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Finding Body & Soul Debuts on CBC September 10, 2008

From a media release:

New documentary by Veronica Tennant

Finding Body & Soul, a new documentary airing on CBC Television at 9:00 p.m. on September 10, takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Body & Soul, the original play commissioned by Dove and created by award-winning playwright Judith Thompson in May 2008.

About Finding Body & Soul:

  • Finding Body & Soul was Directed and Produced by Veronica Tennant, working together with Co-Director and Cinematographer Anita Doron.
  • This new documentary takes a backstage look at the inspirational real life stories of the thirteen cast members aged 45 to 78 who, with no previous acting experience, performed for the first time in Body & Soul.
  • Nine sold out performances of Body & Soul were staged at Toronto’s Young Centre for the Performing Arts in May 2008.
  • Finding Body & Soul is one-hour in length and will be aired without commercial interruption.
  • Finding Body & Soul airs on CBC Television Wednesday, September 10 at 9:00 p.m. EST.
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Canadian Idol ratings

From a media release:

Canadian Idol Puts Prison Break Behind Bars with 1.5 Million Viewers

With one night to go before the winner is revealed, Canadian Idol is hitting all the right notes. Last night’s final performance episode was the No. 1 program on Canadian television last night with an audience of 1.5 million, delivering 50% more viewers than the new FOX/Global simulcast of Prison Break (978,000, down 22%) at 9 p.m. ET.

The penultimate episode, which featured Top 2 finalists Theo Tams and Mitch MacDonald duking it out for the championship, was watched in whole or in part by more than 2.6 million Canadians and peaked at 1.65 million viewers in its second half hour. Canadian Idol was also the most-watched program of the day in the key advertising demo Adults 25-54 with 657,000 viewers, besting Prison Break by 11% (592,000, down 22%).

Source: Preliminary overnight data, CTV Total, Global Total (BBM Nielsen Media Research).

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Jane the Dragon, Grossology, Ruby Gloom, Di-Gata Defenders on DVD

From a media release:

New DVDs Available Tuesday, September 23, 2008, from Nelvana Enterprises

Nelvana Enterprises is pleased to announce the September 23 release of family-friendly DVDs featuring popular characters from Treehouse, YTV and TELETOON. The releases include episodes of the animated TV series Jane and the Dragon, Grossology, Ruby Gloom and Di-Gata Defenders, all available for the first time on DVD in Canada for $19.99 (SRP). Each release includes four episodes, plus a bonus episode and special features.

Continue reading Jane the Dragon, Grossology, Ruby Gloom, Di-Gata Defenders on DVD

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In the news: The Week the Women Went begins filming

From Mary Ellen MacIntyre of the Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald:

  • Tatamagouche women are going, going, gone
    “Their adventure at the spa — eating lobster, getting manicures and taking part in planned events like whale-watching — will be part of an eight-episode documentary, The Week The Women Went, being produced by Paperny Films of Vancouver.” Read more.

From the Truro Daily News:

  • Women leave town
    “Hundreds of men lined the streets of Tatamagouche while children pointed at the cameras that were ready to capture the departure of their loved ones Sunday.” Read more.
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