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9 months alone at sea — how these sailors prepped for the race of a lifetime
A new documentary follows participants in the Golden Globe, a solo non-stop round-the-world sailing race
Documentaries The Passionate Eye October 9
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Black artists have been exploited for decades. A new series explores the fight for fair pay in music
Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music is a three-part series about the experiences of Black artists in the music industry. Now streaming on CBC Gem.
Documentaries September 21
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Why you need to watch the nail-biting sailing competition doc 'The Loneliest Race'
More people have walked on the moon than finished this solo round-the-world sailing race
Television October 10
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The Loneliest Race: Sailing around the world alone for 300 days
Sailing around the world alone, for 300 days, pushes these sailors to their physical and emotional limits in the Golden Globe Race. Watch now.
The Passionate Eye October 9
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The Golden Globe Race is a grueling solo race around the world
October 9
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'What's the first thing you say to someone that's dead?' This AI app lets you 'chat' with the deceased
Documentaries The Passionate Eye October 2

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He left residential school when he was 15. Now he's going back for the first time.

Documentaries CBC Docs Specials October 2

Eternal You: What if you never had to say goodbye?

Documentary October 5

The music industry has exploited Black artists since its inception — and the call for reparations is growing

Documentaries September 21

These old photographs and records helped me find out what happened to my great-great-grandmother

Documentaries September 25

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Tanya Talaga searches for family matriarch in new series

Documentaries CBC Docs Specials October 2

These two men make a living by participating in clinical drug trials

Documentaries The Passionate Eye September 25

Drugs were once tested on prisoners. Now they're tested on poor people

Documentaries The Passionate Eye September 25

This film 'bears witness to the theft of unceded Witsuwit'en territories,' says one of its directors

Documentaries The Passionate Eye September 19

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Inside the Witsuwit'en nation's fight to defend their lands against fossil-fuel companies

Documentaries The Passionate Eye September 19

Jully Black narrates new series about Black artists fighting for fair pay in the music industry

Documentaries September 23

This cyber-security activist made me afraid of surveillance culture

Documentaries July 8

Solidarity protests erupted across Canada when Witsuwit'en leaders called for support against Coastal GasLink

Documentaries The Passionate Eye September 19

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Roadkill expeditions and a basement full of decaying food: behind the scenes on a film about rot

Documentaries Short Docs June 18

Dinosaurs: Do we actually know what they looked like?

Documentaries The Nature of Things June 5

The dark side of toilet paper: Why wiping our butts is bad for the planet

Documentaries The Nature of Things June 5

These 'microbial selfies' show how we all have wildly different germs, fungi and yeast growing on our hands

Documentaries Short Docs June 18

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