The Baby in the Snow: W5

W5's Avery Haines tells the story of the frantic search for and tragic discovery of a missing baby...

The Invisible Red Thread

The Invisible Red Thread follows fifteen year old Vivian Lum from Canada to China to discover the...

Family Plan: W5

When it comes to spending money on youth sports, Canada is number one. Canada’s youth-sports...

Jihadi Brides: W5

W5's Paul Workman visits Canadian women at a refugee camp in Syria who claim they were lured by...

Dolores

History tells us Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm...

The Whale House

Carved by Tlingit genius artist Kadjisdu.axtc in the late 1700s, the Whale House is considered by...

Last Chance Kids: W5

When Dr. Marla Shapiro first started practising medicine, kids diagnosed with ALL or Acute...

Locked Up: W5

Trudging across the snow covered field onto the former grounds of the Brookside Training School in...

In Their Own Words

In Their Own Words is the story of 7 Canadians sharing their journey with mental illness. In this...

The Body Broker: W5

During a year-long investigation, W5 probed the dark and often illegal side of the “body...

Against All Odds: W5

For decades, Rockford, IL made national headlines - rampant unemployment, gang violence and murders...

Les vieilles maths redeviennent nouvelles: mathXplosion

mathXplosion Series (Français)

Mathemagician Eric Leclerc shares secrets from the not-so-hidden world of math in this exciting,...

20th Century Gals

This "docudramedy", hosted by Babe (a.k.a. Cathy Jones of This Hour Has 22 Minutes) is a mix of...

Seeking Aboriginal Knowledge: Woodland Caribou Series

In episode 5 Tanner travels to northern Quebec to meet Cree elder Thomas Coon and his grandson...

Woodland Caribou Series

Tanner and Frankie are the new investigative journalists for Our Incredible World. In this series...

The Ethics of Abortion: When Does Life Begin?

The controversies surrounding abortion involve a clash between two fundamental rights: the right of...

New Religions: Alternative Spiritualties

Sometimes practised far away from the world and sometimes in the full glare of hostile media, there...

Religion: The Substantive and Functional

Ask a hundred people what they think religion is and you’ll probably get a hundred different...

The Cannibal on Bus 1170: Re-Thinking Moral Panics

When Vincent Li murdered and then cannibalised 22 year old Tim McLean on a Greyhound Bus heading...

American Masters: Decoding Watson

It is impossible to overstate the importance of James Watson's contributions to science or the...

NOVA: Thai Cave Rescue

In July 2018, an international team of cave divers endeavored to rescue 12 boys and their soccer...

Benched: W5

Scott Johnson landed his dream gig, touring with one of the biggest rock bands in the world,...

Toronto - Episode 13: Skindigenous Series

Jay Soule is a multidisciplinary artist known as “Chippewar” in the Indigenous community. His...

Mexico - Episode 12: Skindigenous Series

The ancient city of Palenque was once a hub of Mayan civilization. For centuries after its decline,...

Prince Rupert - Episode 11: Skindigenous Series

Nakkita Trimble is the only tattoo artist from the Nisga’a Nation. Along with elders from her...

Alaska - Episode 10: Skindigenous Series

Marjorie Tahbone, an Alaskan artist of Inupiaq heritage, was first among the living women of her...

New Zealand - Episode 9: Skindigenous Series

In the twentieth century, the Maori of New Zealand all but lost their tattooing tradition. Only the...

Seattle - Episode 8: Skindigenous Series

Seattle-born artist Nahaan sees tattoo, like many other forms of artistic expression, as a...

Hawaii - Episode 7: Skindigenous Series

If Keone Nunes had never picked up the tools and answered the call to master of kakau, there would...

Newfoundland - Episode 6: Skindigenous Series

Jordan Bennett is an artist of Mi’kmaq descent whose work blends pop culture and traditional...

Samoa - Episode 5: Skindigenous Series

Western Samoa is one of the few places on the planet where traditional tattooing continued...

British Columbia - Episode 4: Skindigenous Series

Dion Kaszas is an artist and scholar of mixed heritage who feels a strong connection to his...

Indonesia - Episode 3: Skindigenous Series

The Mentawai people inhabit a group of islands west of Sumatra, in Indonesia. For centuries, they...

Alberta - Episode 2: Skindigenous Series

Métis artist Amy Malbeuf’s insatiable appetite for new creative outlets has led her to work in...

Philippines - Episode 1: Skindigenous Series

From a remote mountain village in the Northern Philippines, Wang Od Oggay carries on the tattooing...

Skindigenous Series

Skindigenous is a 13-part documentary series exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the...

Medicine Unleashed: W5

W5's Sandie Rinaldo explores the treatment of cancer in dogs and research into these treatments is...

Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters

Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters travels with Déné First Nations people in Canada’s north, as...

Adaptive Gardening - Episode Five: Ageless Gardens Series

A gardener uses raised garden beds so she can continue her hobby after hip surgery. Disabled...

Gardens Grow Community - Episode Four: Ageless Gardens Series

A group of community gardeners’ campaign to change city boulevard gardening laws.  A radio host...

The Wild Garden - Episode Three: Ageless Gardens Series

A restaurateur forages for wild mushrooms to use in his world-renowned eatery. Sisters-in-law...

Therapeutic Gardens - Episode Two: Ageless Gardens Series

Hospice patients use gardening as therapy, for the aging body. An engineer practices bonsai...

Healing Plants - Episode One: Ageless Gardens Series

A renowned writer attributes her health and longevity to gardening.  A medicine woman finds...

Ageless Gardens Series

The new 5-part documentary series AGELESS GARDENS is a visual celebration of gardens – and...

His Way: W5

W5’s Beverly Thomson takes viewers behind-the-scenes for an in-depth look at Canadian icon Paul...

Breaking Free: W5

Breaking Free is a compelling investigation into a decades long fight by a Manitoba man, Brian...

Raven and the Dogfish Woman: Legendary Myths - Raven Adventures...

Raven transforms into a man and encounters a mysterious woman who is his match in many ways. They...

Raven Meets the Little Makers: Legendary Myths - Raven...

In “Raven Meets the Little Makers,” Raven has wandered outside of his familiar islands. He...

Raven Goes Fishing: Legendary Myths - Raven Adventures Series

Raven is lonely and hungry. In “Raven Goes Fishing,” he manages to barely escape from the...

Raven and the Sea Wolf: Legendary Myths - Raven Adventures Series

In “Raven and the Sea Wolf,” Raven is challenged to find and conquer the mystical creature of...

Raven Steals the Light: Legendary Myths - Raven Adventures Series

“Raven Steals the Light” is an adaptation of a myth that has been retold by several Indigenous...

Legendary Myths: Raven Adventures

Legendary Myths is a series of short animated films using the artistic styling of the Pacific West...

Ctsenmew’sctem re Stsmemelt - Showing the Way for the Children

The Esk’etemc people have stood up for their culture, their governance and their children. After...

Culture - Episode 13: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Sarain and Kris delve into the bigger questions of culture and how it shapes who they are as...

Justice - Episode 12: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Sarain and Kris explore Indigenous concepts of Justice, from restorative justice to cultural...

Cultural Appropriation - Episode 11: Future History: Reclaiming...

Hosts Sarain and Kris discuss the problematic history and current trends of cultural appropriation...

Wellness - Episode 10: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Hosts Kris and Sarain share their experience of health and wellness. They meet with Traditional...

Museums, Monuments & Living History - Episode 9: Future History:...

Our hosts, Kris and Sarain dig deeper into the world of Archaeology, preservation of artefacts and...

Language - Episode 8: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Hosts Kris and Sarain share their deep desire to know their language. They visit with Anishnaabe...

Food - Episode 7: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Hosts Kris and Sarain get a taste of the many different aspects of Food Sovereignty.   They visit...

The Arts - Episode 6: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Our hosts, Sarain and Kris explore the world of Indigenous Artists and Storytellers. At the Toronto...

Powwow & Exhibition - Episode 5: Future History: Reclaiming Our...

Our hosts, Kris and Sarain break down the concepts of Pow Wow, ceremony and exhibition. They meet...

Water - Episode 4: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Our hosts, Sarain and Kris discuss the current crisis of contaminated water and the growing...

Policy - Episode 3: Future History: Reclaiming Our History,...

Our hosts, Sarain and Kris unpack the complexities of government policy and its effect on...

The Children - Episode 2: Future History: Reclaiming Our...

Our hosts, Kris and Sarain travel to the nation’s capitol to speak with Child Welfare Activist...

Origin Stories - Episode 1: Future History: Reclaiming Our...

Archaeologist/Artist Kris Nahrgang, and Dancer/Activist Sarain Carson Fox share their personal...

Future History: Reclaiming Our History, Harnessing Our Future...

A documentary series about shifting the colonial narrative and celebrating the reclamation of...

New Forests, New Stewards, A Road Forward: Trees, Youth, Our...

Delves deeper into sustainable forest management on Crown and private lands and in urban forests,...

The Road to Sustainability: Trees, Youth, Our Future Series

Explores the history of our relationship with the forests – from being home to Indigenous peoples...

Trees, Youth, Our Future Series

This new documentary video series celebrates stewardship of Ontario’s natural heritage in...

Leave It on the Water

Indigenous youth from the Coast Salish territory on Vancouver Island train to represent their...

The ATA Girls: W5

WWII Trailblazers. Meet the Canadian women pilots who ferried war planes to the front lines. The...

Questionable Care: W5

W5's Sandie Rinaldo reveals how horrific stories of neglect at long-term care homes have led to...

Social Theory and Crime Series

This series is designed to introduce three major sociological theories of crime. Includes the...

Sleep Series

Sleep is essential for a person’s health and wellbeing, yet millions of people do not get enough...

Are You What Your Mother Ate? The Agouti Mouse Study

The fetal susceptibility hypothesis suggests the nourishment an embryo receives from its a mother...

Aftershock: Obedience & Identity

Generations of students have been taught that Milgram’s famous obedience experiments demonstrated...

Lost in the Mail: The Memory War

From the late 1990s recovered memory therapy was sweeping across America. In the legal cases that...

Wrestling Jerusalem

Writer-Actor Aaron Davidman embodies seventeen different characters in and around the sacred city...

The Invisible Heart

What happens when capitalism and charity intersect? From Wall Street to life on the street, The...

Rethinking Obesity: Nature via Nurture

This film explores an interactionist approach to obesity. Part 1: shows how cultural and...

Beyond Genetics

There’s a revolution that is challenging a century of taken for granted assumptions about...

Issues & Debates in Psychology

These programs begin with a research question and go on to unpick, clarify and illustrate the key...

A New Leaf: W5

Peter Akman reports from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba, where Chief Christian Sinclair devised...

Occult on the Prairie: Canadiana Series - Season 2

Investigate the mysteries of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, and the strange...

The Hidden Story Behind Vancouver's Twin Peaks: Canadiana Series...

Discover the leonine connection between a pair of iconic mountain peaks outside Vancouver, a...

The Invincible Martha Black: Canadiana Series - Season 2

Visit Dawson City, where the Klondike Gold Rush once brought together a fascinating cast of...

The Forbidden City: Canadiana Series - Season 2

Explore the country’s oldest Chinatown, a place that was once called a “Forbidden City.” Find...

Sudbury and the Mysteries of the Universe: Canadiana Series -...

Journey into the depths of the Earth in Sudbury to investigate the city’s storied mining history...

Camp 30: A Prisoner's Paradise - Canadiana Series - Season 2

Visit a long-abandoned POW camp where one of the strangest tales of the Second World War played out...

A King in Queen's Park: Canadiana Series – Season 2

Find out how the statue of a dead British monarch travelled from a colonial graveyard in India, all...

Bulgur - Ancient Grains: Nutritional Powerhouses Series

Bulgur wheat is a lesser-known type of whole wheat durum grain. Compared to refined carbohydrate...

Inside These Walls

INSIDE THESE WALLS tells the story of Wang Bingzhang, founder of the Overseas Chinese Democracy...

Fallen Star: W5

TSN's Rick Westhead searches for Joe Murphy, a Stanley Cup champion who disappeared after his...

Kim's Korea - Inside North Korea: W5

It is a dystopia ruled by 3 generations of despots who’ve groomed their own people through cult...

Love & Legacy: The Rob Stewart Story

An acclaimed Canadian filmmaker and shark conservationist, Rob Stewart changed the way much of the...

The Stairs

The Stairs tells the story of Marty, Greg and Roxanne, who each survived decades of...

Suspect Zero: W5

W5's Avery Haines investigates the disturbing tip that sparked the massive probe into men who...

12 Dogs Drive: The Run Home

Justin Allen runs his 12 sled dogs home from Churchill, Manitoba to Saint John, New Brunswick. The...