Archive: Ooblick

Linda Ronstadt guides viewers through her youth in Tucson singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days; and her reign as the "queen of country rock" in the '70s and '80s.

In this episode, we're in the West of Britain. Finds include the lost WWI training trenches on Salisbury Plain, Britain's first double henge, and luxury foreign goods discovered at Tintagel, the legendary childhood home of King Arthur.

One of evolution's most amazing achievements, the eye is an integral survival tool that can teach us a lot about how we see the world.

Martha Gellhorn became a war correspondent almost by accident when her lover, Ernest Hemingway, urged her to file a report from Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.

Mexico City is the largest city in the Western hemisphere but many still see this megalopolis as a village - or as a patchwork of many villages.

Journeying from London to Venice, Michael first encounters the grubby side of that famous city as he does a shift with its refuse collectors.

The six participants travel south to Thunder Bay, where a number of tragic incidents have exposed racist attitudes towards Indigenous people. Then, a meeting with residential school survivors in southern Ontario shocks the participants.

Across the 3,000 scattered islands of the Bahamas lie visions of unexpected wonder.

Over 20 years have passed since Elwy Yost last served as the beloved host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies and Magic Shadows. His infectious enthusiasm for cinema and legendary interviews left an enduring legacy with audiences across Ontario.