Life and Times

Life and Times

Life and Times was a series of biographical documentary films broadcast by CBC Television, CBC Country Canada and CBC Newsworld. It was hosted by Ann-Marie MacDonald and first appeared in 1996, ending in 2007. The show won many awards during its run, including Gemini Awards and Leo Awards.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Roberta Bondar

Air Date: 1996-10-04

2. The Life and Times of Sarah McLachlan

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3. The Life and Times of Christopher Plummer

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4. The Life and Times of Knowlton Nash

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5. The Life and Times of Sarah McLachlan (2003)

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6. A Moment in Time

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7. Birute Galdikas: The Third Angel

Air Date: 1996-11-15

8. Season 1, Episode 8

Air Date: 1996-11-22

9. Peter Lougheed: A Western Legacy

Air Date: 1996-11-29

10. Robertson Davies

Air Date: 1996-12-06

11. Season 1, Episode 11

Air Date: 1996-12-13

12. Farley Mowat

Air Date: 1997-01-08

13. Season 1, Episode 13

Air Date: 1997-01-15

14. Karen Kain: Just Little 'Ol Me From Hamilton

Air Date: 1997-01-22

15. Season 1, Episode 15

Air Date: 1997-01-29

16. Christopher and Mary Pratt

Air Date: 1997-02-05

17. Tom Jackson

Air Date: 1997-02-17

18. Norman Jewison

Air Date: 1997-02-12

19. Season 1, Episode 19

Air Date: 1997-02-26

20. No Time To Wave: Ben Wicks

Air Date: 1997-03-05

21. Queen of the Blades: Barbara Ann Scott

Air Date: 1997-03-12

22. Sandy Hawley

Air Date: 1997-03-19

23. Mordecai Richler

Air Date: 1997-04-02

24. Tomson Highway

Air Date: 1997-04-09

1. Burton Cummings

Air Date: 1997-09-28

2. A Woman of All Sorts: Emily Carr

Air Date: 1997-10-05

3. Peter Gzowski: The Writer on the Radio

Air Date: 1997-10-12

4. Season 2, Episode 4

Air Date: 1997-10-19

5. Martha Henry

Air Date: 1997-10-26

6. The Roots Boys: Michael Budman and Don Green

Air Date: 1997-11-02

7. Season 2, Episode 7

Air Date: 1997-11-09

8. Villeneuve: A Legend, a Champion: Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve

Air Date: 1997-11-23

9. Jennifer and Cynthia Dale

Air Date: 1997-12-07

10. Ed Mirvish

Air Date: 1997-12-14

11. David Suzuki

Air Date: 1998-01-09

12. Ice Man: Captain Bob Bartlett

Air Date: 1998-01-16

13. Royal Canadian Air Farce

Air Date: 1998-01-23

14. These Crazy Canucks

Air Date: 1998-01-30

15. Susan Aglukark: Polarities

Air Date: 1998-02-27

16. Lynn Johnston

Air Date: 1998-03-06

17. Glenn Gould

Air Date: 1998-03-13

18. W.O. Mitchell

Air Date: 1998-03-20

1. Full Circle: The Untold Story of the Dionne Quintuplets

Air Date: 1998-10-05

2. Season 3, Episode 2

Air Date: 1998-10-12

3. Season 3, Episode 3

Air Date: 1998-10-19

4. Passion Before Reason: Margaret Trudeau

Air Date: 1998-10-26

5. Season 3, Episode 5

Air Date: 1998-11-02

6. Queen of the Silent Screen: Mary Pickford

Air Date: 1998-11-09

7. Season 3, Episode 7

Air Date: 1998-11-16

8. Lorne Greene

Air Date: 1998-11-23

9. June Callwood

Air Date: 1998-12-07

10. Guy Lombardo: When We Danced

Air Date: 1998-12-31

11. Pierre Berton: Canada's Arrogant Icon

Air Date: 1999-01-11

12. Liona Boyd: Romancing the Guitar

Air Date: 1999-01-08

13. The Poet and the Bandit: Susan Musgrave and Stephen Reid

Air Date: 1999-01-15

14. Wild Bill Lishman

Air Date: 1999-02-01

15. Season 3, Episode 15

Air Date: 1999-02-08

16. Season 3, Episode 16

Air Date: 1999-02-15

17. The Weider Brothers: Men of Iron

Air Date: 1999-02-22

18. Season 3, Episode 18

Air Date: 1999-03-01

19. The Follows Family: Sharing the Stage

Air Date: 1999-03-08

20. Season 3, Episode 20

Air Date: 1999-03-15

21. Joey Smallwood: Between Scoundrels and Saints

Air Date: 1999-03-21

22. Today Is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George

Air Date: 1999-03-29

1. Mary Walsh: Princess Warrior

Air Date: 1999-10-05

2. Brothers: The Phil and Tony Esposito Story

Air Date: 1999-10-12

3. Season 4, Episode 3

Air Date: 1999-10-19

4. Season 4, Episode 4

Air Date: 1999-10-26

5. At Home In the Universe: the Life and Times of William Shatner

Air Date: 1999-11-20

6. Season 4, Episode 6

Air Date: 1999-11-09

7. Dr. Henry Morgentaler

Air Date: 1999-11-16

8. Vicki Gabereau

Air Date: 1999-11-23

9. Out of Orbit: Marshall McLuhan

Air Date: 1999-11-30

10. Timothy Findley

Air Date: 1999-12-07

11. Tall Tales from the Long Dorner: Ronnie Hawkins

Air Date: 2000-01-04

12. Frank Stronach: The World According to Frank

Air Date: 2000-01-11

13. Season 4, Episode 13

Air Date: 2000-01-18

14. Ms. Much: Denise Donlon

Air Date: 2000-01-25

15. Tommy Douglas: The Fight of a Lifetime

Air Date: 2000-02-01

16. Sylvie Frechette: Against All Odds

Air Date: 2000-02-08

17. Season 4, Episode 17

Air Date: 2000-02-15

18. Stephen Leacock: Sunshine and Sadness

Air Date: 2000-02-22

19. Leslie Nielsen: The Last Laugh

Air Date: 2000-02-29

20. Jim Carrey: Somebody Stop Me

Air Date: 2000-03-14

21. Rising Stars: Wesley Chu, Alexandre Despatie and Estella Warren

Air Date: 2000-03-28

22. Jacqueline Susann

Air Date: 2000-04-04

1. Yousuf Karsh: A Moment in Time

Air Date: 2000-10-03

2. Silken Laumann: Flying on Water

Air Date: 2000-10-10

3. Maureen Forrester: The Diva in Winter

Air Date: 2000-10-17

4. Buzz Hargrove: Labour of Love

Air Date: 2000-10-24

5. Season 5, Episode 5

Air Date: 2000-10-31

6. Robert Munsch

Air Date: 2000-11-07

7. Gordon Pinsent

Air Date: 2000-11-14

8. Silver Lining: The Brian Orser Story

Air Date: 2000-11-21

9. Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson

Air Date: 2001-01-09

10. Gentleman Jean: Jean Beliveau

Air Date: 2001-01-16

11. The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd MdFarlane

Air Date: 2001-01-23

12. Renaissance Woman: Veronica Tennant

Air Date: 2001-01-30

13. Sit Down, Shut Up, Don Messer's On!

Air Date: 2001-02-06

14. Tim Horton: The Perfect Husband

Air Date: 2001-02-13

15. Chris Hadfield: Cornfield to Cosmos

Air Date: 2001-03-06

16. Growing Up Canadian: Mr. Dressup, the Friendly Giant and Fred Penner

Air Date: 2001-03-20

17. Carol Shields

Air Date: 2001-03-27

1. Reflections: The Trudeau Legacy

Air Date: 2001-09-23

2. Tales from the Tickle Trunk: Ernie Coombs

Air Date: 2001-09-26

3. InTOLLERance: Toller Cranston

Air Date: 2001-10-02

4. Immovable Maude: Maude Barlow

Air Date: 2001-10-09

5. I'm Knowlton Nash

Air Date: 2001-10-16

6. Thomas and Sonja Bata

Air Date: 2001-10-30

7. The Lewis Family

Air Date: 2001-11-20

8. My Beat: Bruce Cockburn

Air Date: 2001-11-27

9. The Bare Naked Truth: Barenaked Ladies

Air Date: 2002-01-15

10. Season 6, Episode 10

Air Date: 2002-01-28

11. Happily Ever After...: Elizabeth Manley

Air Date: 2002-01-29

12. One More Time: The Mario Lemieux Story

Air Date: 2002-02-05

13. The Making of Ivan Reitman

Air Date: 2002-02-26

14. Wade Davis: The Explorer

Air Date: 2002-03-12

15. Moe Norman: The King of Swing

Air Date: 2002-03-19

1. Season 7, Episode 1

Air Date: 2002-09-17

2. Season 7, Episode 2

Air Date: 2002-09-24

3. Wayne & Shuster

Air Date: 2002-10-01

4. Season 7, Episode 4

Air Date: 2002-10-08

5. The Recipe for Success: Jean Pare

Air Date: 2002-10-15

6. Season 7, Episode 6

Air Date: 2002-10-22

7. Season 7, Episode 7

Air Date: 2002-10-29

8. Season 7, Episode 8

Air Date: 2002-11-05

9. A Man for All Stages: Christopher Plummer

Air Date: 2002-11-12

10. Season 7, Episode 10

Air Date: 2002-11-19

11. Season 7, Episode 11

Air Date: 2002-11-26

12. Season 7, Episode 12

Air Date: 2002-12-03

13. Destiny: Paul Anka

Air Date: 2003-01-14

1. Season 8, Episode 1

Air Date: 2003-10-14

2. Season 8, Episode 2

Air Date: 2003-10-21

3. I Will Remember You: Sarah McLachlan

Air Date: 2003-10-28

4. Season 8, Episode 4

Air Date: 2003-11-04

5. Keeping the Groove Alive: Oscar Peterson

Air Date: 2003-11-25

6. Season 8, Episode 6

Air Date: 2003-12-02

7. Season 8, Episode 7

Air Date: 2003-12-09

8. Season 8, Episode 8

Air Date: 2004-01-06

9. Season 8, Episode 9

Air Date: 2004-01-13

10. Takin' Care of Business: Randy Bachman

Air Date: 2004-01-20

11. Season 8, Episode 11

Air Date: 2004-02-09

12. Season 8, Episode 12

Air Date: 2004-02-16

13. Season 8, Episode 13

Air Date: 2004-02-23

14. Season 8, Episode 14

Air Date: 2004-03-01

15. Wrestling With Destiny: Daniel Igali

Air Date: 2004-03-09

16. Season 8, Episode 16

Air Date: 2004-05-05

17. Season 8, Episode 17

Air Date: 2004-05-12

18. Season 8, Episode 18

Air Date: 2004-05-14

19. Madiba: Nelson Mandela

Air Date: 2004-05-26

Madiba: Nelson Mandela is a 2004 biographical documentary TV film directed by Robin Benger.

1. Season 9, Episode 1

Air Date: 2005-01-04

2. A Criminal Mind: Edward Greenspan

Air Date: 2005-01-11

3. Season 9, Episode 3

Air Date: 2005-01-18

4. Umberto Menghi

Air Date: 2005-02-03

5. Season 9, Episode 5

Air Date: 2005-02-10

6. Me, Myself & the Devil: Ashley MacIsaac

Air Date: 2005-02-17

1. Season 10, Episode 1

Air Date: 2006-06-26

2. Season 10, Episode 2

Air Date: 2006-07-03

3. Leading Man: William Hutt

Air Date: 2006-07-10

4. Season 10, Episode 4

Air Date: 2006-07-17

5. Satisfaction: Michael Cohl

Air Date: 2006-07-24

6. Season 10, Episode 6

Air Date: 2006-07-31

7. Evelyn Hart

Air Date: 2006-08-07

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Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

1996-10-04

Episodes

163 (10 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast