Life and Times (1996)

Life and Times was a series of biographical documentary films broadcast by CBC Television, CBC Country Canada and CBC Newsworld. It was hosted by Ann-Marie MacDonald and first appeared in 1996, ending in 2007. The show won many awards during its run, including Gemini Awards and Leo Awards.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Roberta bondar

  • 1x2

    The life and times of sarah mclachlan

  • 1x3

    The life and times of christopher plummer

  • 1x4

    The life and times of knowlton nash

  • 1x5

    The life and times of sarah mclachlan (2003)

  • 1x6

    A moment in time

  • 1x7

    Birute galdikas: the third angel

  • 1x8

    Season 1, episode 8

  • 1x9

    Peter lougheed: a western legacy

  • 1x10

    Robertson davies

  • 1x11

    Season 1, episode 11

  • 1x12

    Farley mowat

  • 1x13

    Season 1, episode 13

  • 1x14

    Karen kain: just little 'ol me from hamilton

  • 1x15

    Season 1, episode 15

  • 1x16

    Christopher and mary pratt

  • 1x17

    Tom jackson

  • 1x18

    Norman jewison

  • 1x19

    Season 1, episode 19

  • 1x20

    No time to wave: ben wicks

  • 1x21

    Queen of the blades: barbara ann scott

  • 1x22

    Sandy hawley

  • 1x23

    Mordecai richler

  • 1x24

    Tomson highway

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Burton cummings

  • 2x2

    A woman of all sorts: emily carr

  • 2x3

    Peter gzowski: the writer on the radio

  • 2x4

    Season 2, episode 4

  • 2x5

    Martha henry

  • 2x6

    The roots boys: michael budman and don green

  • 2x7

    Season 2, episode 7

  • 2x8

    Villeneuve: a legend, a champion: gilles and jacques villeneuve

  • 2x9

    Jennifer and cynthia dale

  • 2x10

    Ed mirvish

  • 2x11

    David suzuki

  • 2x12

    Ice man: captain bob bartlett

  • 2x13

    Royal canadian air farce

  • 2x14

    These crazy canucks

  • 2x15

    Susan aglukark: polarities

  • 2x16

    Lynn johnston

  • 2x17

    Glenn gould

  • 2x18

    W.o. mitchell

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Full circle: the untold story of the dionne quintuplets

  • 3x2

    Season 3, episode 2

  • 3x3

    Season 3, episode 3

  • 3x4

    Passion before reason: margaret trudeau

  • 3x5

    Season 3, episode 5

  • 3x6

    Queen of the silent screen: mary pickford

  • 3x7

    Season 3, episode 7

  • 3x8

    Lorne greene

  • 3x9

    June callwood

  • 3x10

    Guy lombardo: when we danced

  • 3x11

    Pierre berton: canada's arrogant icon

  • 3x12

    Liona boyd: romancing the guitar

  • 3x13

    The poet and the bandit: susan musgrave and stephen reid

  • 3x14

    Wild bill lishman

  • 3x15

    Season 3, episode 15

  • 3x16

    Season 3, episode 16

  • 3x17

    The weider brothers: men of iron

  • 3x18

    Season 3, episode 18

  • 3x19

    The follows family: sharing the stage

  • 3x20

    Season 3, episode 20

  • 3x21

    Joey smallwood: between scoundrels and saints

  • 3x22

    Today is a good day: remembering chief dan george

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Mary walsh: princess warrior

  • 4x2

    Brothers: the phil and tony esposito story

  • 4x3

    Season 4, episode 3

  • 4x4

    Season 4, episode 4

  • 4x5

    At home in the universe: the life and times of william shatner

  • 4x6

    Season 4, episode 6

  • 4x7

    Dr. henry morgentaler

  • 4x8

    Vicki gabereau

  • 4x9

    Out of orbit: marshall mcluhan

  • 4x10

    Timothy findley

  • 4x11

    Tall tales from the long dorner: ronnie hawkins

  • 4x12

    Frank stronach: the world according to frank

  • 4x13

    Season 4, episode 13

  • 4x14

    Ms. much: denise donlon

  • 4x15

    Tommy douglas: the fight of a lifetime

  • 4x16

    Sylvie frechette: against all odds

  • 4x17

    Season 4, episode 17

  • 4x18

    Stephen leacock: sunshine and sadness

  • 4x19

    Leslie nielsen: the last laugh

  • 4x20

    Jim carrey: somebody stop me

  • 4x21

    Rising stars: wesley chu, alexandre despatie and estella warren

  • 4x22

    Jacqueline susann

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Yousuf karsh: a moment in time

  • 5x2

    Silken laumann: flying on water

  • 5x3

    Maureen forrester: the diva in winter

  • 5x4

    Buzz hargrove: labour of love

  • 5x5

    Season 5, episode 5

  • 5x6

    Robert munsch

  • 5x7

    Gordon pinsent

  • 5x8

    Silver lining: the brian orser story

  • 5x9

    Road songs: a portrait of robbie robertson

  • 5x10

    Gentleman jean: jean beliveau

  • 5x11

    The devil you know: inside the mind of todd mdfarlane

  • 5x12

    Renaissance woman: veronica tennant

  • 5x13

    Sit down, shut up, don messer's on!

  • 5x14

    Tim horton: the perfect husband

  • 5x15

    Chris hadfield: cornfield to cosmos

  • 5x16

    Growing up canadian: mr. dressup, the friendly giant and fred penner

  • 5x17

    Carol shields

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Reflections: the trudeau legacy

  • 6x2

    Tales from the tickle trunk: ernie coombs

  • 6x3

    Intollerance: toller cranston

  • 6x4

    Immovable maude: maude barlow

  • 6x5

    I'm knowlton nash

  • 6x6

    Thomas and sonja bata

  • 6x7

    The lewis family

  • 6x8

    My beat: bruce cockburn

  • 6x9

    The bare naked truth: barenaked ladies

  • 6x10

    Season 6, episode 10

  • 6x11

    Happily ever after...: elizabeth manley

  • 6x12

    One more time: the mario lemieux story

  • 6x13

    The making of ivan reitman

  • 6x14

    Wade davis: the explorer

  • 6x15

    Moe norman: the king of swing

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Season 7, episode 1

  • 7x2

    Season 7, episode 2

  • 7x3

    Wayne & shuster

  • 7x4

    Season 7, episode 4

  • 7x5

    The recipe for success: jean pare

  • 7x6

    Season 7, episode 6

  • 7x7

    Season 7, episode 7

  • 7x8

    Season 7, episode 8

  • 7x9

    A man for all stages: christopher plummer

  • 7x10

    Season 7, episode 10

  • 7x11

    Season 7, episode 11

  • 7x12

    Season 7, episode 12

  • 7x13

    Destiny: paul anka

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Season 8, episode 1

  • 8x2

    Season 8, episode 2

  • 8x3

    I will remember you: sarah mclachlan

  • 8x4

    Season 8, episode 4

  • 8x5

    Keeping the groove alive: oscar peterson

  • 8x6

    Season 8, episode 6

  • 8x7

    Season 8, episode 7

  • 8x8

    Season 8, episode 8

  • 8x9

    Season 8, episode 9

  • 8x10

    Takin' care of business: randy bachman

  • 8x11

    Season 8, episode 11

  • 8x12

    Season 8, episode 12

  • 8x13

    Season 8, episode 13

  • 8x14

    Season 8, episode 14

  • 8x15

    Wrestling with destiny: daniel igali

  • 8x16

    Season 8, episode 16

  • 8x17

    Season 8, episode 17

  • 8x18

    Season 8, episode 18

  • 8x19

    Madiba: nelson mandela

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    Season 9, episode 1

  • 9x2

    A criminal mind: edward greenspan

  • 9x3

    Season 9, episode 3

  • 9x4

    Umberto menghi

  • 9x5

    Season 9, episode 5

  • 9x6

    Me, myself & the devil: ashley macisaac

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    Season 10, episode 1

  • 10x2

    Season 10, episode 2

  • 10x3

    Leading man: william hutt

  • 10x4

    Season 10, episode 4

  • 10x5

    Satisfaction: michael cohl

  • 10x6

    Season 10, episode 6

  • 10x7

    Evelyn hart

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