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A.M. Holmes
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Interview: A.M. Holmes
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Interview: A.M. Holmes

Interview: A.M. Holmes

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Tina Srebotnjak interviews American writer A.M. Holmes about her new book of short stories called "Things You Should Know".

Abraham Polonsky
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The Director
27:58

The Director

The Director

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George Cukor, Roger Corman, Robert Wise, Abraham Polonsky, and Richard Brooks discuss the role of the film director. This program offers a broad sampling of the ideas and attitudes different directors have about the various aspects of filmmaking.

Adam Gopnik
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Adam Gopnik on Christian Writers and Liberal Readers
1:06:27

Adam Gopnik on Christian Writers and Liberal Readers

Adam Gopnik on Christian Writers and Liberal Readers

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Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, discusses Christian Writers and Liberal Readers.

Adrienne Clarkson
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Adrienne Clarkson on immigrants to Canada.
9:46

Adrienne Clarkson on immigrants to Canada.

Adrienne Clarkson on immigrants to Canada.

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Adrienne Clarkson on immigrants to Canada.

Al Waxman
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Al Waxman
25:09

Al Waxman

Al Waxman

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The "King of Kensington" discusses his extraordinary career leading to his recent portrayal of Willy Loman in Stratford's production of Death of a Salesman.

Alain de Botton
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Alain de Botton on Status Anxiety
38:40

Alain de Botton on Status Anxiety

Alain de Botton on Status Anxiety

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Alain de Botton discusses his book Status Anxiety.

Alan Young
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20th Anniversary of The Charter
46:31

20th Anniversary of The Charter

20th Anniversary of The Charter

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A special edition of Studio 2 looks at the challenges and consequences of The Charter and its impact on the law, parliament, and Canadian society.

Alan Twigg
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Writing and Rejection
1:38

Writing and Rejection

Writing and Rejection

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Writers like Malachy McCourt, Val McDermid, Alan Twigg, and Candace Bushnell discuss how they handle rejection.

Alberto Manguel
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Alberto Manguel on Reading Pictures
45:38

Alberto Manguel on Reading Pictures

Alberto Manguel on Reading Pictures

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Alberto Manguel delivers a lecture based on his book, Reading Pictures.

Alberto Manguel
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Alberto Manguel on The Screen of Hal
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Alberto Manguel on The Screen of Hal

Alberto Manguel on The Screen of Hal

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Alberto Manguel delivers the final lecture in the 2007 Massey Lecture series, entitled The Screen of Hal.

Alex Himelfarb
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Alex Himelfarb on the consequences of tax cuts
53:44

Alex Himelfarb on the consequences of tax cuts

Alex Himelfarb on the consequences of tax cuts

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Former clerk of the privy council, Alex Himelfarb, argues that we should be investing more, not less, in our society

Alistair MacLeod
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Alistair MacLeod
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6:32

Alistair MacLeod

Alistair MacLeod

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Studio 2 profiles East coast writer Alistair MacLeod after he made the shortlist for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, worth $172,000. He had been nominated for his novel ,No Great Mischief,.

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Adams, Michael
Adams, Robert
Akhtar, Salman
Aldrich, Robert
Altman, Robert
Arlen, Richard
Arnesen, Arnie
Atwood, Margaret
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Adams, Michael
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Michael Adams on The Boomer Impact
53:01

Michael Adams on The Boomer Impact

Michael Adams on The Boomer Impact

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Author and pollster Michael Adams on The Boomer Impact

Adams, Robert
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Robert Adams on The Forgotten
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Robert Adams on The Forgotten

Robert Adams on The Forgotten

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Robert Adams reviews Elie Wiesel's The Forgotten

Adams, Robert
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Robert Adams on The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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Robert Adams on The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Robert Adams on The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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Robert Adams on Mohsin Hamid's 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Adams, Robert
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Robert Adams on The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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Robert Adams on The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Robert Adams on The Elegance of the Hedgehog

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Robert Adams on The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Adams, Robert
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Robert Adams on Booker Prize winning novel The White Tiger
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Robert Adams on Booker Prize winning novel The White Tiger

Robert Adams on Booker Prize winning novel The White Tiger

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Robert Adams, reviews Aravind Adiga's Booker prize-winning novel, The White Tiger.

Akhtar, Salman
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Salman Akhtar
51:55

Salman Akhtar

Salman Akhtar

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Psychology professor Salman Akhtar discusses how immigration can affect a person's mental health in his lecture entitled "The Trauma of Geophysical Dislocation".

Aldrich, Robert
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The Business of Directing
28:41

The Business of Directing

The Business of Directing

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Interviewing some of today's most successful directors - Stanley Kramer, Robert Aldrich, and Richard Brooks.

Aldrich, Robert
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The Western
28:40

The Western

The Western

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In an exploration of the myth and reality of Hollywood westerns, Elwy Yost interviews actor Joel McCrea and directors John Sturges, Robert Aldrich, and Mark Rydell.

Altman, Robert
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How Movies Are Sold
28:40

How Movies Are Sold

How Movies Are Sold

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Sidney Pollack, Robert Altman, John Milius, and Roger Corman voice their opinions on the marketing of films, the importance of profits, and the controls they have over how movies are sold.

Arlen, Richard
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Hooray for Hollywood
28:49

Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

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Host Elwy Yost visits several Hollywood landmarks - the sidewalk in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and Paramount Studios.

Arnesen, Arnie
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The capture of Saddam Hussein.
27:23

The capture of Saddam Hussein.

The capture of Saddam Hussein.

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How does Hussein's arrest affect the major stories of the year? Like the Bush administration's plans for the Mideast? The reaction of the Arab street?

Atwood, Margaret
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Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
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Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

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Tina Srebotnjak interviews with pre-eminent Canadian writer Margaret Atwood about Oryx and Crake, her new novel that paints a chilling portrait of the future.

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