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Doc Zone

Season 8 2013 - 2014
TV-PG

  • 2013-10-03T04:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 14h 15m (19 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
CBC's flagship documentary series explores and expands on the major issues of our time. Around the corner, around the world, our cameras bring viewers to the center of the stories everyone is talking about. Informed, exciting and eventful, DOC ZONE presents a sweeping panoramic view of what matters most to Canadians.

19 episodes

Season Premiere

2013-10-03T04:00:00Z

8x01 Zoo Revolution

Season Premiere

8x01 Zoo Revolution

  • 2013-10-03T04:00:00Z45m

Zoo Revolution takes the viewer deep inside the increasingly controversial debate about the value of zoos in the 21st century.

2013-10-10T04:00:00Z

8x02 Deadly by Design

8x02 Deadly by Design

  • 2013-10-10T04:00:00Z45m

Deadly By Design explores the lucrative business of illegal synthetic drugs in Canada.

8x03 NCR: Not Criminally Responsible

  • 2013-10-17T04:00:00Z45m

Julie Bouvier who was nearly stabbed to death by a man in a psychotic frenzy because "the devil told him to kill the prettiest girl in the mall" is shocked to find he is released from the mental hospital and terrified that he will come after her.

2013-10-24T04:00:00Z

8x04 Flying Solo

8x04 Flying Solo

  • 2013-10-24T04:00:00Z45m

A look at one of the most radical and consequential social movements of our time – the global trend toward living alone. In Canada, there are now more one person households than couple households with kids. Why is this happening and why does it matter?

2013-10-31T04:00:00Z

8x05 Superstitious Minds

8x05 Superstitious Minds

  • 2013-10-31T04:00:00Z45m

We embrace our superstitions even though we live in the most scientifically advanced time in all of history. Is superstition the tonic we need to face a more frightening world?

8x06 Bite Me: The Bed Bug Invasion

  • 2013-11-14T05:00:00Z45m

Doc Zone burrows into the world of these miniature night crawlers and reveals the oversized impact they’re having on our daily lives. We nearly eradicated them in the 20th century, so why are they now staging a major comeback?

2013-11-21T05:00:00Z

8x07 The Condo Game

8x07 The Condo Game

  • 2013-11-21T05:00:00Z45m

Look at the forces at play behind the fastest moving condo market in North America, Toronto, and discover that the glittering glass hides a sea of troubles.

2013-11-28T05:00:00Z

8x08 How We Got Gay

8x08 How We Got Gay

  • 2013-11-28T05:00:00Z45m

HOW WE GOT GAY tells the incredible story of how gay men and women went from being the ultimate outsiders to occupying the halls of power.

A celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela.

2014-01-02T05:00:00Z

8x10 Slaves to Habit

8x10 Slaves to Habit

  • 2014-01-02T05:00:00Z45m

Smoking, overeating, shopping, nail-biting… we all have a habit that we would like to get rid of, but where the brain is willing, the body is often weak. We take an in-depth look at habits and the new science on the interaction between brain chemistry and self-control.

2014-01-09T05:00:00Z

8x11 The Motherload

8x11 The Motherload

  • 2014-01-09T05:00:00Z45m

Whether you’re an unemployed single mom or a Fortune 500 CEO with a new baby, women today are experiencing a motherload like never before. Women still lag behind men in income, full-time employment and senior management positions. Doc Zone investigates why we are not yet living in a 50--50 world.

2014-01-16T05:00:00Z

8x12 To The Rescue

8x12 To The Rescue

  • 2014-01-16T05:00:00Z45m

As more urban adventurers seek recreational thrills than ever before, search and rescue teams are pushed to the limit trying to save them. Doc Zone follows dramatic searches as they unfold, and finds a rescue system patched together with volunteers who risk their own lives to save others.

2014-01-23T05:00:00Z

8x13 Officeland

8x13 Officeland

  • 2014-01-23T05:00:00Z45m

No doors. No walls. And coming soon to an office near you. Open concept design is becoming ubiquitous in workspaces. Advocates say it encourages better interaction amongst employees. Critics say it's noisy and distracting. So what's driving this?

2014-01-30T05:00:00Z

8x14 Defying Putin

8x14 Defying Putin

  • 2014-01-30T05:00:00Z45m

A behind-the-scenes look at justice and democracy with 3 unforgettable people - the man President Putin may fear the most; the maverick fighting Moscow for control of his city; and his romantic partner, a journalist battling political persecution – all risking everything to make change in Russia.

2014-03-20T04:00:00Z

8x15 Love Under Cuban Skies

8x15 Love Under Cuban Skies

  • 2014-03-20T04:00:00Z45m

An exploration of female sex tourism in Cuba and the story of 3 Canadian women and their Cuban lovers. Who is exploiting whom?

8x16 Angry Kids Stressed Out Parents

  • 2014-03-22T04:00:00Z45m

Angry Kids & Stressed Out Parents demonstrates how to stop crime - before potential criminals graduate grade one.

2014-04-03T04:00:00Z

8x17 Mission Asteroid

8x17 Mission Asteroid

  • 2014-04-03T04:00:00Z45m

The asteroid threat is real. So are the heroes that can stop it.

2014-04-10T04:00:00Z

8x18 Mystery of the Bell

8x18 Mystery of the Bell

  • 2014-04-10T04:00:00Z45m

Modern sleuthing solves the century-old intrigue shrouding the stolen Bell of Batoche.

2014-04-18T04:00:00Z

8x19 The Secret World of Gold

8x19 The Secret World of Gold

  • 2014-04-18T04:00:00Z45m

The Secret World of Gold is a documentary exploring the power and politics of gold, a precious metal with more allure and fascination than any other. Valued for its permanence, beauty and scarcity, people will lie, cheat, steal and kill in the name of gold.

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