''À Propos'' (French for ''By the Way'') was a

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radio program, which aired from 1988 to 2018."Quebec songwriter Jim Corcoran leaves CBC Radio's À Propos"
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'', August 7, 2018. Airing Sunday afternoons on

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, and repeated Saturday nights on

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, the program presented songs and other music performed in

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and

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origins for

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audiences."Jim Corcoran bridges French-English divide on CBC Radio show"
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'', May 10, 2013. Hosted by

Jim Corcoran James Ashley Corcoran (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and former broadcaster. Biography Jim Corcoran was born in Sherbrooke, but went to high school and obtained his B.A. in Boston, Massachusetts ...

, a fluently bilingual

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musician, this show first aired on November 5, 1988. Its first episode focused on the music of Québécois rock icon

Robert Charlebois Robert Charlebois (born June 25, 1944) is a Canadian author, composer, musician, performer and actor. Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are ''Lindberg'' (the duo with Louise Forestier in particular), ''Ordi ...

."A Propos celebrates the beginning of its 25th season"

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, October 31, 2012. To aid in listener comprehension of the music, Corcoran would often recite an English translation of a song's lyrics. The idea to present translations of lyrics into English was suggested to Corcoran by the show's long time producer and recording engineer Frank Opolko. Opolko also encouraged including interviews with musicians; interviews over the years have included Charlebois, Michel Rivard,

Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie (; born Daniel Joseph-Hubert-Gérald Lavoie, March 17, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and singer best known for his song " Ils s'aiment" and the role of Frollo in musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris''. He releases albums and pe ...

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, Louis-Jean Cormier,

Matthieu Chedid Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971) is a French multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Chedid began his career as a session musician playing both acoustic and electric guitar. In the late 1990s, he rose to fame as a singer-songwriter ...

and

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin ( ; 14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023) was a British and French actress, singer, and designer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema. A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, ...

. Corcoran announced his retirement from the program in August 2018. It was replaced on the CBC Radio schedule by '' C'est formidable!'', a similar show hosted by musician Florence K.

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