Disclaimer: my attitude toward most things CBC related trends toward fawning adoration. This web resource, however, is truly deserving of praise.
The CBC Digital Archives, a vast trove of radio and television clips, are an invaluable resource for writers, teachers, artists, historians, and anyone in the mood for some good old-fashioned entertainment.
You can browse clips by keyword or by category, and the curation of the playlists is quite good – the featured topic on the homepage is always worth a peek. My absolute, no-holds-barred favourite topic is “Fighting Words: Bill 101”, a fantastic trove of archival material documenting the passage of and controversies surrounding the 1977 Charter of the French Language in Quebec, featuring news, commentary, and this amazing PSA:
Side note: I first discovered the Digital Archives in 2009, when I was designing teaching resources for high school history and law classes. For those of you in the same boat, the website offers links to educational resources, admittedly of varying quality.
Happy browsing!
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