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SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hea;r Tonight" that was first broadcast in the fall of 1965, in response to an interest in adult education. This episode, the second of two programs, deals with Germany's prospects for rebuilding democrac;y at the end of World War Two.;

SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hea;r Tonight" that was first broadcast in the fall of 1965, in response to an interest in adult education. This episode, the first of two programs, deals with Germany's prospects for rebuilding democracy; at the end of World War Two.;

SUMMARY: This item, entitled "Zen, Yeats and Emily Dickinson", features a composition by Harry Somers. It was performed in the March concert of the fourth season of the New Music Concerts, recorded by the CBC; in Toronto. This was the world premiere of Somers' piece, commissioned by the New Music Society and the Ontario Arts Council. It features the Lyric Arts trio, two actors and tape. The program starts ;with an interview of Harry Somers and a discussion of the piece. This tape appears to be the "lost" component of an episode in the "Music of Today" series; see 4303:0564 for content information.;

SUMMARY: An episode from a children's series dealing with the adventures of Zacharias the ant and his pal Libby, the dragonfly. The stories were written by Dick Halhed of the CBC's International Service. The s;even-episode series was produced in Vancouver and went out on the Trans-Canada Network in August and September, 1950..;

SUMMARY: "Your Doctor, Your Health" was a three-part series that explored the relationship between physician and patient. The program looks at treatments, traditions and alternatives to tradition. In the seri;es, conservative, progressive and avant-garde physicians are heard discussing their practices, morals and ethics. Program 3 of 3.;

SUMMARY: "Concern" was a CBC radio series about "today's world" and the topics that concerned people. It went on the air on Oct. 2, 1969. "Your Doctor, Your Health" was a three-part series that explored the re;lationship between physician and patient. The program looks at treatments, traditions and alternatives to tradition. In the series, conservative, progressive and avant-garde physicians are heard disc;ussing their practices, morals and ethics. Program 3 of 3.;

SUMMARY: "Concern" was a CBC radio series about "today's world" and the topics that concerned people. It went on the air on Oct. 2, 1969. "Your Doctor, Your Health" was a three-part series that explored the re;lationship between physician and patient. The program looks at treatments, traditions and alternatives to tradition. In the series, conservative, progressive and avant-garde physicians are heard disc;ussing their practices, morals and ethics. Program 2 of 3.;

SUMMARY: "Your Doctor, Your Health" was a three-part series that explored the relationship between physician and patient. The program looks at treatments, traditions and alternatives to tradition. In the seri;es, conservative, progressive and avant-garde physicians are heard discussing their practices, morals and ethics. Program 2 of 3.;

SUMMARY: "Concern" was a CBC radio series about "today's world" and the topics that concerned people. It went on the air on Oct. 2, 1969. "Your Doctor, Your Health" was a three-part series that explored the re;lationship between physician and patient. The program looks at treatments, traditions and alternatives to tradition. In the series, conservative, progressive and avant-garde physicians are heard discu;ssing their practices, morals and ethics. Program 1 of 3.;

SUMMARY: "Your Doctor, Your Health" was a three-part series that explored the relationship between physician and patient. The program looks at treatments, traditions and alternatives to tradition. In the serie;s, conservative, progressive and avant-garde physicians are heard discussing their practices, morals and ethics. Program 1 of 3.;

SUMMARY: Radio program with announcer Frank Williams and actors (named), about: democracy, history of suffrage; women's right to vote; British Columbia civic elections.;

SUMMARY: Interviews with various participants in the Y Work Incentive Program at the Y Camp near Vancouver. The work incentive program provides alternatives for transients.;

SUMMARY: A bio-documentary about author W.P. Kinsella, who has cornered the market on "baseball fiction".;

SUMMARY: "CBC Monday Evening" was a multi-part series that included documentaries and interviews on the arts, along with drama and serious music. This episode (part 2 of 2) is a documentary about the poet Edwa;rd Thomas, who died in the First World War.;

SUMMARY: "CBC Monday Evening" was a multi-part series that included documentaries and interviews on the arts, along with drama and serious music. This episode (part 1 of 2) is a documentary about the poet Edwa;rd Thomas, who died in the First World War.;

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CALL NUMBER: T4170:0017 SUMMARY: First of two half-hour documentary programs broadcast on the CBC Radio program "Discourse". This episode includes excerpts from taped interviews with: suffragist Mary Norton, former secretary of the Political Equality League; Ned DeBeck, longtime clerk of the BC Legislature; Dorothy Steeves, CCF MLA for North Vancouver, 1935-45; Lois Haggen, NDP MLA for Grand Forks - Greenwood; and Grace MacInnis, CCF-NDP MLA for Vancouver East.

CALL NUMBER: T4170:0018 SUMMARY: Second of two half-hour documentary programs broadcast on the CBC Radio program "Discourse". In addition to further comments by Steeves, MacInnis and Haggen, this episode includes excerpts from taped interviews with: Isobel Dawson, Grace McCarthy, Pat Jordan and Agnes Kripps (Social Credit), Eileen Daily (NDP), and Jean Rands, who was a candidate for mayor of Vancouver in the late 1960s.

SUMMARY: An editorial by Eric Nicol about American couples who honeymoon in Victoria. He discusses the history of Victoria, describes the city, and recalls his own experiences there.;

SUMMARY: An editorial by Eric Nicol about Stanley Park in Vancouver. Nicol describes the park and discusses what goes on there, including a lengthy description of a cricket game. Concludes with reference to h;eavy mail received about the previous week's item on Victoria. Sheila Russell signs off, followed by CBR I.D.;

SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hea;r Tonight" that was first broadcast in the fall of 1965, in response to an interest in adult education. "Witch Hunt" appears to have been a four-part sub-series dealing with religious, intellectual an;d political persecution from the Middle Ages through to the present. No content summary is available, but this episode presumably dealt with the the McCarthy era, HUAC, and the general anti-Communist ;"witch hunts" in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s.;

SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hear Tonight" that was first broadcast in the fall of 1965, in response to an interest in adult education. "Witch Hunt" appears to have been a four-part sub-series dealing with religious, intellectual and political persecution from the Middle Ages through to the present. No content summary is available, but this episode presumably dealt with the Stalinist purges in Soviet Russia and the trials of suspected Soviet spy Alger Hiss.;

SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hear Tonight" that was first broadcast in the fall of 1965, in response to an interest in adult education. "Witch Hunt" appears to have been a four-part sub-series dealing with religious, intellectual and political persecution from the Middle Ages through to the present. No content summary is available, but this episode presumably dealt with the persecution of French army officer Alfred Dreyfus and t;he Nazi era in Germany.;

SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hear Tonight" that was first broadcast in the fall of 1965, in response to an interest in adult education. "Witch Hunt" appears to have been a four-part sub-series dealing with religious, intellectual and political persecution from the Middle Ages through to the present. No content summary is available, but this episode presumably dealt with the Spanish Inquisition and the Salem Witch Trials.;

SUMMARY: "Willie the Squowse", a radio play by Ted Allan, is the story of a "squowse" -- part squirrel, part mouse -- who finds himself caught inside the household walls shared by two families, and how his pr;esence changes their lives. Cast: Ted Allan, Robert Christie, Alex McKee, Ruth Springford, John Drainie, Nina Klowden, Alan Pierce, Jane Mallett, Tommy Tweed, Ed Wilson.;

SUMMARY: The Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, dedicating the Peace Tower in Ottawa on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, July 1, 1927.;

SUMMARY: The Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, annouces that Canada will soon declare war on Germany, September 3, 1939. Also includes the voices of Norman Rogers, Minister of Labour, and; Ernest LaPointe, Minister of Justice.;

SUMMARY: "Testament" was a bi-weekly CBC Radio series that ran from January 1983 to November 1985 during the winter, summer and fall quarters. The program dealt with a wide range of spiritual ideas and values ;from cultures in Canada and around the world. No description is available for this episode.;

SUMMARY: "Ideas" is a CBC Radio series that presents in-depth talks and discussions on a range of historical and contemporary subjects. The series evolved from an FM program entitled "The Best Ideas You'll Hea;r Tonight", first broadcast in the fall of 1965 in response to an interest in adult education. This episode, [written?] by Josef Skala, is about Czech playwright [and later statesman] Vaclav Havel.;

SUMMARY: Talk by Violet Wilson about the history of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.