY 3
7:00 pm Martin Clunes: Man to Manta
In an odyssey that takes him to the Cayman
Islands, Ecuador, and the Maldives, Martin
Clunes sets off to go man to manta.
4:00 pm
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:00 pm Time Team
Westminster. Surrounded by the sights and
sounds of Parliament Square, the team has
three days to pin down the location of a lost
sacristy and uncover the Anglo Saxon origins
of the Abbey. [R]
11:00 pm
Antiques Uncovered
12:00 am
(2 of 3). See 9 pm. [R]
2:00 am Antiques Uncovered
(3 of 3). See 10 pm. [R]
3:00 am
Alien Deep with Bob Ballard
Ocean's Fury. Dr. Ballard is on a mission to
learn more about the oceans' mysteries, and
why they seem to be getting bigger, angrier
and more deadly. [R]
4:00 am Snapshot
Lana Slezic (3 of 6). Lana Slezic's work includes
stunning portraits of Afghan women. She arrived
in Kabul on assignment expecting to stay a
month, but she stayed on for one year. [R]
4:30 am
Snapshot
Michael Levin (4 of 6). Michael Levin shoots
stunning soulful moments in time from all
over the Pacific Rim and has become one of
Canada's top-selling photo artists. [R]
The Agenda
with Steve Paikin
Weekdays at 8 pm
In-depth analysis and intelligent
debate on the issues that
are changing Ontario and the
world beyond.
For nightly topics,
visit theagenda.tvo.org.
Heartbeat
Bad Penny. Penny Gilbert arrives in Aidensfield
and claims Mike is the father of her child. 14+
12:00 am Antiques Uncovered
(1 of 3). See 8 pm. [R]
1:00 am
The Night Cook
Leading an uprising against the Communist
invaders of Czechoslovakia, George Golias fled
his country as a refugee, leaving his family
behind. This film explores his 37 years in Canada,
working the graveyard shift at a Toronto diner.
The Night Cook
See 8 pm. [R]
Imitation of Life (1959)
A struggling actress with a six-year-old daughter
sets up housekeeping with a homeless black
woman and her light-skinned eight-year-old
daughter who rejects her mother by trying to
pass for white. 14+ [R]
2:00 am Big Ideas
Thomas Homer-Dixon. The author of The Upside
of Down, Catastrophe, Creativity and Renewal
of Civilization lectures on forces threatening the
stability of the global order.
3:05 am
Silk
(3 of 6). Clive is in Oxford, prosecuting three
students accused of sexually assaulting a
waitress. 14+
4:00 am
Silk
(4 of 6). In a David and Goliath battle, Martha
represents the driver of a high security prison
van. 14+
Undersea Explorer
Ghost Fleet of the Pacific. During World War
Two the United States attacked Japanese-held
islands in the Pacific. The result from the battle
was the sunken fleet of Chuuk that now serve
as artificial reefs for marine life.
4:30 pm
Undersea Explorer
Oasis of the Deep. Superheated water flows
from hydrothermal volcanic vents in the
deepest parts of the ocean. Extraordinary life
forms thrive in these places.
5:00 pm The Shield
Life on the Edge: Muskoka (1 of 2). James Bain
and John Campbell are considered to be the
Muskoka district's first non-native tourists.
6:00 pm
Canada Over the Edge
Haida Gwaii South. The Haida people's cultural
past is told through the town of Skidegate's
residents. Heading south, we explore Moresby
Island. Traveling north, we reach the peaks of
the San Christoval mountain range. [R]
7:00 pm National Geographic
Alien Deep with Bob Ballard: Inner vs.
Outerspace. Earth's livable land is almost
maxed. Can we grow more food and find
more room to live in outer space?
8:00 pm
Coast
NEW!
The Channel. The team explores surprising
stories on both sides of our shallowest, narrowest
and busiest seaway—the English Channel.
9:00 pm
What a Difference a Day Made—
Doris Day Superstar
An endearing and quirky account of Doris Day's
life and career, offering insight into the cultural
icon's Germanic roots, her days in Hollywood
and twilight years retired in a picturesque town.
10:30 pm Snapshot
Lincoln Clarkes (2 of 6). Clarkes has been
documenting life and death on the streets
for over three decades. His work includes
the documentary series Heroines. [R]
Where to find TVO:
TVO airs on cable channel 2 in most areas.
Rogers HD channel 580; Bell HD channel 1209;
Bell Fibe TV SD channel 209; Bell TV channel 265;
Shaw Direct HD channel 39; Shaw Direct SD channel 353.
Find us online at:
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JANUARY 2015 SCHEDULE
11:00 pm
Fake or Fortune
8:30 pm Hard Rock Medical
Trial by Fire. It’s the first day of anatomy class,
and for some it might be the last. The prospect
of putting scalpel to flesh has some students
heading for the exits. 14+
Monet (1 of 4). Art historian Philip Mould and
journalist Fiona Bruce set out to prove the
authenticity of a painting thought to be made
by famous impressionist Claude Monet.
12:00 am Coast
The Channel. See 8 pm. [R]
1:00 am
What a Difference a Day Made—
Doris Day Superstar
See 9 pm. [R]
2:30 am Snapshot
Lincoln Clarkes (2 of 6). See 10:30 pm. [R]
3:00 am Big Ideas
Robert Adams on The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
Author and book reviewer Robert Adams
discusses the novel by Muriel Barbery.
4:00 am
9:30 pm Snapshot
Adam Makarenko (6 of 6). Adam Makarenko
constructs life-like dioramas depicting
everything from the real to the surreal in
miniature scale. [R]
10:00 pm
Undersea Explorer
Undersea Explorer
Oasis of the Deep. See 4:30 pm. [R]
11:00 pm
S U N D A Y
4:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
4
Great Canadian Rivers
The Red Deer. The Red Deer River rises out of a
glacier in Banff, snakes through grasslands, and
cuts through the Alberta badlands. Its banks
have the highest concentration of tipi rings and
medicine wheels in the world.
4:30 pm
Great Canadian Rivers
The Margaree. The Margaree River flows
through the heart and history of Cape Breton,
with a long history of fishing, farming and
settlement along its banks.
5:00 pm
Canadian Waterways
Rugged Coasts. Follow the 1941 voyage of the St.
Roch through the Northwest Passage along the
west coast, to the Arctic Ocean, past the missions
of Labrador, to Newfoundland's Signal Hill.
6:00 pm The Shield
Life on the Edge: Muskoka (1 of 2).
See Saturday, January 3 at 5 pm. [R]
7:00 pm Science of Dogs
With 400 breeds and counting, dogs come in
greater variety than any other animal species
on the planet. This is an exploration of why the
dog may be man's best friend.
8:00 pm Hard Rock Medical
Q and Eh?. Students undergo a rigorous,
seemingly bizarre interview process to gain
acceptance to one of the world’s most
unusual medical schools. 14+
Walking Through History
NEW!
The Tudor Way. Tony sets off on a 45-mile
hike through the beautiful countryside of the
Weald in Kent and the Downs of East Sussex
to discover the area's rich and surprising
Tudor heritage.
Ghost Fleet of the Pacific. See 4 pm. [R]
4:30 am
9:00 pm Hard Rock Medical
The Hunt. What does tracking an 1800-pound
moose through dense Northern forest with
Ojibway hunters have to do with becoming a
doctor? It’s all part of the curriculum at one of
the world’s most unusual medical schools. 14+
Examined Life
Some of the world's most formidable minds
take part in intimate and engaging conversations examining purpose in life and our place
in the world. Speakers include Avital Ronell,
Cornel West, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony
Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt,
Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler and Sunuara Taylor.
12:35 am
Snapshot
Lincoln Clarkes (2 of 6).
See Saturday, January 3 at 10:30 pm. [R]
1:00 am Big Ideas
Hod Lipson on The Robotic Scientist.
A Perimeter Institute public lecture on mining
experimental data for scientific laws.
2:00 am East West 101
The Hero's Standard. Detective Zane Malik of
the Major Crime Squad faces the toughest
challenge of his life when a public crime has
personal ramifications. 14+ [R]
3:00 am East West 101
Heart of Darkness. A Somali teenager is found
murdered in a railway tunnel. The investigation
leads to a Somali man who is rumoured to be
recruiting Somalis to return to Africa to fight for
Al-Shabaab. 14+ [R]
4:00 am Silk
(4 of 6). See Friday, January 2 at 4 am. [R]
M O N D A Y
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
Time Team
5
NEW!
How to Lose a Castle. For generations a family of
Somerset farmers have been wondering if there
was actually a castle on top of the hill they call
Castle Hill. The only answer is for Tony and the
Team to dig.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Midsomer Murders
NEW!
Let Us Prey (2 of 2). A series of murders in
Midsomer St Claire seem to be inspired
by macabre images on a medieval fresco
recently discovered in the church crypt. 14+
10:00 pm
The Many Lovers of Jane Austen
Professor Amanda Vickery examines how
generations have sought their reflection in Jane
Austen's novels, and the hold that her fiction
has on us. [R]
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am Snapshot
Barbara Cole (5 of 6). Barbara Cole literally
dives into her work to photograph images of
models suspended in water. [R]
12:30 am Snapshot
Adam Makarenko (6 of 6). See Sunday,
January 4 at 9:30 pm. [R]
Kinngait: Riding Light
Into the World
2:00 am
Heartbeat
1:00 am
Nunavut is home to some of Canada's most
acclaimed visual artists whose lives and work
reflect the social and environmental changes
that are transforming the north.This film brings
the audience to the community of Cape Dorset
and the acclaimed Kinngait Studios, on the
occasion of its 15th anniversary.
Bad Penny. See Friday, January 2 at 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am The Hospital (1971)
A hardened, suicidal surgeon works at a
once-revered hospital that's falling apart and
failing its patients. Though he's surrounded by
mysterious deaths and chaos, the doctor finds
a reason to live. 14+ [R]
T U E S D A Y
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
A Park for All Seasons
6
NEW!
Killarney. Killarney Provincial Park was created
by an appeal from an original Group of Seven
Member and was a battleground in the early
environmental movement.
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7:30 pm Museum Diaries
Fakes & Frauds Exposed. A look at the techniques
that Conservators and Technicians use to reveal
the authenticity of artifacts. Some fakes are
masterfully disguised.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
7:00 pm
The Gold Rush (1925)
Snapshot
Adam Makarenko (6 of 6).
See Sunday, January 4 at 9:30 pm. [R]
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY
7
Expedition Tiger
(1 of 3). An international team of big cat
experts and wildlife filmmakers are given
unique access to the jungles and mountains
of Bhutan for what could be the last chance
to save this magnificent animal.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Breast cancer has become the poster child of
corporate cause-related marketing campaigns.
Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the
name of breast cancer, but where does this
money go and what does it actually achieve?
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
J A N U A R Y
8
Megastructures: Eco School
Workers build an environmentally friendly school
for a community in southern Taiwan after their
village was ravaged by Typhoon Morokot.
8:00 pm
9
7:00 pm Attenborough and the Giant Egg
Naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough
returns to the island of Madagascar to examine
whether the fate of the extinct elephant
bird could provide lessons to help protect
Madagascar's remaining wildlife?
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Heartbeat
10:00 pm Time Team
Mull. Time Team descend on the Isle of Mull at
the invitation of two local amateur archaeologists
to investigate a mysterious set of earthworks in
a forest near Tobermory. [R]
Walking Through History
Charlie Chaplin directs, produces, writes, edits
and stars as he reprises his Little Tramp role.
The Tramp (or Lone Prospector) ventures to
the Yukon to take part in the gold rush. 14+ [R]
7:00 pm
4:00 am Snapshot
Michael Levin (4 of 6).
See Thursday, January 1 at 4:30 am. [R]
T H U R S D AY
J A N U A R Y
Appearances. Upon their return from vacation
the Uptons discover their house has been
burgled. Nick and Jo consider making a new
start. 14+
4:30 am Snapshot
Barbara Cole (5 of 6).
See Monday, January 5 at 12 am. [R]
2:00 am Science of Dogs
See Sunday, January 4 at 7 pm. [R]
4:30 am
Midsomer Murders
Let Us Prey (2 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R]
Martin Clunes: Man to Manta
The Tudor Way. See Sunday, January 4 at 10 pm. [R]
3:00 am
Q and Eh?. See Sunday, January 4 at 8 pm. [R]
3:00 am
12:00 am Time Team
How to Lose a Castle. See Monday at 7 pm. [R]
1:00 am
Hard Rock Medical
2:30 am Hard Rock Medical
The Hunt. See Sunday, January 4 at 9 pm. [R]
See Friday, January 2 at 7 pm. [R]
11:00 pm
1:40 am
F R I D A Y
2:00 am Hard Rock Medical
Trial by Fire. See Sunday, January 4 at 8:30 pm. [R]
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm How to Grow a Planet
(1 of 3). A team of botanists, plant hunters
and scientists hunt down the descendants of
the plants that have dominated and driven the
most fundamental changes in Earth's history.
10:00 pm
12:00 am Pink Ribbons, Inc.
See 9 pm. [R]
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am In the Heat of the Night
After a wealthy businessman is murdered
in a Mississippi town, the local police chief is
pressured to find the killer. When a black man
arrives in town, he becomes a suspect and is
immediately arrested. Starring Sidney Poitier.
PG [R]
9:00 pm Mrs. Carey's Concert
At a Sydney girls' school, music director Karen
Carey prepares her young students for a classical
concert at the Sydney Opera House.
2:00 am Big Ideas
Salim Mansur. The professor of political science
at the University of Western Ontario gives the
first annual Begin-Sadat Lecture.
10:30 pm How to Grow a Planet
(1 of 3). See Tuesday at 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am Silk
(5 of 6). At the Supreme Court Martha is
representing a man in a death row case.
Against a ticking clock, Martha faces the
toughest legal argument of her career. 14+
11:30 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:30 am
The Many Lovers of Jane Austen
See Monday at 10 pm. [R]
1:30 am
Expedition Tiger
(1 of 3). See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R]
2:30 am
Alien Deep with Bob Ballard
Inner vs. Outerspace.
See Saturday, January 3 at 7 pm. [R]
3:25 am
4:00 am Silk
(6 of 6). Reluctantly representing Jody Farr,
Martha will do her job, but she won't allow him
or Micky to get under her skin. 14+
Please Give (2010)
A married couple wants to expand their
apartment. They own the unit next door, but
realize they're going to have to wait for their
unfriendly older tenant to die. Written and
directed by Nicole Holofcener, the film stars
Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall
and Amanda Peet. 14+
SAT URDAY
4:00 pm
JA NUA RY
10
Undersea Explorer
The Sea of Cortez. The Sea of Cortez
between mainland Mexico and the Baja
Peninsula has only a small opening to the
ocean. Marine life entering it tends not to
leave, creating great biodiversity.
4:30 pm
Undersea Explorer
Free Diving. Free divers go to great depths for
long periods of time without breathing equipment.
We meet the world free-diving champion.
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5:00 pm The Shield
Life on the Edge: Muskoka (2 of 2). Examining
the development of "cottage country."
S UNDAY JA N UA RY 11
6:00 pm A Park for All Seasons
Killarney. See Tuesday, January 6 at 7 pm. [R]
6:30 pm Museum Diaries
Fakes & Frauds Exposed.
See Tuesday, January 6 at 7:30 pm. [R]
7:00 pm National Geographic
National Geographic's Top Ten Photos.
Celebrating the best photography of the past
year from the pages of National Geographic
magazine, in a countdown format. Hosted by
Chris Johns, the magazine's editor-in-chief.
8:00 pm
Coast
NEW!
Secret Paths to Hidden Treasure. The team
explores the treasures to be found on surprising,
secret paths around British shores.
9:00 pm Bill Cunningham: New York
This New York Times photographer's enormous
body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as
an expression of time, place and individual flair.
10:30 pm
Snapshot
Lana Slezic (3 of 6).
See Thursday, January 1 at 4 am. [R]
11:00 pm
Fake or Fortune
Urban Goddess:
Jane Jacobs Reconsidered
Looking at how Jane Jacobs' ideas have
affected urban planning and two contemporary
neighbourhood redevelopment disputes in
New York and Toronto.
3:00 am East West 101
Transit of Venus. Wright becomes personally
involved in a case when a young woman is found
raped and murdered. 14+ [R]
5:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
4:00 am Silk
(5 of 6). At the Supreme Court Martha is
representing a man in a death row case. Against
a ticking clock, Martha faces the toughest legal
argument of her career. 14+ [R]
4:00 pm
6:00 pm The Shield
Life on the Edge: Muskoka (2 of 2).
See Saturday, January 10 at 5 pm. [R]
7:00 pm
Mysteries of the Moose
The moose is a colossus of size, power and
majesty, with an armoury unmatched on
Earth. Explore the hidden life of an icon of
the Northern wilderness.
8:00 pm Hard Rock Medical
Clinic in Motion. Rock and roll, ruptured eardrums,
and a live goat in a clinic on wheels are all part of
this week’s medical syllabus. 14+
8:30 pm
Hard Rock Medical
Lifeline. The emotional side of doctoring gets a
workout as hospice visits expose the students
to dementia and to that healthcare training
inevitability—dying. 14+
9:00 pm
The Polar Sea
Winslow Homer (2 of 4). Fisherman Tony
couldn't believe his luck when he stumbled
upon a cache of paintings. 15 years later, art
historian Philip Mould tells him that one of
the paintings is worth $45,000.
The New Everest (1 of 10). The Polar Sea
takes audiences on an unprecedented
10,000 km multi-media journey through the
Northwest Passage to reveal a world that is
being transformed by climate change. [R]
12:00 am Coast
Secret Paths to Hidden Treasure. See 8 pm. [R]
10:00 pm
1:00 am Bill Cunningham: New York
See 9 pm. [R]
2:30 am Snapshot
Lana Slezic (3 of 6).
See Thursday, January 1 at 4 am. [R]
3:00 am Big Ideas
David Sloan Wilson on Religion and Other Meaning
Systems. Examining how the experience of the
religious believer differs from the secular thinker.
4:00 am
Undersea Explorer
The Sea of Cortez. See 4 pm. [R]
4:30 am
Undersea Explorer
Free Diving. See 4:30 pm. [R]
2:00 am East West 101
Jerusalem. The mysterious double murder of
a Jewish couple leaves few leads. 14+ [R]
Walking Through History
7:00 pm
11:00 pm The Man Who Saved Geometry
Donald Coxeter showed how geometry is at
the core of all mathematics, and indeed governs
our life from architecture to car design, from
animated films to food molecules.
The World According to Irving
John Irving is one of the world's most read
writers. This film visualizes the elation in
Irving's novels, a factor which makes him a
literary figure of global format: a reality
available for everyone.
1:00 am Big Ideas
Michael Adams. A lecture on the insights and
research in his book Stayin' Alive: How Canadian
Boomers Will Work, Play and Find Meaning in
the Second Half of Their Adult Lives.
J A N U A R Y
Time Team
1 2
NEW!
King John's Lost Palace. The Team heads for
the fringes of Sherwood Forest, where residents
of Clipstone village in Nottinghamshire believe
ruins in a farmer's field may have played a part
in the tales of Robin Hood.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Midsomer Murders
NEW!
Wild Harvest (1 of 2). When a wealthy farmer is
mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation
leads to a restaurant and its tyrannical celebrity
chef. 14+
Medieval Lives:
Birth, Marriage, Death
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am
The Polar Sea
10:00 pm
NEW!
A Good Birth (1 of 3). Historian Helen Castor
reveals how giving birth was one of the most
dangerous moments a medieval woman would
ever encounter.
NEW!
Battle in the Glens. Tony takes on a four-day
trek through the Kintail region of the west
Scottish Highlands to discover the story of
the Jacobite uprisings of the early 1700s.
12:00 am
M O N D A Y
The New Everest.
See Sunday, January 11 at 9 pm. [R]
1:00 am Megastructures: Eco School
See Thursday, January 8 at 7 pm. [R]
2:00 am
Heartbeat
Appearances. See Friday, January 9 at 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am
Friends With Money (2006)
A single woman quits her job and takes another
as a maid until she figures out what she wants
to do with her life. She envies the financial
security of her friends, but they are facing their
own struggles. Starring Jennifer Aniston,
Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and
Joan Cusack. 14+ [R]
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T U E S D AY
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
A Park for All Seasons
1 3
NEW!
Sleeping Giant. Nanabijou, the Sleeping Giant,
lies across the harbour in Thunder Bay. The
park's recreational trails may be affecting
deer, wolf and moose populations.
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
How to Grow a Planet
(2 of 3). Flowers brought the miracle of colour
to a bland and monochrome planet. When the
dinosaurs were wiped out, it was flowering
plants which inherited the Earth.
10:00 pm Attenborough and the Giant Egg
See Friday, January 9 at 7 pm. [R]
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am Time Team
King John's Lost Palace.
See Monday at 7 pm. [R]
1:00 am
Walking Through History
Mysteries of the Moose
WEDNESDAY
7:00 pm
JANUARY
14
Expedition Tiger
(2 of 3). The team strikes out from base camp.
Kayaker Steve Backshall heads to the eastern
jungles. Big cat cameraman, Gordon Buchanan
uses a fingerprinting technique to identify
tigers by their stripes. Biologist Dr. George
McGavin is on a mission to India.
J A N U A R Y
Wild Arabia
1 6
1:30 am Hard Rock Medical
Lifeline. See Sunday, January 11 at 8:30 pm. [R]
Sand, Wind, Stars (1 of 3). Entering the wilderness
of Arabia to discover wildlife like the snow-white
oryx and the jerboa, horned vipers and scorpions.
2:00 am Midsomer Murders
Wild Harvest (1 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am
Mary and Max
A clay animation film about the friendship of two
unlikely pen pals: an eight-year-old Australian
girl named Mary and a middle-aged New Yorker
named Max. Voiced by Philip Seymour Hoffman
and Toni Collette. PG
JA NUA RY
15
Earth Overhaul
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche
Exploring the life of one of the most successful
woman writers of the 20th century. Rumours
flourished about her private life. She and her
lifelong companion, Caroline Clement – Mazo's
cousin, 'adopted' sister and muse – constructed
a public persona that protected their own
hidden life.
10:00 pm How to Grow a Planet
(2 of 3). See Tuesday at 9 pm. [R]
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
9:00 pm
Banaz—An 'Honour Killing'
12:00 am
Medieval Lives:
Birth, Marriage, Death
1:00 am
Expedition Tiger
Chronicling the brutal 'honour killing' of Banaz
Mahmod, a British woman who was "disappeared"
by her own family in 2006 because she tried to
choose a life for herself. Her story strengthens
the fight to overcome oppression and outdated
or horrific cultural practices.
Do The Right Thing (1989)
On the hottest day of the year on a street
in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn,
hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it
explodes into violence. 14+ [R]
7:00 pm
Sean Riley is on a quest to learn more about
technologies that scientists are using to try to
save the earth.
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
3:00 am
See Saturday, January 10 at 7 pm. [R]
Clinic in Motion. See Sunday, January 11 at 8 pm. [R]
7:00 pm
A former British spy stumbles into in a plot
to overthrow Communism with the help of a
supercomputer. Starring Michael Caine. PG [R]
National Geographic's
Top Ten Photos
F R I D A Y
Hard Rock Medical
T HURSDAY
See Sunday, January 11 at 7 pm. [R]
3:00 am
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am Banaz—An 'Honour Killing'
See 9 pm. [R]
1:00 am
2:00 am
4:35 am Snapshot
Adam Makarenko (6 of 6).
See Sunday, January 4 at 9:30 pm. [R]
Battle in the Glens.
See Sunday, January 11 at 10 pm. [R]
2:00 am
Breaking The Taboo
Charting the origins and worldwide impact of
the UN sanctioned war on drugs. Featuring
interviews with the big players of The Global
Commission on Drug Policy including Bill
Clinton and Cesar Gaviria.
11:00 pm
Museum Diaries
Borneo Bound. The ROM Curator leads a team
on a six week research trip to the other side
of the world and into the rain forests of the
Mulu Mountains in Borneo.
11:00 pm
10:00 pm
A Good Birth (1 of 3). See Monday at 10 pm. [R]
NEW!
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Heartbeat
Local Knowledge. Jimmy Turpin is out of prison
and plans to get even with Blaketon. Nick and
Jo prepare to leave Aidensfield. 14+
10:00 pm Time Team
Piercebridge. Tony Robinson and the team
examine a stretch of the River Tees where local
divers have had over 2000 Roman finds.
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am
The Lives of Others (2006)
An agent of the East German secret police is
assigned to conduct surveillance on a playwright
and his love, but he soon becomes emotionally
involved. 14+
2:30 am Big Ideas
Siobhan Roberts and Barry Wellman. Roberts
offers an introduction to the life of one of
the greatest geometers of the 20th century.
Wellman comments on the Internet's impact
on social interactions.
3:30 am Snapshot
Barbara Cole (5 of 6).
See Monday, January 5 at 12 am. [R]
4:00 am Bang Goes the Theory
(1 of 10). Jem builds a vortex cannon.
Liz confronts the scientist working to
create artificial life. Dr. Wong asks how to
cook an egg with a piece of newspaper.
4:30 am Bang Goes the Theory
(2 of 10). Jem straps himself to a water jet
pack. Liz finds out if insects are the future
of food. Dallas investigates NASA's latest
attempts to prove there is life beyond Earth.
(2 of 3). See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R]
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S AT UR DAY JA N UA RY 17
4:00 pm
Undersea Explorer
The Graveyard Coast. Canada's Pacific coast has
been the scene of more than 1200 shipwrecks
in 200 years. Members of the Underwater
Archaeological Society of BC help to locate,
log, and preserve as many as they can.
4:30 pm
Undersea Explorer
Bermuda: Isle of Devils. Volcanically created
caverns filled with sea water and dry caves with
tidal pools attract divers to Bermuda. Its shallow
reefs have caused many famous shipwrecks.
5:00 pm
The Shield
Riches beyond Our Rocks: Sudbury (1 of 2).
The story of Sudbury's past through the eyes of
the wife of the region's first non-native doctor.
6:00 pm
A Park for All Seasons
1:00 am
See 9 pm. [R]
2:30 am Snapshot
Michael Levin (4 of 6).
See Thursday, January 1 at 4:30 am. [R]
4:00 am
Undersea Explorer
The Graveyard Coast. See 4 pm. [R]
4:30 am
Undersea Explorer
Bermuda: Isle of Devils. See 4:30 pm. [R]
S U N D A Y
6:30 pm Museum Diaries
Borneo Bound.
See Tuesday, January 13 at 7:30 pm. [R]
4:00 pm
8:00 pm
Coast
NEW!
The Explorers' Coast. The team discovers
untold tales of explorers around England's
shores and beyond, including a stop-off
in Australia.
9:00 pm
Churchill's Desert War:
The Road to El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein has gone down
in history as an epic encounter between two
famous generals. This film marks the 70th
anniversary of this crucial Second World
War episode.
10:30 pm
Snapshot
Michael Levin (4 of 6).
See Thursday, January 1 at 4:30 am. [R]
11:00 pm
Fake or Fortune
Han Van Meegeren (3 of 4). Han Van Meegeren
dared to fake the work of old masters and made
millions from his deception until he was caught in
1945. Experts believe some of his fakes remain
undiscovered. Could this painting be one of them?
12:00 am Coast
The Explorers' Coast. See 8 pm. [R]
12:00 am The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche
See Thursday, January 15 at 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am Big Ideas
Nick Mount on cartoonist Seth. The University
of Toronto English professor lectures on
the graphic novel It's a Good Life, If You Don't
Weaken by Seth.
Sleeping Giant. See Tuesday, January 13 at 7 pm. [R]
7:00 pm National Geographic
Blue Holes: Diving the Labyrinth. A team of
extreme cave divers and scientists explore the
Bahamas' remarkable Blue Holes—flooded
caves which contain the earth's first life forms.
11:00 pm Corpus
A healthy 32 year-old, Connie Diletti has only
one problem: she's afraid to die. To face her fear,
she journeys across North America to decide
what to do with her body after she dies.
Churchill's Desert War:
The Road to El Alamein
J A N U A R Y
1 8
Canadian Waterways
Spectacular Lakes. Half of the world's fresh
water is in Canadian lakes. We consider the
depths of Lake Superior, the beauty of Bras
d'Or, and the treacherous shallows of
Lake Winnipeg.
5:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
6:00 pm The Shield
Riches beyond Our Rocks: Sudbury (1 of 2).
See Saturday, January 17 at 5 pm. [R]
7:00 pm
Constantinople Rescue
The Marmaray Tunnel links Istanbul's Asian
and European parts. Engineers unearthed
the greatest nautical archaeological find of the
century: an ancient port of Constantinople.
8:00 pm Hard Rock Medical
Love, Labour, Loss. The students learn that
the miracle of birth is not always magical. 14+
8:30 pm Hard Rock Medical
Down Under. Living and working in the North
often means extracting the land’s natural
resources. The students descend deep into
the bedrock of the Canadian Shield to find
out what that means. 14+
9:00 pm
The Polar Sea
Sailing Ice (2 of 10). In July the Northwest
Passage is still choked with ice. In the village
of Ilulissat, Greenland, a collection of Arctic
voyagers prepares for their expeditions. [R]
10:00 pm
Every Child Counts
Exploring some of the anxieties faced by
parents of children with mental or physical
disabilities as they enter the school system.
1:00 am
Breaking The Taboo
See Wednesday, January 14 at 10 pm. [R]
2:00 am East West 101
The Price of Salvation. Mere Hahunga has
problems with her youngest son, Sam,
and enlists Detective Koa's help. 14+ [R]
3:00 am East West 101
Behold a Pale Horse. What has the armed
robbery of $36 million and the subsequent
violence got to do with a drug-related
massacre in Afghanistan? 14+ [R]
4:00 am Silk
(6 of 6). See Friday, January 9 at 4 am. [R]
M O N D A Y
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
Walking Through History
1 9
NEW!
Stonehenge. Tony heads off for a 45-mile walk
across Wiltshire to tell the story of life and
death in the last centuries of the Stone Age.
8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin
(1 of 2). How has rapid growth changed Barrie
over the past few decades? Will Barrie’s
planned population intensification change
the character of the city?
9:00 pm
Midsomer Murders
NEW!
Wild Harvest (2 of 2). Secrets from the past
surface and the killer strikes again, but
the poison spreads wider than its intended
target. 14+
10:00 pm
Medieval Lives:
Birth, Marriage, Death
NEW!
A Good Marriage (2 of 3). Helen Castor reveals
how in the Middle Ages marriage was actually
much easier to get into than today - you could
get married in a pub or even a hedgerow simply
by exchanging words of consent - but from
the 12th century onwards the Catholic Church
imposed control.
11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin
(1 of 2). See 8 pm. [R]
12:00 am
The Polar Sea
Sailing Ice. See Sunday, January 18 at 9 pm. [R]
Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change.
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1:00 am
Earth Overhaul
See Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm. [R]
2:00 am
7:00 pm
Heartbeat
Local Knowledge. See Friday, January 16 at
9 pm. [R]
3:00 am 8 Mile (2002)
A white rapper has almost given up hope of
leaving his lower-class life. But through the help
of his friends, he slowly builds the confidence to
go after his dream again. Starring Eminem and
Brittany Murphy. 14+ [R]
T UE S DAY JA N UA RY 2 0
7:00 pm
A Park for All Seasons
NEW!
Quetico. Today this remote northern beauty
pioneers forest fire strategies and faces a
declining moose population.
7:30 pm Museum Diaries
DNA Dissected. A researcher at the ROM's
Ornithology Department reveals his current
work that's helping to save the endangered
Kiwi. Then the Ichthyology team uses DNA
research to confirm a new species of fish.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
(2 of 2). Barrie is trying to undergo a transition
from a manufacturing-focused economy to
a highly-skilled economy. What does the city
need to do to complete that transition, and
will it be beneficial for everyone there?
9:00 pm How to Grow a Planet
(3 of 3). How grass was the most effective
creator of oxygen on Earth, helping fill the seas
with life and creating the environment for our
ancestors to begin to walk on their hind legs.
10:00 pm Wild Arabia
Sand, Wind, Stars (1 of 3).
See Friday, January 16 at 7 pm. [R]
11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin
(2 of 2). See 8 pm. [R]
12:00 am Walking Through History
Stonehenge. See Monday at 7 pm. [R]
1:00 am
Every Child Counts
See Sunday, January 18 at 10 pm. [R]
2:00 am
Constantinople Rescue
8:00 pm
W ED NE S DAY JA N UA RY 2 1
Expedition Tiger
(3 of 3). Gordon Buchanan captures footage of
a snow leopard cub at over 5000 m. Along the
Tibetan border, Steve Backshall treks to the
mystical Tiger Mountain. The team present
their findings to the Bhutanese Prime Minister.
And Gordon makes the discovery of a lifetime.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm Oil Sands Karaoke
See Wednesday at 9 pm. [R]
10:00 pm How to Grow a Planet
(3 of 3). See Tuesday at 9 pm. [R]
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
Medieval Lives:
Birth, Marriage, Death
1:00 am
Expedition Tiger
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
12:00 am
9:00 pm
Oil Sands Karaoke
A Good Marriage (2 of 3). See Monday at 10 pm. [R]
NEW!
Workers from across Canada flock to Fort
McMurray for high-paying jobs in Alberta's tar
sands. The work is hard, the hours long, and
the whole world hates what you do for a living.
Profiling five oil sands workers who strive
to make a better life for themselves and find
escape through a few magical moments
singing onstage.
Mother of Rock: The Life
and Times of Lillian Roxon
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am
Oil Sands Karaoke
10:00 pm
Lillian Roxon, the pioneering rock critic who
captured the verve of New York City’s music
scene for a generation of international readers,
stars in this film by Paul Clarke.
1:00 am Hard Rock Medical
Love, Labour, Loss.
See Sunday, January 18 at 8 pm. [R]
1:30 am Hard Rock Medical
Down Under.
See Sunday, January 18 at 8:30 pm. [R]
2:00 am Midsomer Murders
Wild Harvest (2 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R]
Colossus: The Forbin Project
A computer has been designed to control the
American missile defense system. It soon
recognizes a Russian counterpart and demands
the two be linked to create a supercomputer.
Soon the power-hungry computer begins to
take over. Starring Eric Braeden. PG
THURSDAY
JANUARY
Megastructure Breakdown:
Locomotive
2:00 am
Blue Holes: Diving the Labyrinth
See Saturday, January 17 at 7 pm. [R]
3:00 am Games (1967)
A couple invites a saleswoman into their lives
to arrange some sadistic games for their
amusement, but things quickly take a turn for
the worse. Starring Simone Signoret, James
Caan and Katharine Ross. 14+
F R I D A Y
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
Wild Arabia
2 3
NEW!
The Jewel of Arabia (2 of 3). In Oman's Dhofar
Mountains, cameras capture the first HD footage
of the Arabian leopard, while its waters reveal
humpback whales, turtles, vast shoals of fish
and the key to annual rainstorms which briefly
turn a barren land into a green paradise.
See 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am
(3 of 3). See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R]
22
See Sunday, January 18 at 7 pm. [R]
7:00 pm
3:00 am The Thing
This sci-fi thriller following scientists in the
Antarctic where paranoia sets in after an alien
with the ability to mutate into anything it kills
begins to infiltrate the research station. 18+
Railroads are the backbone of American industry.
170,000 miles of track crisscross the country from
coast to coast. But today, two SD40 locomotives
owned by Kansas City Southern are headed for
the scrap dealer.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Heartbeat
The Enemy Within. Jim Ryan, Blaketon's former
army sergeant, pays a visit to Aidensfield. 14+
10:00 pm Time Team
Norman Cross. The Team examines the
remains of the world's first ever purpose-built
prisoner of war camp, at Norman Cross in
Cambridgeshire, built in 1797 to house 7,000
Napoleonic troops.
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am Spartacus
Spartacus is a slave sold to the owner of a
gladiator school. The gladiators are set to fight
to the death, but on the night before the fight,
Spartacus meets and falls in love with Varinia,
leading him to start a revolt. Starring Kirk
Douglas. 14+
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3:10 am Green Heroes
Saving Species. Follow the efforts of Ric O'Barry,
Jane Goodall, Bill Lishman and Rob Stewart to
fight for the rights of endangered species. [R]
3:35 am
Green Heroes
In My Backyard. Artists like Sarah Harmer and
Gord Downie work to protect their communities
from industrialization and pollution. [R]
4:00 am Bang Goes the Theory
(3 of 10). Dallas traces the journey of 30,000
plastic ducks; Liz goes to the bottom of the
Baltic Sea. Yan challenges the people of Cardiff
to take on the might of friction; Jem uses
vacuum cleaners to climb the side of a building.
4:30 am Bang Goes the Theory
(4 of 10). Liz investigates the magnetic qualities
of cows. Dallas puts psychological priming to
the test. Yan demonstrates why rockets work in
space; Jem sends a doll to the edge of space.
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
4:00 pm
JANUARY
24
Undersea Explorer
Shark Island. Divers use rebreathers to study
sharks near Cocos Island, in the Pacific. Once
a haven for pirates and others in need of
fresh water, the island is now a Costa Rican
national park.
4:30 pm
Undersea Explorer
Bonaire. Bonaire, in the Netherland Antilles,
is the world leader in coral reef conservation.
The marine park is an underwater sanctuary.
5:00 pm
The Shield
Riches beyond Our Rocks: Sudbury (2 of 2).
Sudbury is working to balance prosperity and
progress with its social and environmental
responsibilities.
6:00 pm A Park for All Seasons
Quetico. See Tuesday, January 20 at 7 pm. [R]
6:30 pm
Museum Diaries
DNA Dissected.
See Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 pm. [R]
7:00 pm National Geographic
City of Ants. New science explores how ants
communicate, organize and make decisions, all
in the blink of an eye. State-of-the-art macro
photography gets closer to these astonishing
creatures than ever before.
8:00 pm
Coast
NEW!
Offshore!. Coast embarks on its first adventure
to North America, exploring British connections
far offshore and surprising stories in the waters
just off Britain's shoreline.
Dance For Me
Denmark produces lots of professional ballroom
dancers - but everything depends on finding the
right partner. Fourteen-year-old Mie is one of
Denmark's top dancers, and the Russian Egor
lives with Mie and her mother. The duo appear
to be perfect together, but Egor is having trouble
adjusting to his new home.
11:00 pm
Fake or Fortune
Rembrandt (4 of 4). Suspicions are aroused when
Philip and his researcher spot a rogue painting for
sale in a South African auction house.
12:00 am Coast
Offshore! See 8 pm. [R]
1:00 am
SATURDAY
The Young Romantic
Internationally acclaimed filmmakers Barbara
Willis Sweete and Niv Fichman shed light on
the positive force of art within the political and
economic monolith that is China. [R]
The Young Romantic
2:00 am Dance For Me
See 10 pm. [R]
10:00 pm
First World War
To Arms. The consequences of the First
World War continue to affect politics to this
day. Nationalism, thirst for territory, and empire
building primed a powder keg of conflict set
off by a terrorist act in Serbia.
Mother of Rock: The Life
and Times of Lillian Roxon
Undersea Explorer
See Wednesday, January 21 at 10 pm. [R]
Undersea Explorer
2:00 am East West 101
Behold a Pale Horse.
See Sunday, January 18 at 3 am. [R]
Bonaire. See 4:30 pm. [R]
S U N D A Y
J A N U A R Y
2 5
Canadian Waterways
Mighty Rivers. The St. Lawrence has devious,
shifting shoals. Alberta's Red Deer River is a
dinosaur burial ground. And in British Columbia
there is a river that no one has ever been able
to navigate.
5:00 pm
The Polar Sea
Legends of Food (3 of 10). The explorers cross
Baffin Bay to the Inuit village of Pond Inlet.
The new accessibility of this region has brought
a wave of tourists. For residents this is one of
the mixed blessings of climate change. [R]
1:00 am
Shark Island. See 4 pm. [R]
4:00 pm
9:00 pm
12:00 am Art of War
This unique documentary shows how the
First World War transformed the world
of art and changed the way images of war
are portrayed. [R]
3:00 am Big Ideas
Ian Hacking on the Mathematical Animal.
The University of Toronto philosophy
professor presents a lecture on
The Mathematical Animal.
4:30 am
8:30 pm Hard Rock Medical
Gratitude. Thanksgiving provides an opportunity
for the students and faculty to take a break
from the pressures of their medical duties. 14+
11:00 pm Oil Sands Karaoke
See Wednesday, January 21 at 9 pm. [R]
See 9 pm. [R]
4:00 am
8:00 pm Hard Rock Medical
Rock and a Hard Place. The students get to
practise hands-on medicine from the medical
trailer and on the Wide River reserve. 14+
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
6:00 pm The Shield
Riches beyond Our Rocks: Sudbury (2 of 2).
See Saturday, January 24 at 5 pm. [R]
7:00 pm Pelicans: Outback Nomads
Find out why pelicans in Australia journey inland
to one of Earth’s most inhospitable places.
3:00 am East West 101
Revelation. Two youths are shot dead while
fishing. Malik knows first hand what the boys'
mother is going through. 14+ [R]
4:00 am
Urban Goddess:
Jane Jacobs Reconsidered
See Sunday, January 11 at 4 pm. [R]
M O N D A Y
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
Walking Through History
2 6
NEW!
The Lakes. 30 years after the Romans invaded
Britain they were ready to take on the challenge of
conquering the Lake District. With the toughest
landscape they had encountered in the country,
peopled by a rebellious tribe, it was no small task.
8:00 pm
Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change.
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9:00 pm Midsomer Murders NEW!
The Flying Club (1 of 2). When a body is
discovered in a reservoir dropped out of a
plane, Barnaby and Nelson find the world
of stunt pilots and military heroes hides
many dark secrets. 14+
10:00 pm
Medieval Lives:
Birth, Marriage, Death
NEW!
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am
The Polar Sea
Legends of Food (3 of 10).
See Sunday, January 25 at 9 pm. [R]
Megastructure Breakdown:
Locomotive
1:00 am
See Thursday, January 22 at 7 pm. [R]
1:00 am
First World War
To Arms. See Sunday, January 25 at 10 pm. [R]
THURSDAY
2:00 am Pelicans: Outback Nomads
See Sunday, January 25 at 7 pm. [R]
J A N U A R Y
A Park for All Seasons
2 7
NEW!
Museum Diaries
Dinos ReDiscovered. The Curator of Paleontology
and his team prepare the mega Dino Exhibit for
travel. In the Alberta badlands they unearth
bones from the hills.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Don't Panic: The Truth
About Population NEW!
With the world's population at 7 billion and still
growing, we often look at the future with dread.
But world famous Swedish statistical showman
Professor Hans Rosling presents a different view.
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Megastructure Breakdown:
Dam Busters
An upperclass widow falls in love with a much
younger, down-to-earth gardener, much to the
disapproval of her children and her country club
peers. 14+ [R]
In the Cascade Mountains, Portland General
Electric will take on the largest dam removal
in the state's history. If all goes well, the Sandy
River will be free-flowing for the first time in
nearly 100 years.
4:30 am Snapshot
Lana Slezic (3 of 6). See Thursday, January 1
at 4 am. [R]
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Genius Within: The Inner Life
of Glenn Gould
3:00 am
7:00 pm
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
JANUARY
28
7:00 pm Vets in the Disaster Zone NEW!
Michael Mosley travels to the Philippines in the
aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan to explore the
disaster in terms of its effect on animals and
the team of veterinarians who have come to
save their lives.
Algonquin. The jewel of the Ontario parks system
has been a muse for Tom Thomson, is a hot
spot for researchers and allows commercial
activities like logging.
Walking Through History
WEDNESDAY
The Beguiled (1971)
T U E S D AY
7:30 pm
12:00 am
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Sick of being a trophy wife, Tina begins an affair
with a writer who begins to treat her much like
her husband did. She decides to enter group
therapy to save her marriage, but gets no break
from the male chauvinism that runs throughout
her life. Starring Carrie Snodgress. 14+ [R]
Clint Eastwood stars as an injured Union
soldier who finds refuge in a Southern girl's
school during the Civil War. Directed by Don
Siegel, the film co-stars Geraldine Page and
Elizabeth Hartman. 14+ [R]
7:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
Heartbeat
The Enemy Within.
See Friday, January 23 at 9 pm. [R]
3:00 am
3:20 am
11:00 pm
The Lakes. See Monday at 7 pm. [R]
A Good Death (3 of 3). In the Middle Ages,
death was always close at hand, even before
the horrors of the Black Death. But for the
people of the Middle Ages, death wasn't an
end but a doorway to everlasting life.
2:00 am
2:30 am Midsomer Murders
The Flying Club (1 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R]
10:00 pm Wild Arabia
The Jewel of Arabia (2 of 3).
See Friday, January 23 at 7 pm. [R]
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
The Tall Man
On Palm Island, Cameron Doomadgee swore at
a policeman and forty-five minutes later lay dead
in a cell. This is a story of two worlds clashing—
and a haunting, unforgettable moral puzzle.
10:30 pm
Snapshot
Fred Herzog (1 of 6). Fred Herzog arrived in
Vancouver from Germany in 1952, picked up
a camera, and began to document the city he
came to love and call home. [R]
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am The Tall Man
See 9 pm. [R]
1:30 am Hard Rock Medical
Rock and a Hard Place.
See Sunday, January 25 at 8 pm. [R]
World-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues
to captivate years after his untimely death in
1982. His complex recording technologies were
unprecedented and his inimitable music and
writing reveal a world view that we are still
unraveling. This film weaves together neverbefore-seen footage of Gould, excerpts from
his private home recordings and diaries, plus
interviews with Gould's friends and lovers.
Don't Panic:
The Truth About Population
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am
Medieval Lives:
Birth, Marriage, Death
1:00 am
Vets in the Disaster Zone
10:00 pm
See Tuesday at 9 pm. [R]
A Good Death (3 of 3). See Monday at 10 pm. [R]
See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R]
2:00 am City of Ants
See Saturday, January 24 at 7 pm. [R]
3:00 am Diabolique (1955)
The wife and mistress of a boarding school
headmaster plot to murder him. Afterward, his
body goes missing and strange things begin to
happen. Starring Simone Signoret. 14+ [R]
2:00 am Hard Rock Medical
Gratitude. See Sunday, January 25 at 8:30 pm. [R]
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F R I D A Y
7:00 pm
J A N U A R Y
Wild Arabia
3 0
NEW!
Shifting Sands (3 of 3). Examining the Arabian
people's changing relationship with nature.
Traditional camel races are ridden by robot jockeys
and falcons are trained with radio-controlled
planes, but wildlife is also protected.
8:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
9:00 pm
Heartbeat
Unconsidered Trifles. After a theft at a house
in Whitby, Blaketon's car is found outside. Mike
knows Blaketon is hiding something but can't
figure out why. 14+
10:00 pm
Time Team
Sutton Courtenay. The Team tries to locate one
of the rarest of archaeological sites—an Anglo
Saxon royal complex.
11:00 pm
The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R]
12:00 am Fellini's Casanova (1976)
The film follows Giacomo Casanova's
emotionally detached sexual adventures
and his search for respect which he often
abandons to satisfy his most basic urges.
Starring Donald Sutherland. 14+
2:30 am
Green Heroes
The Power of an Idea. Many people find
saving the planet to be an overwhelming idea,
but these Green Heroes have found a way
to make simple changes part of the bigger
picture. [R]
3:00 am Big Ideas
David Archer. A computational ocean chemist
from the University of Chicago delivers a
lecture on climate change and the effects
of greenhouse gases.
4:00 am Bang Goes the Theory
(5 of 10). Jem attempts to defeat the U.S.
Navy's latest weapon. Liz gets in contact with
her frog brain. Dallas re-programs his caveman
brain to become a thrill-seeker.
4:30 am Bang Goes the Theory
(6 of 10). Jem takes to the air with the Royal
Navy. Liz, Dallas and Jem put brain training
to the test. Dallas investigates the new space
entrepreneurs in California. Dr. Wong melts
glass with a microwave.
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4:00 pm
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Undersea Explorer
Great White Shark. Research divers swim
among the sharks at South Africa's Cape of
Good Hope, which is a major gathering place
for seals, a favourite in the Great White's diet.
4:30 pm
Undersea Explorer
The Florida Keys. The Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary protects North America's
only barrier reef. Shipwrecks were once
common, and now serve as artificial reefs
and dive destinations.
5:00 pm
The Shield
1:00 am Ping Pong
See 9 pm. [R]
2:30 am Snapshot
Barbara Cole (5 of 6).
See Monday, January 5 at 12 am. [R]
3:00 am Big Ideas
Hod Lipson on The Robotic Scientist.
See Sunday, January 4 at 1 am. [R]
4:00 am
Undersea Explorer
Great White Shark. See 4 pm. [R]
4:30 am
Undersea Explorer
The Florida Keys. See 4:30 pm. [R]
Rooted in Stone: West Parry Sound (1 of 2).
From the Anishinabek to the settlers, people
carved out a living amid the rocks of West
Parry Sound.
6:00 pm A Park for All Seasons
Algonquin. See Tuesday at 7 pm. [R]
6:30 pm Museum Diaries
Dinos ReDiscovered. See Tuesday at 7:30 pm. [R]
7:00 pm
Australia: Land of Parrots
In Australia, parrots and cockatoos are
everywhere, and often in large numbers. This is
a spectacular exploration of the wide diversity
of these fascinating and stunning birds.
8:00 pm
Coast
NEW!
Sea and the City. Nick Crane pays tribute to
the unsung and astonishing mega-port of
Immingham. He also meets the foreign crew
of a mighty super-tanker who spend months
of their lives at sea.
9:00 pm Ping Pong
Eight players with 703 years between them
compete in the World Over 80s Table Tennis
Championships in Inner Mongolia. This film
is as much about the tenacity of the human
spirit as it is a meditation on mortality.
10:30 pm Snapshot
Barbara Cole (5 of 6).
See Monday, January 5 at 12 am. [R]
11:00 pm
The Man Who Shot Beautiful
Women: Erwin Blumenfeld
Erwin Blumenfeld survived two world wars
to become one of the world's most highly-paid
fashion photographers and a key influence on
the development of photography as an art form.
12:00 am Coast
Sea and the City. See 8 pm. [R]
Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change.
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