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Billed as a daytime version of CBC's hard-hitting current affairs show The Journal, Midday was promptly dubbed the Baby Journal thanks to its coverage of gardening, parenting and fashion. Broadcast at noon each day in most regions, it covered light fare like garage sales and persimmons, but also reported hard news with finesse. Just a year after its 1985 debut, Midday led the way for the network's coverage of the space shuttle Challenger explosion over Cape Canaveral. Hosts included Valerie Pringle, Bill Cameron, Peter Downie, Ralph Benmergui, Kevin Newman, Tina Srebotnjak and Brent Bambury.

Feore, Gross and Monette: three Canadian Hamlets

Broadcast Date: May 29, 2000

Playing the role of Hamlet is an actor's rite of passage. Richard Monette made headlines for his impassioned rendition and Colm Feore attacked the role with great mastery. In this 2000 season, television star Paul Gross assumes the role of the tragic Danish Prince. He is touted as a modern prince, delivering his lines with passion and intellectual irony. In this interview, these three Canadian actors discuss the tragic and complex role.

Feore, Gross and Monette: three Canadian Hamlets

• Christopher Plummer was the first to play Hamlet on the Stratford stage in 1957. Brent Carver also portrayed Hamlet in 1986.


• "It's been measured that the physical energy that it takes to play Hamlet is equal to a man digging a ditch for eight hours." — Richard Monette

• Monette died on Sept. 9, 2008. He was 64 years old.

Feore, Gross and Monette: three Canadian Hamlets

Medium: Television

Program: Midday

Broadcast Date: May 29, 2000

Guest(s): Colm Feore, Paul Gross, Richard Monette


Host: Brent Bambury

Duration: 7:27

Last updated:
July 7, 2009


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