Episodes (8)
Mar 08, 2018
Lucy Maud Montgomery battled depression, rejection, and sexism to become known around the world for Anne of Green Gables and 19 other novels. This Heritage Minute tells her story in her own words, as drawn from her journals.
Jun 13, 2018
James Egan was a Canadian LGBT rights activist, best known for his role in the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case Egan v. Canada. He's considered Canada's first prominent LGBTQ activist, due to his initial period of activism 1949-1964.
Feb 20, 2019
From 1914-1941, the Vancouver Asahi were one of city's most dominant amateur baseball teams. In 1942, after Canada declared war on Japan, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were interned in the interior of BC, including the Asahi players.
May 30, 2019
On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, led to the liberation of France, and marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
Aug 15, 2019
The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations. Their peaceful existence was uprooted in 1755 when over 10,000 Acadians were ripped from their homeland to ensure British rule in North America. This Heritage Minute portrays the deportation through the eyes of an Acadian mother.
May 05, 2020
In the final days of the Second World War, Lieutenant Wilf Gildersleeve of the Seaforth Highlanders marched into Amsterdam to liberate it from the Nazis. There he met Dutch civilian Marguerite Blaisse, who, along with her family, had survived under Nazi occupation. On this fateful day, amid all the celebrations, Blaisse and Gildersleeve met, and fell in love. Today, the Dutch still remember the Canadians who liberated them in May, 1945.
Oct 01, 2020
Elsie MacGill was the world's first female aeronautical engineer and Canada's first practicing woman engineer. She oversaw Canada's production of Hawker Hurricane aircrafts at the Canadian Car and Foundry factory during the Second World War. Hawker Hurricanes were one of the main fighters flown by Canadian and Allied airmen in the Battle of Britain. This Heritage Minute follows Elsie MacGill in her role as chief engineer overseeing the production of these instrumental aircrafts.
Feb 17, 2021
Oscar Peterson is one of Canada's most honoured musicians and widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. His interest in music began at the age of five growing up in the Black working-class community of Little Burgundy in Montreal. This Heritage Minute recounts the circumstances in which Peterson was raised and follows his rise to fame.
About
Heritage Minutes Season 7 (2018) is released on Mar 08, 2018 and the latest season 8 of Heritage Minutes is released in 2022. Watch Heritage Minutes online - the English Short TV series from Canada. Heritage Minutes is directed by Richard Ciupka,Grant Harvey,Jean-Claude Lebrecque,Tess Girard and created by Davida Aronovitch with Julian Richings and Roy Dupuis.