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Index of Great Interviews
We hope you find all the interviews on our site interesting. But we know that a handful of them occupy a special place as being great interviews. Sometimes because of the charm or eloquence of the personality; sometimes because of the skill of the interviewer; or sometimes because of the notoriety of the guest. Watch them and tell us what you think at archives@cbc.ca.

This week's features		All the Great interviews
Glenn Gould Pianist Young pianist Glenn Gould talks openly about his eccentricities in this exclusive CBC interview. Broadcast: July 15, 1958 Interviewer(s): Hugh Thompson Program: Assignment Radio clip; runs 9:44 Matthew Halton Foreign correspondent In a rare trip to the CBC studios in Toronto, revered foreign correspondent Matthew Halton discusses his reporting philosophy and his view on what’s wrong with journalism. Broadcast: June 22, 1956 Interviewer(s): Percy Saltzman Program: Tabloid TV Clip; runs 6:50 Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid activist Released after 27 years in prison, South African hero Nelson Mandela speaks to Barbara Frum at his Soweto home. Broadcast: Feb. 14, 1990 Interviewer(s): Barbara Frum Program: The Journal TV Clip; runs 13:28 M. McLaughlin Farmer/cabbage grower Barbara Frum's attempt to interview M. McLaughlin, the world's biggest cabbage grower results in one of her most loved interviews. Broadcast: Dec. 31, 1976 Interviewer(s): Barbara Frum Program: As It Happens Radio clip; runs 3:30 Check out Radio-Canada's Great Interviews.		A Jamie Astaphan Sprinter Ben Johnson's doctor Margaret Atwood Writer/cartoonist B Pierre Berton Historian and author Playboy Bunny Gentlemen's club waitress C June Callwood Social activist/journalist Jim Carrey Actor/Comedian George Chuvalo Boxer Leonard Cohen Singer/writer D Roméo Dallaire Lieutenant-General Tommy Douglas Politician, father of Medicare. E Alan Eagleson Hockey union leader Georges Erasmus Native rights crusader F Errol Flynn Actor Terry Fox Marathon of Hope runner G Marc Garneau Astronaut Sandra Good Follower of cult leader Charles Manson Glenn Gould Pianist Igor Gouzenko Soviet defector Nancy Greene Skier Germaine Greer Feminist author Wayne Gretzky Hockey great H Matthew Halton Foreign correspondent Rick Hansen Wheelchair athlete Foster Hewitt Hockey broadcaster J Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Charlie Watts Musicians Norman Jewison Director Greg Joy Olympian K Karen Kain Ballerina L Margaret Laurence Novelist John Lennon and Yoko Ono Musicians/artists René Lévesque Politician Gordon Lightfoot Singer M Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid activist Takuo Matsumoto Hiroshima survivor M. McLaughlin Farmer/cabbage grower Stuart McLean Writer/broadcaster Marshall McLuhan Cultural critic Joni Mitchell Folksinger Henry Morgentaler Abortion-rights advocate Gerda Munsinger Centre of sex scandal P Lester B. Pearson Former prime minister Oscar Peterson Pianist Norman Phillips Journalist Iggy Pop Punk rock pioneer Al Purdy Poet R Mordecai Richler Author, journalist Leni Riefenstahl Filmmaker S Moshe Safdie Architect Carol Shields Author Gloria Steinem Feminist writer David Suzuki Environmentalist and broadcaster T Margaret Thatcher Former British prime minister Michel Tremblay Playwright Pierre Trudeau Politician John Turner Former prime minister W Robin Williams Comedian X Malcolm X Civil rights leader