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UPDATED: HOTSHEET FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
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1 .THE CURRENT:
This morning on The Current… Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he
will request that Parliament be prorogued until March 3rd. Opposition
parties accuse him of trying to sideline the parliamentary inquiry
into the Afghan detainee scandal. We'll dissect the politics behind
the move. That’s on The Current with guest host Kevin Sylvester…today
at 8:30 a.m. (9 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. Q:
Today on the Best of Q…crooner Michael Bublé on the personal re-
evaluation that led to his latest bestselling album, "Crazy Love."
That’s on Q with host Jian Ghomeshi, today at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
3. DISPATCHES:
Today on Dispatches… There is a hot house of Iraqi arts these days.
Too bad it's mostly among exiles. These scattered artists share a
desire to show the world how a new Iraq can hope to embrace the best
of the old. Slightly Mischievous Verses speaks of liberating a new
Iraq and reviving an old national spirit that's now lost, but
certainly not forgotten. Don’t miss Dispatches with Rick MacInnes-
Rae...today at 1:00 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. REWIND:
Coming up on Rewind...all about New Year's resolutions and predictions
from years gone by. How about women's reporter Kate Aitken from
January 1st, 1953? That's New Years's resolutions from years gone by
coming up on ...Rewind...bringing you the best from the CBC Radio
archives.
Today at 2:00 p.m. (2:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. IDEAS:
In the closing hours of another calendar year, IDEAS host Paul Kennedy
considers the concept of 'endings' from a variety of perspectives.
What do people mean when they say that every end is really a
beginning? That’s on IDEAS with Paul Kennedy… tonight at 9:00 p.m.
(9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
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6. RADIO 2 DRIVE:
It’s not just New Year’s Eve and the end of the year, but the end of a
decade. Kelly Cutrara guest hosts a special Radio 2 Drive look at the
decade we are leaving behind and the music that made it. That’s today
at 3:30 p.m. (4 NT) on CBC Radio 2.
7. CANADA LIVE:
Tonight on Canada Live…Canada Raves on Motown. It was 50 years ago
when an upstart songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his
family to start what he called "the sound of young America, Motown
Records". Come join musical director Lou Pomanti, his band, and some
of Canada's best R&B singers including Denzel Sinclaire, Jarvis
Church, Dione Taylor and Lori Nuic as they celebrate this great
musical legacy.
That’s on Canada Live, tonight at 7:00 p.m. (7:30 NT) on CBC Radio
2.