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 'Comrade' Bethune: A Controversial Hero |
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In China, he's been a national hero since his death in 1939. But in his birthplace of Canada Dr. Norman Bethune was virtually unknown until the 1970s. His communist beliefs and unorthodox personality made him a controversial figure in Canada. His medical accomplishments, however, are irrefutable. Bethune cared for the wounded in wartorn Spain and China, and in the process revolutionized military medicine. |
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 Exploring the early years of Dr. Bethune. (Radio; runs 4:57) |
 A portrait of Bethune, from the doctors and nurses who knew him in Montreal. (Radio; runs 8:50) |
 Bethune's translator in Spain remembers the doctor's work and life during the Spanish Civil War. (TV; runs 5:50) |
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 Bethune provides medical care to wartorn China. (Radio; runs 3:13) |
 33 years after his death, Bethune is finally a "Canadian of national historic significance." (Radio; runs 5:10) |
 A Gravenhurst family has to move now that tourists are flocking to see Bethune's childhood home. (Radio; runs 5:46) |
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 Bethune's niece recalls her family's embarrassment over her uncle's Communist ties. (TV; runs 5:37) |
 Actor Donald Sutherland praises Dr. Bethune, who he recently played in a CBC film. (TV; runs 3:36) |
 50 years after the People's Republic of China was founded, Bethune is still revered there. (TV; runs 2:39) |
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5 Additional Clips about 'Comrade' Bethune: A Controversial Hero
