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CONQUERING NIAGARA: The Welland Canal (World Premiere)
MON JAN 17 AT 10 PM
This documentary, prepared for the 175th anniversary of the Welland Canal will premiere this month on TVO. The film underscores the historical and economic importance of the waterway, one of the few remaining commercial canals in the world. The canal and its support industries are one of Niagara's key employment sectors and the marine industry generates about $200 million annually for the Niagara economy.
MORE TO LIFE: GENERATIONS WEEK
JAN 10-14 AT 1 PM, REPEATED AT 5 AM
At this reflective time of year, we will examine the core philosophies of Gen-Xers, boomers, the millennium generation, our elders. What defines each generation and what does each generation value? What are the similarities and what are the differences? How do they relate to each other? What is the impact of these varying age groups and schools of though on society as a whole?
Also, catch the two-part series:
The Sixties: The Years that Shaped a Generation
MON JAN 24, 31 AT 10 PM
IMPRINT: RE-VISITING GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984
MON JAN 24 AT 11 PM, repeated Sat Jan 29 and Sun Jan 30 at 3:30 PM and Mon Jan 31 at 2 PM
This month marks the 55th anniversary of the death of writer George Orwell. Join writer and creative wriring teacher Ray Robinson and comedian/social commentator Maggie Cassella as they revist Orwell's book, 1984 and explore its relevance today. Panelists will look at the themes of language, and how the state controls society through language. Is the state portrayed in 1984 similar to George Bush's America, and the current US agenda in the world? We will attempt to contextualize the way 1984 was originally interpreted as a statement about the horrors of communism, and how it can be reinterpreted in a different way today.
VOX
SUN FEB 6 AT 7 PM
Three youths tell their stories in XS STRESS: Teens Take Control — an essential guide to staying afloat while navigating the choppy waters of adolescence. Watch this insightful report from today's youth. It’s powerful and real. It’s teens taking control. Be sure to watch the panel discussion that follows. Find additional resources at http://www.voxtvo.org/
WORKFORCE
Every episode of Workforce highlights two careers as teens take on the responsibility the expectations and the hours that come with the job. Money Maneuvers is a vignette segment that provides teens with practical, financial and money management advice. Check out the COMING SOON Section for details on this brand new show!
MASTERWORKS
THURS JAN 13, 20, 27 AT 10 PM
Masterworks opens the new year with a fascinating tour of the architectural history of the 20th century through two amazing individuals. Watch the Canadian premiere of the two-part documentary Frank Lloyd Wright: Life and Work by director Ken Burns. Also, be sure to watch Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe. Discover principles of design, concepts of urban planning, the interplay of form and function and the qualities of leadership and artistic vision that made these architects great.
GREAT CANADIAN RIVERS
TUESDAYS AT 7:30 PM, repeated Saturdays at 6:30 PM
This series takes viewers on a tour of some of Canada's most beautiful – and remote - locations.
RENEGADEPRESS.COM
SUNDAYS AT 7:30 PM, BEGINNING JAN 16
Season 2 of TVO’s edgy dramatic series bravely tackles tough teen issues to push the boundaries and challenge misconceptions about teens and the factors affecting their lives today.
LIFE LESSONS: PERSON 2 PERSON WITH PAULA TODD
SATURDAYS AT 4:30 PM, repeated Sundays at 5 AM
Courage to Continue- Living with Grief and Loss
Losing a loved-one is undoubtedly one of the toughest obstacles in life's journey. On Saturday afternoons in January, Person 2 Person Life Lessons Weekend presents five very special people who candidly share how they have coped with the most profound grief.
Saturday January 1
Christopher Ondaatje-Financier/Philanthropist is driven by the ghost of his father's tragic life.
Saturday January 8
Paul Speck-A devoted son continues late father's dream of running a winery.
Saturday January 15
Rob Ellis-A father who looses his son in a workplace accident speaks-out about dangers on the job.
Saturday January 22
Sally Armstrong-After her husband is killed in a car accident, renowned journalist continues to cope with wisdom and equanimity.
Saturday January 29
Audette Shepard-A mother crusades against violence after her son is murdered in Toronto.
PERSON 2 PERSON WITH PAULA TODD ON STUDIO 2
TUESDAYS AT 8:30 PM, repeated at 11:30 PM. Also repeated the following day at 3 PM
January 4, 2005
Dr Cornelia Wieman- Canada's first Aboriginal Psychiatrist.
Tuesday January 18
Jeff Adams- One of Canada's finest wheelchair athletes.
Tuesday January 25
Nhung Hoang- First female lawyer in Canada's Vietnamese community.
Tuesday February 1
Carlos Newton- One of the world's best Ultimate Fighters.
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
FRI JAN 7 AT 10 PM, repeated the following Sunday at 3 PM and 11 PM
Diplomatic Immunity's first program of 2005 will look at the Tsunami disaster. While the response to the disaster has been overwhelming in its generosity, we will look at some of the more uncomfortable questions the response raises. Are we really seeing a "new era" of international generosity or is this an exception that proves the rule? Why are we giving so much money to this crisis and not to Darfur, or to fighting malaria, or to other diseases/crises that are as devastating or even more devastating to human life? Joining Janice Stein, Richard Gwyn, and Patrick Martin will be Andrew Coyne of the National Post.
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