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Third World Players Present
Increasing awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Canadians with origins in the Third World.
Hosted by: Lloyd Stanford
Airs: Every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Increasing awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Canadians with origins in the Third World. Rehearsed readings from Third World literature as well as interviews with Third World writers.

Third World Players Present

Date Host Highlight On Demand
Jul. 4, 2025 Lloyd Stanford A conversation with Lorain Smith about his historical novel Port Royal (from 2007)
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Jun. 26, 2025 Lloyd Stanford Rebroadcast of Summer episode originally broadcast in the early 1980s. This was from a series on nature and natural forces in Third World Literature, hosted Joe Sanders.
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Jun. 19, 2025 Lloyd Stanford Views from The Edge: The Short Story Revisited, from August 2006, with Cyril Dabydeen.
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Jun. 12, 2025 Lloyd Stanford Poetry of the Americas 2003, part 4 - conclusion of a March 2003 event at the Library and Archives of Canada for UNESCO World Poetry Day, followed by an interview with Carolina Calderon of the Embassy of El Salvador
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Jun. 5, 2025 Lloyd Stanford Poetry of the Americas 2003, part 3 - from a March 2003 event at the Library and Archives of Canada for UNESCO World Poetry Day
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May. 29, 2025 Lloyd Stanford Poetry of the Americas 2003, part 2 - from a March 2003 event at the Library and Archives of Canada for UNESCO World Poetry Day
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May. 22, 2025 Lloyd Stanford Poetry of the Americas 2003, part 1 - from a March 2003 event at the Library and Archives of Canada for UNESCO World Poetry Day
available

Designed to increase awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Canadians with origins in the Third World, this multicultural, multi-lingual programme features rehearsed readings from Third World literature as well as interviews with Third World writers, including those living in Canada, and with others interested in that literature.

Coming up on Third World Players Present
Jul. 4th, 2025 6:00 PM
A conversation with Lorain Smith about his historical novel Port Royal (from 2007)