The Late Show (CBC radio)
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The Late Show is a radio documentary
program that first aired on CBC Radio One
in the summer of 2008 with a second season in the summer of 2010 and a third in 2011. Hosted by Gordon Pinsent
, The Late Show presents documentaries which are essentially extended obituaries about of ordinary, but interesting, Canadians who have recently died.
Radio documentary
A radio documentary or feature is a purely acoustic performance devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures. It is broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD...
program that first aired on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
in the summer of 2008 with a second season in the summer of 2010 and a third in 2011. Hosted by Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor.-Early life:Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the son of Flossie ; originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and Stephen Arthur Pinsent, a papermill worker and cobbler;...
, The Late Show presents documentaries which are essentially extended obituaries about of ordinary, but interesting, Canadians who have recently died.