CBC News primetime special COVID IN CANADA: A VIRTUAL TOWNHALL will broadcast live on Wednesday across all CBC platforms.
HOT DOCS AT HOME ON CBC launches Thursday, April 16, offering exclusive, first-run documentary premieres from the postponed 2020 Hot Docs Festival on CBC TV, CBC Gem and documentary Channel.
Original CBC Podcast THE SHOW MUST GO ON launches Wednesday, April 15, a new PlayME original series featuring audio adaptations from Canadian playwrights whose plays have been postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic.
WHAT’RE YOU AT? WITH TOM POWER continues Sunday on CBC TV and CBC Gem with this week’s guests Barenaked Ladies, Catherine Reitman (Workin’ Moms), and frontline workers from across the country.
Season 7 of hit tween dance dramedy THE NEXT STEP premieres exclusively in Canada on CBC Gem Friday, April 10.
Acclaimed international drama BAGHDAD CENTRAL premieres exclusively in Canada on CBC Gem and CBC TV Monday, April 13.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
THE NEXT STEP (Tween Dramedy, 24×30, Boat Rocker Studios, Canada)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere* Season 7 begins streaming Friday on CBC Gem, with new episodes available weekly
This season, an unexpected opportunity divides The Next Step. While some dancers choose the road to Nationals, others seize a once-in-a-lifetime chance to launch their dance careers into the stratosphere.
BLACK COP (Canadian Film, 2017, directed by Cory Bowles)
Begins streaming Friday on CBC Gem
A black police officer is pushed to the edge, taking out his frustrations on the privileged community he’s sworn to protect. Starring Ronnie Rowe, Sophia Walker and Sebastien Labelle.
Leading up to Earth Day this month, CBC Gem is offering a NEW Earth Day Collection including:
BUGS ON THE MENU (Canadian Documentary, 2016, directed by Ian Toews)
Exploring the health and environmental benefits of insect protein for human consumption.
GRAND CRU (Canadian Documentary, 2017, directed by David Eng)
This documentary is both a love letter and a cautionary tale, as winemakers face the unpredictable and destructive consequences of climate change.
LET THERE BE LIGHT (Canadian Documentary, 2017, directed by Mila Aung-Thwin and Van Royko)
In the southern French countryside, a group of dedicated scientists from 37 countries work together to build the world’s most complex experiment: an artificial star on Earth that will provide perpetual, cheap, clean energy.
As pets continue to wonder what their people are doing at home, CBC Gem launches a NEW Pet Collection including:
PUPPY SCHOOL (Lifestyle, 4×60, Red Sky Productions, United Kingdom)
THE DOG HOUSE (Lifestyle, 8×60, Five Mile Films, United Kingdom)
DOGS BEHAVING BADLY (Lifestyle, 7×60, Avalon Television, United Kingdom)
DOGS BEHAVING (VERY) BADLY (Lifestyle, 10×60, Avalon Television, United Kingdom)
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
THE STRANGE CHORES (26×11, Ludo Studio & Media World Pictures, Australia – distributed internationally by Boat Rocker Studios)
Premieres Saturday at 10:30 a.m. (11 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem, with new episodes available weekly
Two teenage wannabe warrior heroes and a super high-spirited ghost girl master the skills they need to replace the world’s greatest (and oldest) monster hunter by doing his strange, supernatural chores.
DETENTION ADVENTURE (10×11, Loco Motion Pictures and Broken Compass Films, Canada)
Season 1 premieres Saturday at 10:41 a.m. (11:11 NT) on CBC TV, with all episodes streaming on CBC Gem
In the first CBC Gem original scripted series for kids, three nerdy friends and the school bully must get themselves thrown into detention to find the entrance to a labyrinth of trap-laden tunnels protecting the fabled hidden lab of Alexander Graham Bell.
ROAD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES Olympic Games Replay: Rio 2016 Track and Field
Saturday at 3 p.m. (4 AT, 4:30 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem
Hosts Scott Rusell and Andi Petrillo look back at Rio 2016 Track and Field. Usain Bolt’s final races stole the show and Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse joined him in the fast lane. ROAD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES is also available at cbcsports.ca and on the CBC Sports app.
CBC NEWS: COPING WITH COVID *New
Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET (6 NT) on CBC News Network, CBC Gem, and the CBC News App
The National’s Andrew Chang revisits the top COVID pandemic stories of the week.
Back-to-back Canadian films starting at 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30 NT) on CBC TV. Stream now on CBC Gem.
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (2014, comedy, directed by Peter Chelsom)
Saturday at 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30 NT) on CBC TV
A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness. Starring Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike.
WINDOW HORSES (2016, animated, directed by Ann Marie Fleming)
Saturday at 9:30 p.m. (10:30 AT, 11 NT, 10:30 PT) on CBC TV
A young Canadian poet with Chinese and Persian parents travels to Iran to perform at a poetry festival.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
WHAT’RE YOU AT? WITH TOM POWER
New episode on CBC Gem and CBC TV at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)
Tom Power welcomes audiences into his home each Sunday as he catches up with Canadians across the country for an uplifting mix of interviews, storytelling, musical performances and shared perspectives from the week.
Guests for April 12: Catherine Reitman (Creator, executive producer, writer and star of WORKIN’ MOMS), a performance by Barenaked Ladies, conversations with frontline workers from across the country and more.
MONDAY, APRIL 13
BAGHDAD CENTRAL (Drama, 6×60, Euston Films, United Kingdom)
Exclusive Canadian premiere Monday at 7 p.m. ET on CBC Gem and 8 p.m. on CBC TV, with new episodes released weekly (timing differs in Newfoundland and Labrador, contact CBC PR for more information)
Set in Baghdad in 2003 after the fall of Saddam Hussein, former police inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji (Waleed Zuaiter) searches for one of the few things remaining in his life, his missing daughter. Written by Stephen Butchard (The Last Kingdom).
FORTITUDE (Drama, 12×60, Fifty Fathoms, United Kingdom)
All Season 1 episodes now streaming on CBC Gem. Premieres Monday at 9 p.m. on CBC TV
(timing differs in Newfoundland and Labrador, contact CBC PR for more information)
Set in a remote Arctic Circle mining town rocked by a shocking murder, this gripping drama stars Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, Sofie Gråbøl and Richard Dormer.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
CBC Podcasts: UNLOCKING BRYSON’S BRAIN – launches today on CBC LISTEN
Bryson is a beautiful, happy and loving boy. But a mysterious illness means he can’t walk, talk, or feed himself. After years without a diagnosis, even Bryson’s parents have come to accept that he may never be able to live independently. Then one day, everything changes. Scientists working at the cutting edge of genetics believe they know what’s causing Bryson’s disease—and think it could be reversed. Motivated by the hope for a cure, Bryson’s parents search for the miracle key that could unlock Bryson’s brain.
CBC COMEDY NIGHT:
Following the landmark finale of Schitt’s Creek last week, experience hit CBC original comedies from the very beginning starting Tuesday, April 14 on CBC TV. All seasons available to stream on CBC Gem.
KIM’S CONVENIENCE (13×30) – Season 1 begins Tuesday at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV
SCHITT’S CREEK (14×30) – Season 1 begins Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. (9 NT) on CBC TV
WORKIN’ MOMS (8×30) – Season 1 begins Tuesday at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC TV
BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW (10×30) – Season 1 begins Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. (10 NT) on CBC TV
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
CBC Podcasts: THE SHOW MUST GO ON – launches today on CBC LISTEN
A new PlayME original series featuring audio adaptations from Canadian playwrights and actors whose plays have been postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic. Each play is recorded in three episodes, followed by an in-depth interview with the playwright. The series launches today with the Governor-General Literary Award-winning drama, Carried Away On The Crest Of A Wave by David Yee.
COVID IN CANADA: A VIRTUAL TOWNHALL
Broadcast live at 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. AT, 7:30 p.m. NT) on CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC News Network, CBC Gem and the CBC News App
Hosted by Heather Hiscox and Ian Hanomansing, this two-hour live event will explore what happens next as we live through the coronavirus pandemic, and how Canadians are staying strong in regions across the country.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
A festival-at-home experience providing Canadians with front-row access to exclusive, first-run premieres from the postponed 2020 Hot Docs Festival weekly on Thursday nights.
MADE YOU LOOK: A TRUE STORY ABOUT FAKE ART
(Canada, documentary Channel Original, directed by Barry Avrich)
Exclusive Canadian premiere Thursday on CBC and CBC Gem at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) and on documentary Channel at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
An entertaining and suspenseful look at the dark side of New York’s art scene, and the bizarre characters behind the largest art fraud in American history.
Trailer: https://www.cbc.ca/player/
Collections available to stream on CBC Gem:
THE CRITICS ARE RAVING: Alias Grace, Top of the Lake: China Girl, The Oland Murder, Luther, Documentary Now and more
LIFESTYLE: Jensplaining, Fridge Wars, Escape to the Chateau, Back in Time for Dinner and more
GREAT COMEDY SERIES: Schitt’s Creek, The Newsroom, Kenny Vs. Spenny, Baroness von Sketch Show, How To Buy a Baby, TallBoyz and more
RETRO FAVOURITES: Kids in the Hall, The Newsroom, Being Erica, Edgemont, Slings & Arrows and more