Rainmakers

Rainmakers tells the inspiring stories of youth leaders from around the world who overcome difficult personal situations to take control of their lives and help others. Topics Include: Human Rights; The Homeless, Native Justice, Street Gangs, The Environment, Hearing Impaired, Cancer, Land Rights, Urban Poverty, Violence Against Women, Gays and Lesbians.

Champions of the Wild

Catch a Tiger shark by the tail. Nurture a family of baby orangutans. Champions of the Wild combines the fascination of exotic natural history with compelling human-interest stories. From the pandas of China to the mountain gorillas of Africa, to the polar bears of the Artic, we witness amazing animal behavior and experience the passion, adventure and discoveries of dedicated individuals working to save these animals. Champions of the Wild is a series of documentaries profiling Canadians working around the world to promote and protect endangered animals.

Frontiers of Medicine

Welcome to the brave new world of health care information! Every day brings amazing new discoveries in the world of medicine. Frontiers of Medicine explores the cutting edge technologies and latest medical therapies that may dramatically affect our lives. Shot on location to bring a first hand view of medical breakthroughs, this series spotlights the very latest information in prevention of disease, illness, incapacity and debilitation. Topics Include: A 36 yr old woman who has a heart and liver transplant. “Pig Cells” may aid Parkinson’s victims. New weapons in the fight against bone disease A new heart scan that detects coronary heart disease Bold new technologies fight Hepatitis C Cell replacement techniques that may reverse brain damage New prostate cancer treatments Developments in the fight against liver disease…

Moving Pictures

Each week, i channel’s Moving Pictures, showcases powerful, issues-related multi-Oscar award winning feature films such as Kramer vs. Kramer, starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, Gandhi starring Ben Kingsley and directed Richard Attenborough and Oscar nominee “…And Justice for All starring Al Pacino directed by Norman Jewison, Gallipoli starring Mel Gibson and directed by Peter Weir, The Conversation starring Gene Hackman and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

i on a life

i on a life profiles individuals whose lives have inspired us, or made the world a better place. Some examples are Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and Terry Fox. The series explores their “call”, be it for a cause, a belief or a quest for truth or knowledge.

Specials

Each month i channel also produces a number of in-depth and explosive documentary reports on major issues. Over the course of two days with a mix of documentary and panel discussions, i channel examines such topics as nuclear weapons, energy policy in Canada, and the prison and parole systems.

Focus

During the first week of each month i channel presents five major documentaries (Monday through Friday 8 pm eastern). These documentaries will explore different views on specific issues. For example: Iraq - what has happened since the Gulf War, the grief caused by and how to stop bullying or the riots cause by and the misinformation surrounding globalization.

Document

Don’t miss i channel’s Document (Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm eastern), where you will see intelligent, provocative and award winning documentaries from around the world.

i on the world

Titles in this series include: Panorama - The longest running public affairs program on television, scrutinizes the use and abuse of power in Britain and around the globe. Simply put…investigative journalism at its best. Panorama is followed by The Long Johns - John Bud and John Fortune are the Long Johns. Biting satirical shorts on  issues of the day by two of the world’s wittiest men. Coming this fall, i channel is proud to present Correspondent, a bold and often heart-stopping international BBC investigative current affairs flagship series.

i on the past

Titles in this series include: Civilization, Alistair Cooke’s America, and Patrick Watson’s The Struggle for Democracy. This monumental and passionate series is an examination of the contemporary state and the issue of democracy, and the ongoing threats to the stability of global democracies.

i on science, medicine & technology

Titles in this series include: Scientific American Frontiers. Hosted by Alan Alda, Scientific American Frontiers examines the scientific revolution focusing on a diverse array of projects, innovations, and achievements. Coming this fall is the brilliant and often startling BBC production of Horizon, as well as Planet Travel, produced by Sky News. A sumptuously filmed series that explores the far reaching impact tourism has on different cultures, environments and wildlife.

Technofiles

Welcome to the 21st Century. This is where tomorrow’s world increasingly happens today. From chips that enable paraplegics to ride bikes to mapping cyberspace, correspondents report on the latest technological developments from around the world and how they affect you and me.

Trial and Error

This award winning series from England tells the stories of people serving long sentences in prison for crimes they say that they did not commit. Without access to the outside world and facing a wall of social skepticism, the wrongly imprisoned often live in hopelessness. Trial and Error revisits the crimes and the circumstances surrounding the convictions; often uncovering new evidence that undermines the prosecution’s case and bringing hope to the innocent.

Man Alive

This award winning provocative documentary series explores the dilemmas, the passions and values of the human journey in a celebration of the human spirit. From exclusive interviews with extraordinary people to stories of the moral strength and courage of ordinary men and women, Man Alive provides a fresh and intriguing adventure with each episode.

Cold Feet

An award winning drama series, Cold Feet looks at the lives of thirty-something couples looking for love or holding on to their relationships in their turbulent lives. The series deals with the hot topics of unwanted pregnancy, fidelity, impotence, and the ability to sustain a happy marriage.

Blood on the Carpet

This series more aptly titled “blood on the boardroom floor”, takes viewers behind the battle lines of corporate wars and takeovers. Including Ben & Jerry’s vs. Haagen Dazs and Benetton vs outraged citizens in the United States, these are stories no one will want to miss.

The Best of Jane Hawtin Live

Featuring the best issues-oriented episodes from her live phone-in show, “Jane Hawtin Live” examines everything from love and sex, to school safety, drug abuse, compassion for a killer, and much more – all delivered in a ‘Larry King’ style studio interview series. Covering a wide range of topics, Jane also goes one on one with interesting celebrities.

Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends

Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends is far more than a fly-on-the-wall documentary. The presenter is not content with merely observing the strange behaviour of his fellow man; he becomes a willing participant in their activities and displays an infectiously good-humoured enthusiasm. Louis’s understanding and non-confrontational reporting style brings out both the best and the worst in his subjects. In each episode, he comes across a society who has found a suitable subculture celebrating their interest. Subjects have certain kookiness and without being trivial or irrelevant, they say something about the world.