Canada Reads
Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC. The program has aired in two distinct editions, the English-language Canada Reads on CBC Radio One, and the French-language Le Combat des livres on Ici Radio-Canada Première.
| Other names | Le Combat des livres (French) |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBC Radio One |
| TV adaptations | CBC Television CBC Newsworld Bold TV |
| Hosted by | Jian Ghomeshi Bill Richardson Mary Walsh Wab Kinew Gill Deacon Ali Hassan |
| Created by | Talin Vartanian Peter Kavanagh |
| Original release | 2002 – present |
| No. of series | 20 |
| Website | Canada Reads |
The English edition has aired each year since 2002, while the French edition aired annually from 2004 to 2014, and was then discontinued until being revived in 2018.
In 2021, sister service CBC Music launched Canada Listens, which used a similar format of advocates debating five classic albums by Canadian musicians. In 2023, CBC Kids introduced CBC Kids Reads, a feature which uses a similar format to highlight children's picture books.
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