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Tells the story of a tragic 19th-century shipwreck when a ship full of immigrants to the United States foundered off Cape Race, Newfoundland. The story is passed down through the generations of a family of German immigrants, as the descendents of the survivors travel to Newfoundland to track down the descendents of those who rescued their forebears.

In 2017 Canadians celebrate the centenary of Confederation. But in Newfoundland, "Confederation" refers not to 1857, but to 1949 - the date when the independent country of Newfoundland joined Canada. This documentary tracks down three Newfoundlanders born in the last hours before Confederation, whose parents were so anxious to make sure that their babies would be born in the still-sovereign nation that some of their mothers took castor oil to bring on labour before midnight.

The island of Newfoundland is home to much music of Celtic tradition, but this whimsical program celebrates the unexpected—a local flamenco company attracting enthusiastic crowds to its music and dance performances. In the historic city of St John's, we meet the members of El Viento Flamenco, including a striking singer taking Spanish lessons to try to fulfil his potential, and a dancer who draws on the power of flamenco tradition to help overcome personal challenges.

It seems like every species has an instinctual TimeClock because it went to do things in the fall every Canada Goose knows what time it is time to fly south in the spring every Canadian maple tree knows what time it is time to grow leaves right now all across the country every Canadian man woman and child knows exactly what time it is time to feel old.

Recreating the period March 1932 - March 1934 in Newfoundland. By the 1930's Newfoundland had been a self-governing independent country for over a century, with an elected government modelled on the British parliamentary system. But when the Newfoundland parliament prerogued its last session in December 1933, the country became the only nation in history to voluntarily abandon elective democracy. Hear 1930's St John's come alive with the sounds, voices, and dramatic recreations of the time.

Recreating the period March 1932 - March 1934 in Newfoundland. By the 1930's Newfoundland had been a self-governing independent country for over a century, with an elected government modelled on the British parliamentary system. But when the Newfoundland parliament prerogued its last session in December 1933, the country became the only nation in history to voluntarily abandon elective democracy. Hear 1930's St John's come alive with the sounds, voices, and dramatic recreations of the time.

How a deformed, child-murdering, wife-beating, psychopathic hand puppet became a cultural icon, a famous satirical magazine, and a four-century-old folkplay cherished by small children for enacting horrendous acts of violence.

A modern working family, trying to make a living without losing what they value the most.

On the anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death, a smoking-hot blues guitarist in a small Canadian city announces a tribute concert in a local tavern. The place is packed with fans and memories, as spectators squeeze into the tiny pub to hear songs of their youth and talk about how their lives, and the world, have all changed.

The Salvadoran Civil War was a conflict between the military-led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of five left-wing guerrilla groups. Lasting 13 years from 1979-1992, the war saw extreme violence from both sides and according to the United Nations over 75,000 people were killed during this time. Producer Chris Brookes takes us in and around the capital city of San Salvador, talking to both Salvadoran citizens and government officials about the conflict, and about their daily lives.