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February on CBC Gem: Four Black History Month collections and more

Everything coming to CBC Gem in February 2023. Celebrating Black voices and stories. Premiering new CBC series Canada's Ultimate Challenge, Push and Plan B and viewer favourite Best in Miniature returns for a second season!

And you can stream for free

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Every month, CBC Gem adds new programming to a growing library of titles you can stream for free on the platform. 

This February, CBC Celebrates Black History Month with four collections on CBC Gem. These collections showcase Black voices and stories including Season 2 of the star-studded mockumentary/variety show, executive produced by John Legend, Sherman's Showcase; the exclusive Canadian premiere of documentary Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution and more. In addition, documentaries on notable Black changemakers John Lewis: Good TroubleToni Morrison: The Pieces I am and Willie are included in the collections. 

Take a look through all of the collections:

The Black Stories Collection

Celebrating Black History

Must Watch Black Leads

Black Music and Art

Here is a full list of the new programming coming to CBC Gem in February, including new CBC original programming that includes Canada's Ultimate Challenge, Push, Best in Miniature, Plan B and more:

February 1

  • John Lewis: Good Trouble (Documentary, 1x90 minutes) 
  • Sherman's Showcase Season 2 (Mockumentary, 1x60 and 6x30 minutes) 
  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am (Documentary, 1x120 minutes) 
  • First Day Season 2 (Tween, 4x24 minutes) *Canadian Premiere*
  • Gisele's Mashup Adventures (Preschool, 20x3 minutes) *World Premiere*

February 2

  • Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution (Documentary, 2x120 minutes) 

February 3

  • Moonlight (Drama, 1x111 minutes) 
  • Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Season 3 (Lifestyle, 3x60 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*

February 5

  • Dear Jackie (Documentary)

February 6

  • Blind Ambition (Documentary, 1x90 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
  • Grand Designs UK Season 20a (Lifestyle 8x60 minutes)
  • Mittens & Pants (Preschool, 39x7 minutes) *World Premiere*

February 7

  • Willie (Documentary, 1x72 minutes) 

February 10

  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Drama, 1x90 minutes) 
  • Ghosts Season 4 (Comedy, 7x30 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*

February 15

  • The Fall Seasons 1-3 (Drama 16x60 & 1x90 minutes) 

February 16

February 17

  • The Blue Line Season 2 (Drama, 8x60 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
  • Night of the Kings (Drama, 1x93 minutes) *English-Canada Premiere*
  • The Art of Rebirth (Documentary, 1x68 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
  • Borsch: The Secret Ingredient (Documentary, 1x60 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
  • Fragile Memory (Documentary, 1x85 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
  • The Guide (Drama, 1x90 minutes) 
  • A House Made of Splinters (Documentary, 1x90 minutes) *Canadian Premiere*
  • A President, Europe and War (Documentary, 1x90 minutes) *Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
  • Pulse (Sports Drama, 1x90 minutes)
  • Stop Zemlia (Drama, 1x122 minutes)
  • There Will Be People (Period Drama, 12x52 minutes) 
  • U311 Cherkasy (Drama, 1x102 minutes) 
  • Theodosia (Tween, 26x22 minutes) *Canadian Premiere*

February 19

  • Charles: The New King (Documentary)

February 22

  • La Bataille Pour L'âme Du Québec (The Battle For Québec's Soul) (Documentary, 1x60 minutes) *English- Canada Premiere*

February 24

  • Push (Unscripted, 8x30 minutes)

February 26

February 27

  • Plan B (Drama, 6x60 minutes)

In addition, several CBC favourites will continue their current seasons, including Family Feud Canada, Murdoch MysteriesThis Hour Has 22 Minutes, Heartland, Marketplace, The Fifth Estate and more. 

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CBC Gem is Canada's streaming service, offering more than 6500 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed, best-in-class content from around the world, including more than 800 documentaries, 500 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, and a collection of over 200 Canadian feature films. CBC Gem is available free as an app for iOS and Android devices and online, and on TV screens via Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. 

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