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Current programming

Children's programming (
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Public affairs programming

* '' The Agenda with Steve Paikin'' *

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Question Period (from the

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)

Cultural programming

* '' Employable Me'' * ''Great Blue Wild'' (2019) * ''Human Plus'' * '' The Life-Sized City'' * ''

National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly ''The National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as ''Nat Geo'') is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine ...

'' * '' NFB Shorts'' * ''

Striking Balance ''Striking Balance'' is a Canadian television documentary series, which premiered in 2020 on TVOntario. Created by Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick and narrated by musician Jim Cuddy, the series profiles various protected areas across Canada, includ ...

'' * '' The Water Brothers''

Scripted programming

Drama series

* '' Heartbeat''

Movie presentations

* ''Sunday Family Movie''

Former programming

* '' Allan Gregg in Conversation with...'' * '' Almost Home'' * ''Ancient Civilizations'' * ''

Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...

'' * ''Art's Place'' * ''Arts Alive'' * ''

The Ascent of Man ''The Ascent of Man'' is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973. It was written and presented by Polish-British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowsk ...

'' * ''

Blackadder ''Blackadder'' is a series of four Period piece, period British sitcoms - ''The Black Adder'', ''Blackadder II'', ''Blackadder the Third'' and ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' - plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired on BBC1 from 19 ...

'' * '' Borgen'' * '' Brilliant Creatures'' * ''Building Big'' * '' Canada: The Great Experiment'' * '' Canada: A People's History'' * ''Chances Are, The Science of Luck'' * ''Check and Mate'' * ''Chef!'' * ''Communiqué Agenda'' * ''Concepts in Mathematics'' * ''Concepts in Science'' * ''Cope'' * '' The Corporation'' * '' The Darling Buds of May'' * ''Degrees of Error'' * '' Diplomatic Immunity with Steve Paikin'' * ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' * ''Down to Earth'' * '' Dying at Grace'' * '' Eco Engineering'' * ''The Education of Mike McManus'' * ''Explorations in Shaw'' * ''Explorations in the Novel'' * ''Film 101'' * ''Fitness Over Forty'' * ''For the Record'' * ''Four for Adventure'' * '' Fourth Reading'' * ''Fragile Nature'' * '' Full Circle with Michael Palin'' * ''The Future'' * ''Geography Skills'' * '' Globe Trekker'' * ''Going Global'' * '' Golden Pennies'' * ''Great Canadian Parks'' * ''Great Canadian Rivers'' * ''

Great Migrations ''Great Migrations'' is a seven-episode nature documentary television miniseries that airs on the National Geographic Channel, featuring the great migrations of animals around the globe. The seven-part show is the largest programming event in the ...

'' * '' Green Heroes'' * ''The Greenbelt'' * ''Habitat'' * ''Half a Handy Hour'' * '' Hard Rock Medical'' * '' He Knew He Was Right'' * ''History Bites'' * '' A History of Britain'' * '' How the Earth Changed History'' * '' Human Edge'' * '' Imprint'' * ''In Other Words'' * ''Information Processing'' * '' The Interviews'' * '' In Search of...'' * '' Into the Wild'' * ''

It's a Living ''It's a Living'' (renamed ''Making a Living'' for Season 2) is an American Ensemble cast, ensemble sitcom television series set in a restaurant at the top of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on Ame ...

'' * ''It's Your Move'' * ''Le jardin des sensations'' * '' Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey'' * ''Journeys'' * ''Kay's Basic Cooking'' * '' Keep On Moving!'' * ''A Kind of Childhood'' * ''Landmarks'' * '' Landscape of Geometry'' * '' Legends of the World'' * '' Lemur Street'' * ''

The Life of Mammals ''The Life of Mammals'' is a nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 20 November 2002. It is a documentary on the study of the evolution and habits of the various mamma ...

'' * ''The Long Chase'' * ''Look Up'' * '' Magic Shadows'' * ''Many Voices'' * ''Masterworks'' * ''Me and My Inner World'' * ''Medium Close Up'' * ''Microbes and Men'' * ''The Middle East'' * ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'' * '' A Million Ways to Move'' * '' Mission Top Secret'' * '' Monarch of the Glen'' * '' More to Life'' * ''Moving On'' * ''Nature Watch Digest'' * ''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC On ...

'' * ''Nightmusic Concert'' * '' North America: Growth of a Continent'' * ''Not Another Science Show'' * '' Occupied'' * '' The Omega Factor'' * ''On the Move'' * ''Ontario Scene'' * ''Ontario Spelling Bee Championship'' * ''Outreach Ontario'' * ''Paperweight'' * ''People and Pets'' * ''Person 2 Person with Paula Todd'' * ''Perspectives'' * ''Pins and Needles'' * '' Political Blind Date'' * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan portrays Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysteri ...

'' * '' Prisoners of Gravity'' * '' Profiles of Nature'' * ''Queen's Park This Week'' * ''Question & Answer'' * ''Realities'' * '' Recreating Eden'' * ''

The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...

'' * '' Runaway Bay'' * '' Saturday Night at the Movies'' (1974–2013) * '' Saying Goodbye'' (1990) * '' The Secret Railroad'' * ''See, Hear!'' * ''Self Incorporated'' * ''The Shuttle Years'' * ''Sociology'' * ''Speaking Out'' * '' Studio 2'' * ''Supersense'' * ''Sweatin' It'' * ''Take a Look'' * ''Tell Me a Story'' * ''

That'll Teach 'Em ''That'll Teach 'Em'' is a British historical reality documentary series produced by Twenty Twenty Television for the Channel 4 network in the United Kingdom. Concept Each series follows around 30 teenage students who have recently completed t ...

'' * '' The Thin Blue Line'' * ''

Time Team ''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4, Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned in 2022 on online platforms YouTube and Patreon. Created by television produce ...

'' * '' Trial and Retribution'' * ''

Two Fat Ladies ''Two Fat Ladies'' was a British cooking programme starring Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright. It originally ran for four series – twenty-four episodes – from 9 October 1996 to 28 September 1999, being produced by Optomen, Optom ...

'' * '' Undersea Explorer'' * ''Understanding Human Behavior'' * ''Understanding the Earth'' (1975, rebroadcast 1986) * '' Unrigged'' * ''Victorians'' * '' The View from Here'' * ''Vista'' * ''Vista Presents'' * ''Waste Not'' * ''What's in a Name?'' * ''Wild Animals of the World'' * ''Witness to Yesterday'' * '' Words Come Alive'' * ''World of Nature'' * ''

World Religions World religions is a socially-constructed category used in the study of religion to demarcate religions that are deemed to have been especially large, internationally widespread, or influential in the development of human societies. It typicall ...

'' * ''Writing the News''

Children's programming (pre-1994)

Original series * '' Acme School of Stuff'' (1988–97) * '' The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' (1993–2000) * ''

The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim ''The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim'' was a children's television serial consisting of ten 15-minute installments which originally aired in 1975 on Canada's TVOntario and was rerun countless times afterward over the next decade on TVO as well as o ...

'' (1975–1982; 1984–92) * ''Almost Home'' (1972–80) * ''Artscape'' (1983–93) * ''Ballet Shoes'' (1977–81; 1983–93) * ''Bioscope'' (1983–87; 1990) * ''

Bits and Bytes Bits or BITS may refer to: Technology * Plural of bit, computer memory unit. *Drill bits, cutting tools used to create cylindrical holes *Background Intelligent Transfer Service, a file transfer service *Built-in tests Institutions * BITS Pil ...

'' (1984–90; 1993–97) * '' The Body Works'' (1979–91) * '' Bookmice'' (1992–99) * ''Calling All Safety Scouts'' (1983–91) * ''

Cucumber The cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables.Dear Aunt Agnes'' (1986–93) * ''Eureka!'' (1981–89) * ''F.R.O.G.'' (1992–95) * ''Green Earth Club'' (1990–95) * ''Guess What?'' (1973–84) * ''Here's How!'' (1991–97) * ''It's Your World'' (1984–93) * '' Join In!'' (1989–97) * ''Let's All Sing'' (1974–93) * ''Magee and Company'' (1975–80) * '' The Magic Library'' (1989–97) * ''Mathica's Mathshop'' (1993–97) * '' Mathmakers'' (1978–89) * '' Math Patrol'' (1977–95) * ''Measure Metric'' (1977–84) * ''Music Box'' (1982–91) * '' Parlez-moi'' (1978–93) * '' Polka Dot Door'' (1971–2004) * '' Polka Dot Shorts'' (1993–2008) * '' Read All About It!'' (1979–97) * '' Readalong'' (1976–97) * '' Report Canada'' (1978–94) * '' Report Metric'' (1973–78) * ''Return to the Magic Library'' (1990–97) * ''The Riddle of Wizard's Oak'' (1990–97) * ''Rigolecole'' (1992–96) * '' The Science Alliance'' (1982–93; 1995) * '' Téléfrançais'' (1985–96) * ''

Today's Special ''Today's Special'' is a Canadian children's television program produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario, originally broadcasting 120 episodes from 1981 to 1987. Much of the series was set in a department store, based on Simpson's then-flagsh ...

'' (1981–93; 1995–99) * ''Two Plus You!'' (1976–88; 1991–93) * ''We Live Next Door'' (1982–92) * ''What If...'' (1979) * ''World of B.J. Vibes'' (1973–84) * '' Write On'' (1977–86) * ''Write Stuff'' (1987–92) * ''You Can Write Anything!'' (1984–93) * '' Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness'' (1988–95) Acquired series * '' The Adventures of Black Beauty'' (1984–94) * '' The Adventures of the Little Prince'' (1983–92) * ''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

'' (1990–94) * '' All About You'' (1976–93) * ''

Bagpuss ''Bagpuss'' is a British animated children's television series which was made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate through their company Smallfilms. The series of thirteen episodes was first broadcast from 12 February to 7 May 1974. The title c ...

'' (1992–93) * '' Barbapapa'' (1977–86) * ''

Belle and Sebastian Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The band took their name from ...

'' (1984–90) * '' Big Blue Marble'' (1976–83) * '' The Book Bird'' (1980–87) * '' Books from Cover to Cover'' (1988–93) * ''The Bubblies'' (1984–89) * '' The Bush Baby'' (1993–95) * '' Chorlton and the Wheelies'' (1982–89) * ''Cogs Hollow'' (1992) * '' Cover to Cover'' (1972–80) * ''

Creepy Crawlies ''Creepy Crawlies'' is a stop motion animation series created by Cosgrove Hall Productions. The series consisted of 52 ten-minute episodes, which were broadcast on Children's ITV between 1987 and 1989. All episodes were written by Peter Reeves ...

'' (1991–93) * '' Doctor Snuggles'' (1981–90) * '' Don't Ask Me'' (1976–81) * ''Dragons, Wagons & Wax'' (1978–80) * '' Edward and Friends'' (1988–89) * ''

The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. ...

'' (1975–80) * ''

Eric's World ''Eric's World'' is a children's sitcom, which aired on a number of Canada, Canadian networks in 1990–1995, and was produced by Cambium Productions, running for five seasons. The show starred Eric Nagler, who had previously appeared on ''The Ele ...

'' (1992–99) * ''

Eureeka's Castle ''Eureeka's Castle'' is an American children's puppet television series created by Debby Beece and Judy Katschke. R. L. Stine developed the characters and was the head writer of the show. It originally aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block fro ...

'' (1991–99) * ''

Fables of the Green Forest is an anime television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was produced ...

'' (1979–93) * '' Fingerbobs'' (1973–78) * ''

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' () is a British animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and T ...

'' (1991–2001) * ''Fish Tales'' (1978–83) * ''Flower Stories'' (1983–86; 1988–90) * ''Free to Fly'' (1987–93) * ''

Ghostwriter A ghostwriter is a person hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often h ...

'' (1992–96; 1998) * '' Gran'' (1986-1989) * '' The Gublins'' (1988-1989) * '' Harriet's Magic Hats'' (1982–91) * '' Hattytown Tales'' (1976–86) * '' High Feather'' (1980–88) * ''

How How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidman ...

'' (1972–76) * ''

Huxley Pig ''Huxley Pig'' is a British stop motion animated children's television series based on a series of picture books authored by Rodney Peppé. The series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV, with narration by Martin Jarvis. 26 episodes a ...

'' (1992–93) * '' Inside/Out'' (1973–90) * '' Iris, The Happy Professor'' (1992–98) * ''It Figures'' * ''

Ivor the Engine ''Ivor the Engine'' is a British cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lives in the "top left-hand corner of Wales ...

'' (1993) * '' Jamie and the Magic Torch'' (1982–89) * '' Jeremy the Bear'' (1975–90) * '' Joe'' (1992) * ''

Johnson and Friends ''Johnson and Friends'' is an Australian children’s television program that originally aired on ABC from 3 September 1990 to 10 July 1997. It was produced by Film Australia and was created by Ron Saunders, John Patterson and Ian Munro. I ...

'' (1992–2000) * '' Kidsbeat'' (1982–90) * ''

The Kids of Degrassi Street ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' is a Canadian children's television series created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. The first entry in the ''Degrassi'' franchise and the only one to focus on children instead of teenagers, it follows the lives of a ...

'' (1987–91) * '' Kitty Cats'' (1992–98) * ''Look and Learn'' (1971–83) * ''Manfred'' (1992–93) * ''

The Magic Roundabout ''The Magic Roundabout'' is an English-language children's programme that ran on BBC Television from 1965 to 1977. It used the footage of the French stop motion animation show '' Le Manège enchanté'' but with completely different scripts a ...

'' (1971–76) * ''Math Wise'' (1982–89) * '' More Books from Cover to Cover'' (1987–92) * ''

Moschops ''Moschops'' (Greek for "calf face") is an extinct genus of therapsids that lived in the Guadalupian Epoch (geology), epoch, around 265–260 million years ago. They were heavily built plant eaters, and they may have lived partly in water, as hi ...

'' (1986–87; 1989) * '' Mr Majeika'' (1992–93) * '' The Nargun and the Stars'' (1990–92) * '' New Zoo Revue'' (1980–83) * ''Noddy'' (1982–83; 1985–88) * '' Once Upon a Time... Man'' (1978–83) * '' OWL/TV'' (1986–89) * ''The Ozlets'' (1987–91) * ''

Paddington Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed b ...

'' (1982–84; 1992–93) * ''

The Phoenix and the Carpet ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' is a fantasy novel for children, written by E. Nesbit and first published in 1904. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that begins with '' Five Children and It'' (1902), and follows the adventures of the sa ...

'' (1978–88) * '' Pinny's House'' (1992) * '' Pinwheel'' (1990–93) * ''

Press Gang Impressment, colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is a type of conscription of people into a military force, especially a naval force, via intimidation and physical coercion, conducted by an organized group (hence "gang"). European nav ...

'' (1992–97) * '' Robin and Rosie'' (1982–84) * '' Readit with John Roberts'' (1982–93) * ''The Secret World of Polly Flint'' (1989–1990) * ''

Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show ''The Elephant Show'' (from the second season onward, ''Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show'') is a Canadian preschool television show. It premiered on CBC on October 8, 1984, and ended on February 26, 1989, after 65 episodes over five seasons. ...

'' (1987–2001) * '' Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings'' (1977–89) * '' Spirit Bay'' (1985–90) * '' Storybound'' (1981–93) * ''Tales from the Blue Crystal'' (1987–91) * ''Tales of Magic'' (1981–89) * '' Thinkabout'' (1979–87) * ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' (1987–90; 1998–2018) * ''

Vegetable Soup Vegetable soup is a common soup prepared using vegetables (including leaf vegetables, and sometimes loosely mushrooms) as primary ingredients. It dates to ancient history, and in modern times is also a mass-produced food product. Overview Vege ...

'' (1977) * ''

Vision On ''Vision On'' was a British children's television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for children with hearing impairment. Concept and production ''Vision On'' was conceived and developed by BBC producers Ursu ...

'' (1973–83) * '' Widget'' (1993–97) * '' Wimpole Village'' (1987–90) * '' Windfalls'' (1990–91) * ''

The Wombles ''The Wombles'' are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford and originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968. They live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycl ...

'' (1984–85)

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