From James Bawden:
Heartland: A CBC Winner For Sure
Sunday night marks a big anniversary for CBC-TV’s perennial family drama Heartland.
That’s because with its 125th episode it will finally surpass CBC’s Street Legal as the network’s longest continuing hour TV drama. It still has quite a ways to overtake Beachcombers which ran for 17 seasons but in a half hour format. Continue reading.
Heartland, CBC – “Secrets and Liesâ€
In the 125th episode, a surprise visitor makes an unwelcome declaration and Amy (Amber Marshall) is forced to deal with the devastating consequences. Meanwhile, a dire animal crisis at the Wildlife Reserve eerily parallels Ty’s (Graham Wardle) personal life when he realizes that some things just can’t be saved. Still stinging from Katie’s pre-school rejection, Lou’s (Michelle Morgan) insistence that a specialist test her daughter brings an unexpected result. And Georgie (Alisha Newton) realizes she needs her own trick riding horse in order to keep up with her nemesis Olivia (Helen Colliander).
Canada’s Smartest Person, CBC
An entrepreneur, teacher, ayurvedic cleaner and a magazine editor compete in six revealing intelligence challenges that go beyond the average IQ test or trivia quiz. Plus, there will be a special guest appearance by world-renowned choreographer to the stars Sean Cheesman.
From James Bawden:
Bargain Brothers: Great Canadian Reality TV
To hear Andrew MacIver tell it one day we was watching his favorite Canadian TV network –BNN –and there was a call for potential stars of a new reality series that would be all about a Canadian owned company. “And I followed up and here we are –our series Bargain Brothers starts Tuesday October 21 on BNN.” Continue reading.
From CBC:
CBC’s Heartland to become Canada’s longest running 1-hour TV drama
CBC’s hit show Heartland is celebrating its 125th episode this weekend, which makes it the longest running one-hour drama in Canadian television history. The milestone marks one more episode than another hour-long CBC drama favourite, Street Legal, which ended in 1994. Continue reading.
W5, CTV
An exclusive interview with Justin Trudeau MP in advance of his autobiography, Common Ground.
