From andPOP:
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Upcoming series: Confidential, CBC
Everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate, Christmas, high heels, hairstyles, and diets … Pop culture docs delve into our everyday obsessions in the Confidential series on CBC Television – beginning Dec. 14
Ever wondered how many shoes the average North American woman owns? Did you know that if your Christmas turkey isn’t turning out, you can call the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line in Chicago for tips? Is it true that blondes have more fun? CBC Television’s CONFIDENTIAL series introduces viewers to quirky, fascinating and little known facts about obsessions with everything from the joys and stress of the Christmas season to the decadent world of chocolate, the big business behind fad diets to the hottest haircuts and stilettos from the world of fashion. A type of urban anthropology, the CONFIDENTIAL series has proved to have worldwide appeal, selling internationally in over 20 countries.
CHRISTMAS CONFIDENTIAL – Thursday, Dec. 14 at 9 p.m. (Where Available)
The CONFIDENTIAL series opens with an exploration of a holiday that fascinates people all over the world. According to CHRISTMAS CONFIDENTIAL, no event in history has ever marshalled so many people and so much effort to celebrate just one day. Viewers will meet unabashed Christmas enthusiasts-a Brooklyn judge with a house so decorated that it’s a tourist attraction, Santa hopefuls competing in the Father Christmas games in Sweden, and pet photographers who can Christmas-ize almost any animal. Chef and author Nigella Lawson weighs in with ‘Confessions of a Culinary Queen’, offering Christmas recipe secrets and tips to survive the holidays.
In CHRISTMAS CONFIDENTIAL, meet those who take Christmas to the extreme, thousands in the annual running of the Santas in Liverpool, the opera-loving creator of animated holiday windows, and the French filmmaker fixated on how Christmas stopped a war. Eavesdrop on backroom deals of the Christmas industry insiders, and meet the turkey therapists who talk anxious cooks through the big day. From the great Christmas tree showdown, to obsessive ornament collectors, CHRISTMAS CONFIDENTIAL has something for everyone.
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From the Ottawa Sun:
Upcoming episode: Degrassi: The Next Generation, CTV, Dec. 5
From CTV:
8 p.m. ET – Degrassi: The Next Generation – “Can’t Hardly Waitâ€
Jimmy starts the year off with big plans, coaching the girl’s junior basketball team and he is determined to take his relationship with Ashley to the next level. But can Jimmy handle the realities of his sexual future?
8:30 p.m. ET – Degrassi: The Next Generation – “True Coloursâ€
Emma is happy that the racing debacle is behind them, and that Peter is finally free, if you don’t count the house arrest and five hundred hours of community service. But Emma’s world is turned upside down when Jay tells her how much Sean needs help. Emma uses a dance to raise money for a legal retainer for Sean – and discovers the truth about why Sean was really kicked out of school.