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The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life.

13 part television series based on the books: "The Little Vampire" and "The Little Vampire Moves In" by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg.

Jenny, a clever script assistant, lives with Geoff, recently returned to Toronto from Hollywood to direct a televised lottery show. Jenny comes up with a scheme for beating the lottery, which involves the seduction of Byron, an accountant who was hired to keep the lottery honest after the previous accountant dropped dead during the show. As the scheme proceeds, difficulties arise. A cleaning man, originally from India, is suspicious when he sees the lottery - supposedly live - being pre-taped; and the person chosen to buy the winning ticket is pursued by a loan shark. As the scheme unwinds, more and more people in Toronto - and India - learn the winning numbers of the upcoming draw. Meanwhile, Jenny and the accountant start falling in love. Her determined efforts ultimately turn an imminent disaster into a financial and romantic success.

Walt Wingfield gives up his successful career as a Toronto stockbroker and moves to Persephone County to pursue the life of a 'gentleman farmer.' This series recounts his experiences with the local personalities.

The allies capture Vimy Ridge from the Germans in World War I.

Alden Nowlan was not the literary figure described in Encyclopaedias. He grew up dirt-poor in the province of Nova Scotia and lived most of the rest of his life in New Brunswick. He quit school in the middle of grade five (like many working class Maritime boys of his generation) and became, in the opinion of many, Canada's greatest poet. People's Poet: Alden Nowlan brings Alden Nowlan's poetry to light on the screen. Seamlessly intertwining archival footage, home movies, photographs, and original Canadian artwork with Nowlan's poetry, narration and rare audio excerpts, People's Poet translates Nowlan's words to video for all to experience. Alden Nowlan's poems are rooted, like those of Robby Burns and the songs of Hank Williams, in his personal experience, undiffused by erudition or classical literary symbolism and allegory. Rather, they achieve universality by the very concreteness of their imagery, based on the events, people and landscapes that were intimately part of Alden Nowlan's life.

The compelling portrait of Sam Hughes, Canada's unconventional military leader during the First World War.

Leading Man offers fresh, rare insights about the man who has been called "Canada's preeminent actor" and "the world's greatest living classical actor."