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Arts and Culture: All night, every night, 8pm to 12am
Documentaries from BC and around the world.

Family Time: Early evening, every evening, 6pm to 8pm
Programs that inform and inspire the entire family.

Kids: All day, every day, from 6am to 6pm
Programming that sparks a child's imagination and love of learning.
  • 12 am
  • 1 am
  • 2 am
  • 3 am
  • 4 am
  • 5 am
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6 pm
  • 7 pm
  • 8 pm
  • 9 pm
  • 10 pm
  • 11 pm
sunday
March 7
  • 12:00am - 1:00am
    Hands of History
    <a href="/program/hands-of-history">Hands of History</a>
    Loretta Todd's fascinating documentary tells the stories of aboriginal women artists and their art's significance to the continuation of their cultural identity and heritage. Rena Point Bolton (Stol:o...
  • 1:00am - 3:00am
    Midsomer Murders V
    <a href="/program/midsomer-murders-v">Midsomer Murders V</a>
    Barnaby and Troy are called in to investigate the death of a book club organizer.
  • 3:00am - 4:00am
    China's Hollywood
    <a href="/program/chinas-hollywood">China&#039;s Hollywood</a>
    Unveil the secrets behind the phenomenal boom in Chinese movies. ...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden I
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-i">Recreating Eden I</a>
    Laura Berman coordinates a multitude of community ...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands IV
    <a href="/program/historylands-iv">Historylands IV</a>
    Perched on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Islan...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    Serious Arctic
    <a href="/program/serious-arctic">Serious Arctic</a>
    The fun of driving husky teams over spectacular fr...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Meerkat Manor II
    <a href="/program/meerkat-manor-ii">Meerkat Manor II</a>
    The Whiskers are caught raiding their rivals' burr...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
    Frontiers of Construction III
    <a href="/program/frontiers-of-construction-iii">Frontiers of Construction III</a>
    Witness the massive amount of labour, machines and ingenuity the Army Corps of Engineers brings to projects, including San Juan Harbour and the port of Los Angeles....
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    National Geographic Specials: What Killed the Mammoths?
    <a href="/program/national-geographic-specials-what-killed-the-mammoths">National Geographic Specials: What Killed the Mammoths?</a>
    A team of investigators is trying to discover what agent of destruction swept across North America some 13,000 years ago and wiped the mammoths off the face of the earth....
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    The Royal VIII
    <a href="/program/the-royal-viii">The Royal VIII</a>
    Jack’s fishing trip is ruined when a car crashes into the lake. Jean faces an uphill battle with the DHA when the Chairman’s daughter is treated at the Royal. (10 of 12)...
  • 9:00pm - 11:00pm
    Prime Suspect IV
    <a href="/program/prime-suspect-iv">Prime Suspect IV</a>
    Tennison investigates the case of a convicted child-molester accused of killing a baby. (1 of 3)
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am
    Empire of the Word
    <a href="/program/empire-of-the-word">Empire of the Word</a>
    Takes us on a historical journey through the origins of reading and demonstrate that the struggle to be free to read has been with us since the first written word appeared five thousand years ago. (1 ...
monday
March 8
  • 12:00am - 1:00am
    Montreal International Jazz Festival
    <a href="/program/montreal-international-jazz-festival">Montreal International Jazz Festival</a>
    An electrifying evening with Joe Zawinul....
  • 1:00am - 2:00am
    Attack of the Killer Bees
    <a href="/program/attack-of-the-killer-bees">Attack of the Killer Bees</a>
    Scientists, beekeepers, and exterminators are on a mission to stop invading hordes of killer bees in the southern United States. ...
  • 2:00am - 3:00am
    Frontiers of Construction III
    <a href="/program/frontiers-of-construction-iii">Frontiers of Construction III</a>
    Witness the massive amount of labour, machines and ingenuity the Army Corps of Engineers brings to projects, including San Juan Harbour and the port of Los Angeles....
  • 3:00am - 4:00am
    Profiles of Nature II
    <a href="/program/profiles-of-nature-ii">Profiles of Nature II</a>
    Porcupines and skunks are two of nature's most misunderstood creatures. Learn about the lifestyle that keeps each animal well-armed and the methods and motivations of their defensive tactics. (11 of 1...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden II
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-ii">Recreating Eden II</a>
    How taking a risk resulted in life-changing good f...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands III
    <a href="/program/historylands-iii">Historylands III</a>
    Sailing from Vancouver in 1940, a modest wooden sc...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    Working Animals
    <a href="/program/working-animals">Working Animals</a>
    The stingray helps children overcome fear; barnyar...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Lemur Street
    <a href="/program/lemur-street">Lemur Street</a>
    Gizmo's inexperienced mom Amazon offers little hel...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm
    Popular Mechanics for Kids
    <a href="/program/popular-mechanics-for-kids-0">Popular Mechanics for Kids</a>
    From feeding recycled food to pigs, digging 100 fe...
  • 6:30pm - 7:00pm
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Birba the poodle searches for truffles at the crac...
  • 7:00pm - 7:30pm
    Recreating Eden II
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-ii">Recreating Eden II</a>
    John Hardy designs jewelry amidst his organic worl...
  • 7:30pm - 8:00pm
    Landscape as Muse III
    <a href="/program/landscape-as-muse-iii">Landscape as Muse III</a>
    Matthew Wheeler produces photographs of Robson Val...
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Art of the Heist
    <a href="/program/art-of-the-heist">Art of the Heist</a>
    The head of Scotland Yard's art squad is called to the British Museum to investigate stolen Egyptian artifacts. ...
  • 9:00pm - 10:00pm
    Simon Schama's Power of Art
    <a href="/program/simon-schamas-power-of-art">Simon Schama&#039;s Power of Art</a>
    When journalist Jean-Paul Marat, the 'friend of the people' is stabbed in his bath in July 1793, Jacques-Louis David promised to make an image of the martyr: for France and for the world. (5 of 8) ...
  • 10:00pm - 11:00pm
    Norm
    <a href="/program/norm">Norm</a>
    Against all odds, a devoted sister vows to keep her aging brother at home despite his Down Syndrome condition and his growing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. ...
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am
    In the Shadow of the Chief
    <a href="/program/in-the-shadow-of-the-chief">In the Shadow of the Chief</a>
    In May 1961, two young climbers started up the "unclimbable" Stawamus Chief outside Squamish, BC. With never-before-seen archival footage, this documentary presents a unique look at a part of BC climb...
tuesday
March 9
  • 12:00am - 1:00am
    Simon Schama's Power of Art
    <a href="/program/simon-schamas-power-of-art">Simon Schama&#039;s Power of Art</a>
    When journalist Jean-Paul Marat, the 'friend of the people' is stabbed in his bath in July 1793, Jacques-Louis David promised to make an image of the martyr: for France and for the world. (5 of 8) ...
  • 1:00am - 2:00am
    Art of the Heist
    <a href="/program/art-of-the-heist">Art of the Heist</a>
    The head of Scotland Yard's art squad is called to the British Museum to investigate stolen Egyptian artifacts. ...
  • 2:00am - 3:00am
    Montreal International Jazz Festival
    <a href="/program/montreal-international-jazz-festival">Montreal International Jazz Festival</a>
    An electrifying evening with Joe Zawinul....
  • 3:00am - 3:30am
    Freedom
    <a href="/program/freedom">Freedom</a>
    Harold Rhéaume is a renowned dancer and choreogra...
  • 3:30am - 4:00am
    Landscape as Muse II
    <a href="/program/landscape-as-muse-ii">Landscape as Muse II</a>
    Tom Willock's rich black and white, large-format p...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden IV
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-iv">Recreating Eden IV</a>
    The Puget Sound garden paradise of celebrated arti...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands III
    <a href="/program/historylands-iii">Historylands III</a>
    Sailing from Vancouver in 1940, a modest wooden sc...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    CG Kids
    <a href="/program/cg-kids-1">CG Kids</a>
    Sid and Cat are in Edmonton, Alberta, one of the m...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Birba the poodle searches for truffles at the crac...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm
    Taste Buds II
    <a href="/program/taste-buds-ii">Taste Buds II</a>
    ...
  • 6:30pm - 7:00pm
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Ben, a sheep herder competes for the National Shee...
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    Frontiers of Construction III
    <a href="/program/frontiers-of-construction-iii">Frontiers of Construction III</a>
    Witness the massive amount of labour, machines and ingenuity the Army Corps of Engineers brings to projects, including San Juan Harbour and the port of Los Angeles....
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Journey to the Edge of the World
    <a href="/program/journey-to-the-edge-of-the-world">Journey to the Edge of the World</a>
    Billy moves into bleaker and tougher terrain as he heads north to Baffin Island. He meets the Inuit who live there to find out what it's like to live on the edge of the world. He samples their food, h...
  • 9:00pm - 10:00pm
    The Time of Their Lives
    <a href="/program/the-time-of-their-lives">The Time of Their Lives</a>
    With a combined age of almost 300, Hetty, Rose, and Alison love to share their concerns on everything from terrorism and global warming to sex, death, and the meaning of life....
  • 10:00pm - 11:00pm
    Why Democracy?
    <a href="/program/why-democracy">Why Democracy?</a>
    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first freely elected female head of state in Africa. How does she lead Liberia, a nation ready for change, in its first year of democratic rule after nearly two decades of...
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am
    Norm
    <a href="/program/norm">Norm</a>
    Against all odds, a devoted sister vows to keep her aging brother at home despite his Down Syndrome condition and his growing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. ...
wednesday
March 10
  • 12:00am - 1:00am
    The Time of Their Lives
    <a href="/program/the-time-of-their-lives">The Time of Their Lives</a>
    With a combined age of almost 300, Hetty, Rose, and Alison love to share their concerns on everything from terrorism and global warming to sex, death, and the meaning of life....
  • 1:00am - 2:00am
    Why Democracy?
    <a href="/program/why-democracy">Why Democracy?</a>
    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first freely elected female head of state in Africa. How does she lead Liberia, a nation ready for change, in its first year of democratic rule after nearly two decades of...
  • 2:00am - 3:00am
    Arctic Mission
    <a href="/program/arctic-mission">Arctic Mission</a>
    Learn about the global impact of climate change from scientists who predict a series of upheavals with devastating results. (2 of 5)...
  • 3:00am - 3:30am
    Ravens and Eagles II
    <a href="/program/ravens-and-eagles-ii">Ravens and Eagles II</a>
    In the fight to save sacred islands from being str...
  • 3:30am - 4:00am
    Landscape as Muse III
    <a href="/program/landscape-as-muse-iii">Landscape as Muse III</a>
    Landscape artist Degen Lindner captures the beauty...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden IV
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-iv">Recreating Eden IV</a>
    In the heart of Tuscany, Baronessa Beatrice Monti ...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands III
    <a href="/program/historylands-iii">Historylands III</a>
    Named after climber Philip Abbott, the stone hut i...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    The Secret World of Gardens III
    <a href="/program/the-secret-world-of-gardens-iii">The Secret World of Gardens III</a>
    Explore the wild nightlife of the garden and how t...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Ben, a sheep herder competes for the National Shee...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm
    Kratts' Creatures
    <a href="/program/kratts-creatures">Kratts&#039; Creatures</a>
    Chris and Martin investigate urban critters such a...
  • 6:30pm - 7:00pm
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Cindy, a greyhound competes in the National High J...
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    Journey to the Edge of the World
    <a href="/program/journey-to-the-edge-of-the-world">Journey to the Edge of the World</a>
    Billy moves into bleaker and tougher terrain as he heads north to Baffin Island. He meets the Inuit who live there to find out what it's like to live on the edge of the world. He samples their food, h...
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Mekong: Soul of a River
    <a href="/program/mekong-soul-of-a-river">Mekong: Soul of a River</a>
    Endangered species such as tigers, and Siamese crocodiles are discovered as the journey along the Mekong continues in Cambodia. (2 of 4) ...
  • 9:00pm - 10:00pm
    The Young Romantic
    <a href="/program/the-young-romantic">The Young Romantic</a>
    A behind-the-scenes look at classical pianist Yundi Li as he prepares for a pivotal moment in his career: performing with the legendary Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra....
  • 10:00pm - 11:00pm
    Ode to a Requiem
    <a href="/program/ode-to-a-requiem">Ode to a Requiem</a>
    Les Violons du Roy perform Mozart's Requiem at the Saint-Jean Baptiste Church in Montreal. ...
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am
    NFB@70
    <a href="/program/nfb70">NFB@70</a>
    Profiles the great Russian composer/conductor Igor Stravinsky. ...
thursday
March 11
  • 12:00am - 1:00am
    Mekong: Soul of a River
    <a href="/program/mekong-soul-of-a-river">Mekong: Soul of a River</a>
    Endangered species such as tigers, and Siamese crocodiles are discovered as the journey along the Mekong continues in Cambodia. (2 of 4) ...
  • 1:00am - 2:00am
    The Young Romantic
    <a href="/program/the-young-romantic">The Young Romantic</a>
    A behind-the-scenes look at classical pianist Yundi Li as he prepares for a pivotal moment in his career: performing with the legendary Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra....
  • 2:00am - 3:00am
    Ode to a Requiem
    <a href="/program/ode-to-a-requiem">Ode to a Requiem</a>
    Les Violons du Roy perform Mozart's Requiem at the Saint-Jean Baptiste Church in Montreal. ...
  • 3:00am - 3:30am
    Pan Asia: Journeys in Asian Cuisine
    <a href="/program/pan-asia-journeys-in-asian-cuisine">Pan Asia: Journeys in Asian Cuisine</a>
    Jaipur, India's royal city of the northwest, is fa...
  • 3:30am - 4:00am
    Landscape as Muse III
    <a href="/program/landscape-as-muse-iii">Landscape as Muse III</a>
    Matthew Wheeler produces photographs of Robson Val...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden IV
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-iv">Recreating Eden IV</a>
    UK gardening correspondent Anna Pavord has relied ...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands IV
    <a href="/program/historylands-iv">Historylands IV</a>
    The Vimy Ridge memorial is one of only two Nationa...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    Undersea Explorer II
    <a href="/program/undersea-explorer-ii">Undersea Explorer II</a>
    The Great Barrier Reef is the largest community of...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Cindy, a greyhound competes in the National High J...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm
    Heads Up!
    <a href="/program/heads-up-0">Heads Up!</a>
    Travel more than two kilometers underground to see...
  • 6:30pm - 7:00pm
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Landris is part of an elite counter-terrorism team...
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    Frontiers of Construction III
    <a href="/program/frontiers-of-construction-iii">Frontiers of Construction III</a>
    Structures that celebrate and commemorate achievements of the human spirit....
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Going to Extremes
    <a href="/program/going-to-extremes">Going to Extremes</a>
    Nick visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is 47 degrees below zero, and 40 percent of the population has lost fingers to frostbite while changing the wheels of their cars. ...
  • 9:00pm - 10:00pm
    Empire of the Word
    <a href="/program/empire-of-the-word">Empire of the Word</a>
    How do our brains learn to read? In this episode, we will meet those who are fighting to learn to read despite the forces that might get in their way. (2 of 4)...
  • 10:00pm - 11:00pm
    The Eloquent Nude
    <a href="/program/the-eloquent-nude">The Eloquent Nude</a>
    Chronicles the love and legacy of photographer Edward Weston and his model/wife Charis Wilson, who transformed photography and each other. ...
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am
    Beautiful Noise
    <a href="/program/beautiful-noise-0">Beautiful Noise</a>
    The Ponys perform live at the Berkeley Church in downtown Toronto. (9 of 9)...
friday
March 12
  • 12:00am - 1:00am
    The Eloquent Nude
    <a href="/program/the-eloquent-nude">The Eloquent Nude</a>
    Chronicles the love and legacy of photographer Edward Weston and his model/wife Charis Wilson, who transformed photography and each other. ...
  • 1:00am - 2:00am
    Man Made Marvels
    <a href="/program/man-made-marvels">Man Made Marvels</a>
    With the construction of China's tallest building, engineers face typhoons, the threat of earthquakes, and the challenge of building in the soft wet soil. (2 of 13) ...
  • 2:00am - 3:00am
    Empire of the Word
    <a href="/program/empire-of-the-word">Empire of the Word</a>
    How do our brains learn to read? In this episode, we will meet those who are fighting to learn to read despite the forces that might get in their way. (2 of 4)...
  • 3:00am - 3:30am
    Entrada: Journeys into Latin American Cuisine
    <a href="/program/entrada-journeys-into-latin-american-cuisine">Entrada: Journeys into Latin American Cuisine</a>
    Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan, is the oldest cit...
  • 3:30am - 4:00am
    Landscape as Muse III
    <a href="/program/landscape-as-muse-iii">Landscape as Muse III</a>
    Landscape artist Degen Lindner captures the beauty...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden IV
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-iv">Recreating Eden IV</a>
    Isabella Dalla Ragione and her father scour the It...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands IV
    <a href="/program/historylands-iv">Historylands IV</a>
    From 1954 to 1970 the Churchill Research Range suc...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    Meerkat Manor II
    <a href="/program/meerkat-manor-ii">Meerkat Manor II</a>
    Tensions rise within the Manor as both Flower and ...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Landris is part of an elite counter-terrorism team...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm
    Working Animals
    <a href="/program/working-animals">Working Animals</a>
    From oxen to llamas, from horses to elephants, som...
  • 6:30pm - 7:00pm
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Laurie Seamark and her dog Dani work at Cedars Sin...
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    Rainwolves
    <a href="/program/rainwolves">Rainwolves</a>
    A compelling glimpse of the rainforest wolf, one of BC's most elusive and legendary animal inhabitants....
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Poirot
    <a href="/program/poirot">Poirot</a>
    Poirot sets out to solve the murder of an art dealer. ...
  • 9:00pm - 10:00pm
    Dalziel and Pascoe IV
    <a href="/program/dalziel-and-pascoe-iv">Dalziel and Pascoe IV</a>
    When Dalziel visits his old friend Stella Moon, owner of a village pub, he's shocked to find himself at the centre of an armed siege involving Stella's husband. (7 of 8) ...
  • 10:00pm - 12:00am
    Mandela
    <a href="/program/mandela">Mandela</a>
    Chronicles the life and career of Nelson Mandela, from his childhood in the Xhosa tribe to his early activism, his confinement in a South African prison, and his eventual role as leader of his country.
saturday
March 13
  • 12:00am - 2:00am
    Midsomer Murders XII
    <a href="/program/midsomer-murders-0">Midsomer Murders XII</a>
    In the model village of Little Worthy, the body of a man is found pinned down like Gulliver in Lilliput. When the killer strikes again, Barnaby and Jones must work quickly to find the killer.
  • 2:00am - 3:00am
    Poirot
    <a href="/program/poirot">Poirot</a>
    Poirot sets out to solve the murder of an art dealer. ...
  • 3:00am - 3:30am
    Avventura
    <a href="/program/avventura">Avventura</a>
    David journeys to Calabria in the deep south of It...
  • 3:30am - 4:00am
    Landscape as Muse III
    <a href="/program/landscape-as-muse-iii">Landscape as Muse III</a>
    Named for the small, stunted trees that grow in it...
  • 4:00am - 4:30am
    Recreating Eden IV
    <a href="/program/recreating-eden-iv">Recreating Eden IV</a>
    New owners have transformed a historic estate - Ba...
  • 4:30am - 5:00am
    Historylands IV
    <a href="/program/historylands-iv">Historylands IV</a>
    The Montreal Main represented hope and a new life ...
  • 5:00am - 5:30am
    Lemur Street
    <a href="/program/lemur-street">Lemur Street</a>
    Gizmo is the most vulnerable of all the lemurs whe...
  • 5:30am - 6:00am
    Dogs With Jobs
    <a href="/program/dogs-with-jobs">Dogs With Jobs</a>
    Laurie Seamark and her dog Dani work at Cedars Sin...
  • Knowledge Kids
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
    Profiles of Nature II
    <a href="/program/profiles-of-nature-ii">Profiles of Nature II</a>
    No other animal does as much to create its own habitat and change the environment as the beaver. Beaver dams and lodges are extremely complex feats of engineering. (12 of 15) ...
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    National Geographic Specials: Hyena Queen
    <a href="/program/national-geographic-specials-hyena-queen">National Geographic Specials: Hyena Queen</a>
    Witness the hyenas' daily struggles, hunting lives, and their devotion as mothers....
  • 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Heartbeat XVIII
    <a href="/program/heartbeat-xviii">Heartbeat XVIII</a>
    An unidentified man is found badly injured by the roadside near Aidensfield and Mason thinks he was assaulted. (22 of 24)...
  • 9:00pm - 11:00pm
    Midsomer Murders XII
    <a href="/program/midsomer-murders-0">Midsomer Murders XII</a>
    When a former agent is murdered after a cricket match in Midsomer Parva, Barnaby's secret past as a spy is revealed.

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