A clip from the literary biography of Mordecai Richler The literary biography of Canada’s most loved satirical writer, this episode takes you to the Montreal of Mordecai Richler’s childhood, and reveals the truth behind this man of fiction, who universalizes the Canadian Jewish experience for all.
A clip from Jane Urquhart on L.M. Montgomery The creator of the most famous literary orphan in the world, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s life was not as rosy as her stories. Jane Urquhart combs through Mongomery’s diaries and novels to reveal the deep depression that plagues her throughout her life, and the strength of spirit that…
A clip from David Adams Richards on Lord Beaverbrook A brilliant entrepreneur and self-made millionaire, the great merger manipulator Max Aitken has a life of great success and bitter disappointments. David Adams Richards tells the story of one of the most powerful men of the 20th century, from humble beginnings in small-town Ontario, to lord…
A clip from Andrew Cohen on Lester B. Pearson Andrew Cohen opens up the many lives of Lester Pearson to the viewer. Talented athlete, brilliant student, teacher, diplomat, politician: from the man who saved the world during the Suez Crisis, to Liberal leader and Prime Minister of Canada, this unstoppable man of action is…
Extraordinary Canadians 