43 episodes

Doc Zone - Season 3

First aired Jun 22, 2008Season 3

Browse all 43 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Air India 182

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Jun 22, 200860 min

The bombing of Air India. Recounts the days and hours leading up to the most lethal act of terrorism Canada has ever experienced.

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Episode 2

The Girls of Summer

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Jul 31, 200860 min

They are young teenagers dreaming of a trip to New Zealand in the fall of 2008. But only a handful of them will be chosen to represent Canada at the FIFA Under 17 World Cup. To make the team they've endured a year of gruelling training camps, countless tournaments and exhibition games. It all comes down to a fateful call from their coach to learn if they've made the cut.

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Episode 3

Toxic Legacy

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Sep 7, 200860 min

On a sunny morning in September 2001, more than twenty seven hundred people died violently in events of unimaginable horror. Another killer was unleashed that day. A slow silent poison that now threatens thousands of lives. The toxic dust and gases created by the disintegrating towers. An enormous compression wave pushed through the streets and into buildings with the force of a hurricane.

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Episode 4

The Museum (1)

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Sep 11, 200860 min

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum needs a facelift, and its director William Thorsell is thinking big - a bold public building that will revitalize the whole city. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero reconstruction and other prestigious projects. The Museum charts their audacious scheme in an entertaining tale of steel beams, flamboyant personalities and public art.

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Episode 5

The Museum (2)

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Sep 18, 200860 min

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum needs a facelift, and its director William Thorsell is thinking big - a bold public building that will revitalize the whole city. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero reconstruction and other prestigious projects. The Museum charts their audacious scheme in an entertaining tale of steel beams, flamboyant personalities and public art.

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Episode 6

Mystery of Champlain

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Sep 25, 200860 min

Samuel de Champlain—sailor, explorer, adventurer, military man and mapmaker. He’s one of Canada’s mythic founders and remains a man of mystery to many Canadians.

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Episode 7

The U.S. vs Omar Khadr

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Oct 16, 200860 min

Canadian Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr goes to trial this fall. Will he get a fair trial?

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Episode 8

Dolphin Dealer

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Oct 23, 200860 min

A haunting film about the largest capture and export of wild dolphins in history, perpetrated by the world's most notorious dolphin dealer, Canadian Christopher Porter.

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Episode 9

The Bush Years

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Oct 26, 200860 min

Terence McKenna's Gemini award winning retrospective of President George W. Bush, arguably one of the most controversial public figures of recent memory.

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Episode 10

Rude: Where are Our Manners?

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Oct 30, 200860 min

A journey through the past and into our present while asking difficult questions - are we more uncivil, where did we go wrong, did we go wrong, and is it possible to change?

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Episode 11

Mississipi Cold Case

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Nov 2, 200860 min

CBC filmmaker, David Ridgen, and Thomas James Moore investigate a 40 year-old case to confront the Klansmen who murdered Moore's brother and his friend and to seek justice long denied.

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Episode 12

The Disappearing Male

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Nov 8, 200860 min

An investigation into the worldwide decline in the male birthrate and the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The cause? Chemicals used in everyday plastics, from drinking bottles to soft toys for infants.

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Episode 13

The Sky's the Limit

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Nov 13, 200860 min

Can the aviation industry overcome crises of higher fuel prices, congested airports, expanding markets and pollution or will it be grounded?

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Episode 14

Web Warriors

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Nov 20, 200860 min

Web Warriors is a one-hour documentary that offers an unprecedented glimpse into the world's newest and most vulnerable frontier: cyberspace. We enter the world of hackers like Mafia Boy - a 15 year old high school student who rose to infamy in 2000 by causing millions of dollars in damage after single-handedly shutting down internet giants - including Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dell, eTrade, and CNN.

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Episode 15

How To Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids

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Jan 8, 200960 min

Parents, governments and courts now all recognize how high conflict divorce damages children. Our cameras follow divorcing couples as they employ positive alternatives - from do-it-yourself kits and mediation to the groundbreaking approach known as collaborative divorce. And we get feedback from the kids themselves.

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Episode 16

Forever Plastic

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Jan 15, 200960 min

Durable, high-tech, sexy and see through...we just can't seem to resist its glossy appeal. Over the years plastics have quietly permeated all parts of our lives. But what do we do with something that doesn't go away when we throw it way?

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Episode 17

Fly Me to the Moon

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Jan 22, 200960 min

From Frank Sinatra's refrain to the Apollo mission, from the rituals of the ancients to sci-fi dreams of colonization, we explore the complex and lyrical relationship between man and moon.

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Episode 18

Battle for the Arctic

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Jan 29, 200960 min

The battle for the Arctic with its rich reserves of oil and gas is the new Cold War. But is it a battle Canada can win?

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Episode 19

The Truth About Liars

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Feb 5, 200960 min

The truth is...we are all liars. Scientists say that by the age of four we have all learned to lie. We lie to protect ourselves and others, and to get what we want and need. Most of us fib in one of every four conversations that last more than ten minutes. Featuring the latest science, psychology, and technology, this entertaining documentary tells us how lying is a part of our everyday lives and is integral to our survival.

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Episode 20

Love Interrupted

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Feb 12, 200960 min

Couples reunite with their first loves after decades of separation, with exhilarating but at times damaging results.

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Episode 21

Bio-Dad

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Feb 26, 200960 min

A man born of artificial insemination searches for his biological father - and takes a look at the brave new world to come.

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Episode 22

Shock Wave

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Mar 5, 200960 min

Surviving the next big quake/tsunami predicted to hit Canada's west coast.

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Episode 23

Wild Horse Redemption

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Mar 12, 200960 min

At a Colorado prison, hard-core criminals are taught the training methods of 'horse whisperers' and given ninety days to break and train mustang horses. Can two wild creatures tame each another?

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Episode 24

The Great Food Revolution

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Mar 19, 200960 min

Our grand love affair with food. We'll show you how and why diners in the Western world have gone from "Yuk! I'm not eating that!" to "Guess what I ate last night!"

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Episode 25

The Battle to Get on Your Plate

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Mar 19, 200960 min

Last year alone, a staggering 18,000 new products were developed for North-American supermarket shelves. Nine out of ten didn't make it. The fierce competition to tempt your taste buds and win your loyalty.

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Episode 26

24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding New York

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Mar 26, 200960 min

A fast and furious slice of organized chaos as one of the biggest cities on earth feeds its citizens.

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Episode 27

Food of the Future

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Mar 26, 200960 min

What will we be eating in the next five years? From the assembly lines of the world's biggest food company to the kitchen of a Vancouver chef,serving jellyfish to his upscale diners.

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Episode 28

China's Earthquake

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Apr 2, 200960 min

Dramatic stories from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake - tales of endurance and hope, sorrow and rage, of life extinguished and life reborn

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Episode 29

Porndemic

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Apr 2, 200960 min

Porndemic puts faces and personalities to the extraordinarily profitable business of pornography today.

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Episode 30

This Can Happen to You

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Apr 9, 200960 min

Rubin Hurricane Carter, takes on the justice system for how it treated Ronald Dalton, a 30-year-old banker, in Gander, Nfld., who went to prison for strangling his wife-a crime he didn't commit.

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Episode 31

India Reborn: Might and Myth

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May 23, 200960 min

An array of charismatic characters introduces you to the world's newest superpower. Experience the rich tapestry of India's ancient myths played out against the modern might of this sprawling, diverse democracy.

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Episode 32

India Reborn: Manufacturing Dreams

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May 30, 200960 min

Through the prism of Bollywood, Manufacturing Dreams pulls back the curtain on the new India, revealing a cast of diverse characters caught in a world of bright spectacle... and stark divisions.

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Episode 33

India Reborn: India on the Move

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Aug 13, 200960 min

Capture the excitement of cities pulsating with new wealth from a surging economy. Experience the despair of a countryside rife with loss and longing. The Indian giant has awakened.

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Episode 34

India Reborn: Mother India

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Aug 13, 200960 min

Tradition and modernity collide and merge in a spicy and delicious episode about the land of a thousand dishes during a time of unparalleled change.

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Episode 35

Malls R Us

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Aug 20, 200960 min

What do Al Gore, the Tower of Babel, science fiction, gothic cathedrals, artichokes and roller coasters have in common? All come together in one of North America's most popular suburban institutions - the enclosed shopping center.

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Episode 36

The Beat Goes On (1)

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Aug 27, 200960 min

A jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell".

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Episode 37

The Beat Goes On (2)

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Sep 3, 200960 min

A jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell".

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Episode 38

The Spies Who Came From the Sea

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Aug 20, 200960 min

The untold story of German spies who landed on our shores during WWII, and of a mysterious submarine landing that remained secret for more than 35 years.

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Episode 39

Battle for a Continent

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Sep 10, 200960 min

An epic recreation of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, a dramatic and defining event that determined the fate of Canada and the continent.

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Episode 40

Rise Up (1)

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Sep 10, 200960 min

Big hair, bigger shoulder pads mark the 1980s Canadian music scene - a time documents when Canadian music explodes internationally.

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Episode 41

Rise Up (2)

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Sep 17, 200960 min

Big hair, bigger shoulder pads mark the 1980s Canadian music scene - a time documents when Canadian music explodes internationally.

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Episode 42

Pedal Power

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Sep 24, 200960 min

From bicycle-mad Paris to rush-hour New York and the back alleys of Toronto, Pedal Power takes a ride through the changing world of bike culture.

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Episode 43

Dubai: Miracle or Mirage?

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Aug 16, 200860 min

Dubai is home to the biggest, the richest, the best, but will it be crushed by its own excess?