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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.
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