From a media release:

THIS BEAT GOES ON and RISE UP: TWO REMARKABLE NEW DOCUMENTARIES CHRONICLE THE EXPLOSION OF CANADIAN POP MUSIC IN THE 1970s AND 1980s

• AIRING OVER FOUR CONSECUTIVE THURSDAY EVENINGS ON CBC TELEVISION, BEGINNING THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 AT 9:00 PM ET/PT

Two remarkable, new, two-part documentaries, THIS BEAT GOES ON and RISE UP, chronicling the explosion of Canadian pop music in the 1970s and 1980s, will have their World Premiere on CBC Television over four consecutive Thursday evenings at 9:00 pm ET/PT, beginning August 27.

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My interview with documentary filmmaker Maureen Palmer:

• How to Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids Filmmaker Shares Stories of ‘Good’ Divorces
  “After hearing Maureen Palmer’s personal tale of divorce, which involved sharing a home with her ex-husband for the benefit of their children, I had to ask: ‘Are you special?’ Palmer, whose documentary How to Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids airs January 8 on CBC, laughed.” Read more.

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

• Apparently, it’s not such a small world after all
  ” While daily traffic in your neighbourhood probably suggests otherwise, there are areas of the world where populations are vanishing. Thus we have the four-part documentary series The Adventurers, part one of which debuts tonight on CBC’s The Nature of Things. The Adventurers will air on four consecutive Thursdays.” Read more.

From Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star:

• UFO doc touches down
  “More than 60 years after the first reported major UFO sighting, we’re still watching the skies. But it’s hard to miss the extraterrestrials populating our pop culture.” Read more.