CBC Television Archives

Bollywed

Docu-series centred around the Singh family, who have been operating the iconic bridal shop, Chandan Fashion, in Toronto’s Little India for the last 37 years.

NR CBC Television

0

2023 Documentary min Play

TV 7.1

Run The Burbs

Run the Burbs follows the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs.

NR CBC Television

7.1

2022 Comedy 22 min Play

TV 5

Son of a Critch

A coming-of-age story set in St. John’s, Newfoundland of 11 year-old Mark, much older on the inside than his 11 years, who uses comedy to win friends and connect with people in his limited world.

NR CBC Television

5

2022 Comedy 22 min Play

TV 7.4

Pretty Hard Cases

A fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s following Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Narcotics detective Kelly, who by day are true action heroes in their own particular way: skilled, tough, determined, and ruthless. But by night, they’re both grappling with loneliness, dysfunctional families, screwed-up love lives, and a sense that their professional ambitions may not be totally in line with their personal needs.

NR CBC Television

7.4

2021 Action 44 min Play

TV 10

The Nature of Things

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

NR CBC Television

10

1960 Documentary min Play

TV 6

Family Feud Canada

We asked 100 game show-loving Canadians: Name the only iconic TV show featuring two Canadian families competing to guess popular answers to fun survey questions. Top answer on the board? Survey says...get ready for Family Feud Canada!

NR CBC Television

6

2019 Family 22 min Play

TV 6.9

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody ...

NR CBC Television

6.9

2009 Comedy 22 min Play

TV 7.7

The Raccoons

The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with three preceding television specials from its inception in 1980 and one direct to video special in 1984. The franchise was created by Kevin Gillis with the co-operation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

NR CBC Television

7.7

1985 Animation 25 min Play

TV 6.9

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story

Now in her twenties, Anne returns to Avonlea for the first time since Marilla Cuthbert's death. Gilbert has been offered a position in a hospital in New York, and he persuades Anne to come with him. He arranges a position for her at a large publishing house. Big city life isn't what they expected. Anne's manuscript is stolen by a dashing American writer, Jack Garrison. Thus the stage is set for a final three hour installment in the "Anne of Green Gables" story which follows the characters ...

NR CBC Television

6.9

2000 Drama 185 min Play

TV 7.143

SkyMed

Life, death and drama at 20,000 feet. The series weaves together intense character journeys and high-stakes medical rescues, as we follow the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada. They’re all in over their heads, and on their own, with no one to rely on but each other.

TV-14 CBC Television

7.143

2022 Drama 44 min Play

TV 0

Pit Pony

Pit Pony is a 1999 CBC television series which tells the story of small-town life in Glace Bay, on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1904. The plot line revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who work in the coal mines.

X Company

An emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of WWII espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young recruits - Canadian, American and British - torn from their ordinary lives to train as agents in an ultra-secret facility on the shores of Lake Ontario. These agents parachute behind enemy lines, where they're fair game for torture and execution. From elegant hotels to hellholes in the field, it's one risky operation ...

TV-14 CBC Television

7.2

2015 Drama 44 min Play

TV 7.1

Utopia Falls

In a genre bending take on a coming of age story, a group of teens in a distant future colony uncover an ancient forbidden archive of historical, cultural and musical relics. This discovery forces them to question everything they've been taught, and use the power of music to ignite change in their reality to expose the truth.

NR CBC Television

7.1

2020 Drama 45 min Play

TV 6.6

Little Mosque on the Prairie

The series focuses on the Muslim community in the fictional prairie town of Mercy, Saskatchewan (population 14,000).

NR CBC Television

6.6

2007 Comedy 25 min Play

TV 7.3

Kenny vs. Spenny

Kenny and Spenny are two best friends who compete against each other. Their competitions are ridiculous, immature and totally intense.

NR CBC Television

7.3

2003 Comedy 30 min Play

TV 7.3

Street Legal

Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994. It was revived for an additional season in 2019.

NR CBC Television

7.3

1987 Drama 60 min Play

TV 7

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.

NR CBC Television

7

2003 Drama 88 min Play

TV 7.6

Republic of Doyle

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.

TV-14 CBC Television

7.6

2010 Comedy 44 min Play

TV 6.1

Frankie Drake Mysteries

Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.

NR CBC Television

6.1

2017 Crime 40 min Play

TV 6.6

Being Erica

Erica Strange has tons of regrets in her young life - so many she's started a list. But when she shares her list with her therapist, he undertakes an unusual course of treatment: she is transported back in time and given the chance to make different decisions at pivotal moments in her life, based on her knowledge of the here and now.

NR CBC Television

6.6

2009 Comedy 45 min Play

TV 5.8

North of 60

North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest. It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories. Most of the characters were Dene. Some non-native characters had important roles: the restaurant/motel owner, the band manager, the nurse and the town's main RCMP ...

NR CBC Television

5.8

1992 Drama 60 min Play

TV 5

Da Vinci’s Inquest

Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates. The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh ...

NR CBC Television

5

1998 Crime 60 min Play

TV 7.5

Danger Bay

Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985. One hundred and twenty three installments were filmed, ending in 1989, but the series, perceived as wholesome and exciting fare for older children and adolescents, continued to be seen through the 1990s in numerous countries around the world. The plots of the episodes followed the exploits of the Roberts family, led by ...

NR CBC Television

7.5

1985 Drama 30 min Play

TV 6.8

Edgemont

The lives of students at McKinley High School in Edgemont, a fictitious suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia.

NR CBC Television

6.8

2001 Drama 30 min Play