- 38 minutes 37 secondsSoldier, Actor, Engineer: James Doohan
James Doohan became famous as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on Star Trek, but before he did that he was a Canadian war hero who stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. His portrayal of Scotty also helped influence many people to become engineers.
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Juno Beach Centre: https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/james-doohan/
Star Trek: https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/memorial-day-james-doohan-world-war-two
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001150/
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-doohan
Beam Me Up, Scotty by James Doohan
Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/James_Doohan
Valour Canada: https://valourcanada.ca/military-history-library/star-treks-scotty-on-d-day/
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26 May 2026, 12:00 pm - 45 minutes 16 secondsIntroducing "Hostile History"
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth.
In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently over the centuries, if you want to understand the world today, you need to go back because history doesn't just repeat itself; it echoes.
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22 May 2026, 4:00 am - 42 minutes 20 secondsTV's Greatest Lawyer: Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr found fame on television as Perry Mason, but his career was so much more than that. He was Ironside, he tangled with Godzilla, he was pursued by Jimmy Stewart. Outside acting, he was one of the most generous individuals a person could know.
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- Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life of Raymond Burr by Michael Starr
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000994/
- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/raymond-burr
- Canada Post: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpo/mr/assets/pdf/pressreleases/raymond_burr-e.pdf
- Canada's Walk of Fame: https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/raymond-burr/
- Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/77562/raymond-burr/
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19 May 2026, 12:00 pm - 36 minutes 31 secondsKing Kong's Beauty: Fay Wray
Fay Wray is most famous for playing Ann Darrow in King Kong, but her life is far more than that. She dealt with many personal tragedies, but never gave up on herself or her family. She is truly a remarkable and inspiring person.
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- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942039/
- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fay-wray
- Canada's Walk of Fame: https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/fay-wray/
- Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir by Victoria Riskin
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12 May 2026, 12:00 pm - 37 minutes 19 secondsCHE Biography: Chris Hadfield
Throughout his career, Chris Hadfield had many firsts. The first Canadian to spacewalk, operate the Canadarm, serve as Mission Specialist and command the International Space Station.
That space career all began thanks to Apollo 11 and Star Trek.
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- Macleans Magazine Archive
- An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth by Chris Hadfield
- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chris-hadfield
- Chris Hadfield: https://chrishadfield.ca
- Canadian Space Agency: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/retired/bio-chris-hadfield.asp
- Royal Military College of Canada: https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/college-commandants-office/chris-austin-hadfield
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8 May 2026, 12:00 pm - 43 minutes 44 secondsBuilding Film: Canadians In Early Hollywood
During the Silent Film Era, the movie industry in Hollywood was built by Canadians. From "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, to directors Mack Sennett and Al Christie, to icons like Florence Lawrence, it was an industry established by Canadians.
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- Mary Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood by Eileen Whitefield
- Canada's History: https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts-culture-society/the-canadians-who-shaped-hollywood
- Hollywood North Magazine: https://hnmag.ca/exclusive/5-hollywood-pioneers-you-didnt-know-were-canadian/
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5 May 2026, 12:00 pm - 46 minutes 22 secondsThe Greatest Canadian: Tommy Douglas
In 2004, a poll was held to determine The Greatest Canadian. It was won by Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare in Canada and someone who had a massive impact on Canadian history.
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- The Life and Political Times of Tommy Douglas by Walter Stewart
- Tommy Douglas [Canadian Encyclopedia] https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tommy-douglas
- Douglas, Thomas Clement [Parks Canada] https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=15195&i=83162
- Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas [Government of Canada] https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2019/03/thomas-clement-tommy-douglas-19041986.html
- Douglas, Thomas Clement [Dictionary of Canadian Biography] https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/douglas_thomas_clement_21E.html
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28 April 2026, 12:00 pm - 24 minutes 49 secondsThe Hero of The War Of 1812: Laura Secord
Laura Secord's life was upended by war. Her husband was wounded, and her home was taken over. One night, she heard a secret and decided to change Canadian history with what she knew.
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- Canadian Encyclopedia https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/laura-secord
- Parks Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/militaryhistory/wars-operations/1812/laura-secord.html
- Valour Canada https://valourcanada.ca/military-history-library/laura-secord/
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21 April 2026, 12:00 pm - 37 minutes 49 secondsSaving Millions: Sir Frederick Banting
Frederick Banting originally wanted to be an artist, but when this failed he turned to medicine.
Art's loss was humanity's gain when he discovered insulin and saved millions of lives.
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- Banting House
- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-frederick-grant-banting
- Canadian Medical Hall of Fame: https://www.cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/frederickbanting
- Banting Legacy Foundation: https://bantinglegacy.ca/bantings-legacy/
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14 April 2026, 12:00 pm - 29 minutes 2 secondsTime Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming
Sir Sandford Fleming is most famous for developing time zones and standardized time, but he was so much more. He created our first stamp, built our railways and event connected the British Empire by telegraph.
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- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-sandford-fleming
- Parks Canada: https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1253&i=57956
- University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/sandford-fleming-foundation/about-us/about-sir-sandford-fleming
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography: https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/fleming_sandford_14E.html
- Queens University: https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/f/fleming-sir-sandford
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7 April 2026, 12:00 pm - 36 minutes 33 secondsFame and Murder: Francis Rattenbury
Francis Rattenbury was a brilliant architect who helped define the skyline of Victoria, BC.
He was also an arrogant man whose treatment of his wife during an affair led to him leaving Canada forever.
But he is most famous for his murder by his second wife's lover.
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- Deadly Triangle by Susan Goldenberg
- The Outrageous Life and Death of Francis Rattenbury [Monte Cristo Magazine] https://montecristomagazine.com/community/the-outrageous-life-and-death-of-francis-rattenbury
- Francis Mawson Rattenbury https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/francis-mawson-rattenbury
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