Rewind from CBC Radio

Two fascinating, slightly weird and often combative interviews from Michael Enright. The first one is with the veteran actor Mickey Rooney. He calls it one of the most challenging of his career. The other is with Tibetan monks who barely spoke English.

At the end of our summer show we talked about hitchhiking and asked you to write in with your own experiences. You wrote to us with some great stories and memories and we wanted to share them with you on this Rewind podcast.

Summer, just the word makes you want to put on some shorts, put up your feet and take it easy. On Rewind we’re talking about summer camp, summer food, the summer of dust in the Prairies in the 1930s, and the pleasures of taking to the road.

The royal fuss around royal births. The current craze over Kate Middleton's baby bump is nothing new. Rewind looks at British royal births from years gone by, and the hoopla that surrounds them.

June 6, 1944 was D-Day. It marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. On Rewind today, sounds and stories from the soldiers who were there.

An hour of foreign correspondents past and present. Guest host Jeff Goodes, along with CBC Radio reporters Margaret Evans and Derek Stoffel look at the history of war correspondents.

The second of two programs about the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Today, some of the actors who have appeared at Stratford- Hume Cronyn, Maggie Smith, Colm Feore and Paul Gross.

The Stratford Shakespeare festival, located in Stratford, Ontario, is North America's largest classical repertory theatre. It grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution.

When Rita MacNeil died in April, there was an outpouring of grief for and stories about the soft spoken and shy singer whose songs told stories of Cape Breton and working people. On this show, we look back to the days when she was an up-and-coming artist

Canadian astronauts come to earth- Marc Garneau, Robert Bondar, Steve MacLean and Chris Hadfield, who returns to earth this month after five months on the international space station.

On this episode of Rewind, guest host Jeff Goodes looks at space predictions through the ages with the help of Bob McDonald, host of Quirks and Quarks. We've dug deep into the archives to find predictions about space travel from the 40's through the 80's.

A portrait in sound of one of Canada’s most charismatic Prime Ministers- Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Now that his son Justin is at the helm of the Liberal party, it seemed like time to revisit the legacy of Trudeau Senior.

The National Farm Radio Forum. Between 1941 and 1965 it aired discussions about hot topics on everything from food rationing to whether farm women should work outside the home.

An hour with and about Rush, one of the most successful -- and unique -- rock bands of all time. And of course they're all Canadian!

The Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour. Its biting satire and irreverent tone made Tom King, Jasper Friendly Bear and Grace Heavy Hand stars. It demonstrated to all Canadians that aboriginal people have a wicked sense of humour.