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CBC: Days to Remember recreates what it would have been like to watch or listen to a typical CBC broadcast day through the decades. From the earliest years of radio in the 1930s to the dawn of the internet age in the 1990s, these radio and TV clips, photos and text recall days in the life of the CBC and Canada. We've plumbed the archives to bring you the programs and personalities, daily news and diversions that shaped CBC's radio and TV schedules. Note: For copyright reasons we cannot yet reproduce most drama, comedy and children's programs from our archives.

Canada's public broadcaster launches in an era marked by economic depression and conflict. A weekday in 1938 A weekend in 1939		War reporting gives rise to CBC News, and the post-war years are the golden age of radio in Canada. A Friday in 1942 A weekend in 1948
Canada enters the television age in an era of optimism and expansion at the CBC. A Monday in 1959		The Swinging Sixties bring social change as Canada celebrates 100 years. A Saturday in 1961 A Monday in 1965 A Sunday in 1967
The CBC's Radio Revolution begins as the October Crisis kicks off a decade of debate about Canada's future. New Year's Day, 1972 Monday, October 17, 1977		Canada brings home its Constitution, governments tighten their belts and budget cuts go deep at the CBC. Wednesday, December 12, 1984 Sunday, June 4, 1989
CBC begins "Canadianization" of its airwaves and the nation explores new technologies in the digital age. Friday, October 25, 1996 Eve of the Millennium