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CBC News correspondents take you behind the scenes as they cover the biggest events around the world. Personal stories from our reporters who were there while the story was breaking.

Episodes

  1. 08/09/2020 · BONUS

    Introducing: Recall: How to Start a Revolution

    The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, there were soldiers in the streets, communities on edge, kidnapping and terror in the headlines. But those frightening weeks were just the crescendo of a wave of terror and violence that was nearly a decade in the making. This series will reveal the stories of that time through immersive storytelling and the people who lived it: the bomb disposal expert on defusing live explosives, the survivors of terror, their families, and the radicals themselves. More episodes are available at http://hyperurl.co/recallcbc

    32 min

  2. 29/07/2016

    Secrets in Sport: Mark Tewksbury and the 1992 Olympics

    Mark Tewksbury on gold medals and gay athletes.

    18 min

  3. 22/07/2016

    From Tragedy to Champion: Chantal Petitclerc and the 2008 Paralympics

    From a childhood accident to a Paralympic champion, and one of Canada's most decorated athletes.

    15 min

  4. 04/07/2016

    Inside the Munich Massacre: Byron MacDonald and the 1972 Olympics

    Inside the Munich Massacre and one of the worst terrorist attacks in Olympic history.

    14 min

  5. 17/06/2016

    ICYMI: Keith Boag: Tear Gas and "The Talk". Ferguson 2014

    Keith Boag is there as tempers flare and tear gas flies in Ferguson, Missouri over the killing of an unarmed black teenager.

    11 min

  6. 06/06/2016

    Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Mark Lee and Muhammad Ali, 1987.

    The champ. The great one. Mark Lee's Back Story on his exclusive interview with Muhammad Ali.

    18 min

  7. 27/04/2016

    The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, Soccer and the 2012 Olympics

    Heartbreak, a questionable call and what some call a stolen game. Canada's longest serving female soccer player takes you back to the field and the London 2012 Olympics.

    15 min

  8. 26/04/2016

    ICYMI: Cremations and Car Batteries. Adrienne Arsenault, Nepal 2015

    Adrienne Arsenault travels to Nepal in the wake of the worst earthquake that country has seen in more than 80 years.

    18 min

  9. 04/02/2016

    From hero to zero in 9.79 seconds: Scott Russell and the 1988 Seoul Olympics

    Scott Russell's Back Story on the Ben Johnson doping scandal and the dirtiest race in history.

    15 min
  • 9 Episodes

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CBC News correspondents take you behind the scenes as they cover the biggest events around the world. Personal stories from our reporters who were there while the story was breaking.

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  • Channel
    CBC STORIES
  • Creator
    CBC
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2020
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © CBC 2026
  • Show Website
    Back Story

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