I used to goof on CBC all the time when I was the TV columnist at the Toronto Sun. Back then it wasn’t even mandatory.Once I wrote an obit that began, “BROADCASTING CORPORATION, CANADIAN; died in its sleep last night…”Good times.The fellow in charge of CBC programming back then, Slawko Klymkiw, was a very patient
Hard to believe it has been almost a year since the devastating tsunami overwhelmed the north shores of Japan. Dr. David Suzuki visited the region in December and his report back airs tonight on The Nature of Things’ “Journey to the Disaster Zone: Japan 3/11” (CBC, 8 p.m.).I screened an unmixed early cut of the special
More video with Gerry Dee, the star and creator of the CBC Monday night comedy Mr. D. The De La Salle grad was a teacher for 10 years before turning to comedy full time and discusses here how some of his teaching methods might not have been fully endorsed by the faculty of teaching. His
s The guys I play hockey with every Tuesday say they’re already hooked on CBC’s new Monday night comedy Mr. D. The sixth episode of the series airs tonight at 8 p.m.The comedy stars Gerry Dee as a private school teacher with less than stellar skills. Dee came by them honestly, working ten years as
Pinsent and Pinsent last summer at the CFC TIFF BBQ When I ran into Gordon Pinsent at the Toronto International Film Festival/Canadian Film Centre BBQ last September, he was still sporting the ‘stache from playing Stephen Leacock in tonight’s CBC movie Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. Pinsent is a marvel at 81 and prattled
PASADENA, CA–It’s early, but CBC’s January starts are soaring. Can Arctic Air keep the momentum going?The Vancouver-based drama, which stars Adam Beach, premiered Tuesday night. For more on the series, read this article I wrote for the Toronto Star.Meanwhile, the Monday numbers are in and Gerry Dee’s new classroom comedy Mr. D launched at 8 p.m. to
It is a sight to put a smile on the face of anyone ever given the bum’s rush out of the Dragon’s Den: Kevin O’Leary, the belligerent, bald-headed bully dragon, behind bars. The venture capitalist didn’t pull off a ponzi scheme or abscond with his O’Leary Fund assets. He trades in his designer duds for
Who has Canada’s worst customer service? Marketplace answers the question tonight when the CBC consumer watchdog series returns tonight at 8 ET/PT.We’ve all had to wait on-line or on the phone for lousy customer service, or been treated like a hitch hiker with pets in person at a returns desk. Host Erica Johnson and her