CBC/Radio-Canada - Graham Spry Theatre

Graham Spry Theatre

Watch sneak previews of your favourite CBC programs before they go to air!
Monday - Friday from 9 am - 5 pm

Free admission

Spry Listings

Dates Scheduled	Show	Title & Listing
Jan 31 – Feb. 4	Nature of Things	Aliens of the Deep Sea The octopus is easily identified – a soft boneless body, enormous eyes, and eight arms – not far from the way that Hollywood typically portrays aliens from outer space. But the octopus is an alien to humans for many other reasons – they are one of the ocean's most complex creatures, and one of its most enigmatic.
Feb. 7 - 11	Nature of Things	For the Love of Elephants Is an intimate portrait of an amazing elephant-human bond that develops at an elephant rehabilitation centre near Nairobi, Kenya. The film takes viewers inside the emotional world of young, orphaned African elephants and their compassionate keepers, Edwin, Mishak, and Abdi. Never far from their charge are the centre’s founder, Dame Daphne Sheldrick, and her daughter Angela, who manages the Sheldrick Trust. Through hard work, love and dedication, this expert team create a unique human-elephant family, and nurture the orphaned elephants back to health.
Feb. 14 – 18	the Passionate Eye	William, Kate & 8 Royal Weddings With the year’s most-watched wedding only a little more than three months away, William, Kate & 8 Royal Weddings revisits the glamour, the spectacle and the emotion of previous monarchical marriage ceremonies, and looks forward to what the world can expect when Prince William and Kate Middleton join hands on April 29. Featuring behind-the-scenes anecdotes, interviews with Royal wedding-dress designers, memories from Royal bridesmaids and expert commentary, this new documentary celebrates the pageantry and pomp of the weddings of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and Charles, Prince of Wales—as well as the funeral following the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales 18 years later.
Feb. 21 – 25	Docs	Thoroughly Modern Marriage A fascinating look at how a battered institution has endured and evolved in the 21st century. Endangered by divorce, an ailing economy and common-law unions, marriage is undergoing a makeover. From Samantha and Stéphane who have an open marriage, to Marjorie and Jack, a ‘very married’ couple who converted their family home into separate apartments, viewers get many perspectives on the current state of the union.

Historical Note:

The Graham Spry Theatre was established in honour of one of Canada's most faithful and influential advocates of public broadcasting. Graham Spry and Alan Plaunt, two young enthusiastic lobbyists, co-founded the Radio League of Canada. Together they were the driving force leading to the establishment of a national public broadcaster in 1932 by the Canadian Parliament.