The Fifth Estate
News Magazine
The top-notch team of hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, Mark Kelley and Habiba Nosheen provides unique and engaging documentaries from Canada and beyond. "The Fifth Estate" is a reference to the term Fourth Estate, and was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into original journalism. The series has won numerous awards for its reporting, including Gemini Awards, International Emmys, the Michener Award, and even an Academy Award for a 1981 episode that was released in theaters the following year. Since September 1975, Canadians have tuned in to experience interesting stories that are always well-crafted and thought-provoking.
Upcoming TV Listings for The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate Smash & Grab
Smash-and-grabs are going viral on social media, but the culprits remain unknown; revealing how adults are playing the system by luring kids into violent crime with lifelong consequences.
4:00 PM on CBC News Network
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The Fifth Estate Smash & Grab
Smash-and-grabs are going viral on social media, but the culprits remain unknown; revealing how adults are playing the system by luring kids into violent crime with lifelong consequences.
10:00 PM on CBC News Network
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The Fifth Estate Smash & Grab
Smash-and-grabs are going viral on social media, but the culprits remain unknown; revealing how adults are playing the system by luring kids into violent crime with lifelong consequences.
4:00 PM on CBC News Network
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The Fifth Estate Amazon Unpacked
Mark Kelley looks at the punishing pace Amazon workers say they're told to keep to meet the company's growing demands.
7:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)
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The Fifth Estate Amazon Unpacked
Mark Kelley looks at the punishing pace Amazon workers say they're told to keep to meet the company's growing demands.
12:00 PM on Documentary Channel (Canada)
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The Fifth Estate Amazon Unpacked
Mark Kelley looks at the punishing pace Amazon workers say they're told to keep to meet the company's growing demands.
5:00 PM on Documentary Channel (Canada)
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The Fifth Estate Trapped on the Water
Lobster is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast; who gets to trap and when is tearing communities apart; the federal government is being blamed for doing too little to help ease tensions.
4:00 PM on CBC News Network
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The Fifth Estate Trapped on the Water
Lobster is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast; who gets to trap and when is tearing communities apart; the federal government is being blamed for doing too little to help ease tensions.
10:00 PM on CBC News Network
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The Fifth Estate Trapped on the Water
Lobster is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast; who gets to trap and when is tearing communities apart; the federal government is being blamed for doing too little to help ease tensions.
4:00 PM on CBC News Network
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The Fifth Estate Abandoned in Afghanistan: Canada's Failed Promise
Gillian Findlay looks at the effort mounted by Canadian military veterans to get former interpreters out of Afghanistan and reveals tensions within Canada's government about how to proceed.
7:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)
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