Promised Land (CBC Radio One)
Encyclopedia
Promised Land is a CBC Radio One
program about refugees to Canada that first ran in the summer of 2010. It was presented by Natasha Fatah
.
who have gone through, in the words of the show's presenter Natasha Fatah, "an escape that starts anywhere in the world but always ends in Canada". The interviewee is introduced by Fatah, who briefly outlines the refugee's story and allows them to tell it. The refugee's story is interspersed by clarifying comments by Fatah to fill in gaps caused by omissions in the recorded story. Finally, once the refugee's interview is finished, Fatah makes concluding remarks and outlines the plot of next week's program.
Ten instalments of Promised Land aired between June and August 2010, with shows premiering Monday evenings at 7:30pm at each station's local time (8:00pm Newfoundland Time), repeating on Friday mornings at 9:30am (10:00am Newfoundland Time). The show was broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio
Channel 137 on Mondays at 6:30pm and 10:20pm Eastern Time
(ET) and on Fridays at 8:30am and 12:30pm ET.
producers Natasha Fatah
, Mark Ulster and Dagna Pielaszkiewicz. Fatah's own family escaped from Pakistan
to move to Toronto
in 2002. The 10-part documentary series was released in CD format for sale online, although all ten episodes are available to download as a podcast
from iTunes
or the CBC
web site. Fatah, the presenter and interviewer, claims to have had to stop recording her interviews on a couple of occasions because she had started crying in response to her interviewees' stories.
praised the show, writing, "[The interviews] make gripping radio. These well-produced half-hour shows are driven by stories that cannot help but be dramatic, and are assembled to heighten that using archive news clips, music (especially for the most terrifying moments of the escape) and, most crucially, voice."
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
program about refugees to Canada that first ran in the summer of 2010. It was presented by Natasha Fatah
Natasha Fatah
Natasha Fatah Urdu: نتاشا فتح is a Canadian journalist, based in Toronto, Ontario.In the summer of 2010, Fatah hosted the new CBC Radio One summer program Promised Land, a series which presents stories of harrowing, exciting and often-dangerous escapes to Canada, as told by the immigrants and...
.
Format
Promised Land features interviews with refugees to CanadaImmigration to Canada
Immigration to Canada is the process by which people migrate to Canada to reside permanently in the country. The majority of these individuals become Canadian citizens. After 1947, domestic immigration law and policy went through major changes, most notably with the Immigration Act, 1976, and the...
who have gone through, in the words of the show's presenter Natasha Fatah, "an escape that starts anywhere in the world but always ends in Canada". The interviewee is introduced by Fatah, who briefly outlines the refugee's story and allows them to tell it. The refugee's story is interspersed by clarifying comments by Fatah to fill in gaps caused by omissions in the recorded story. Finally, once the refugee's interview is finished, Fatah makes concluding remarks and outlines the plot of next week's program.
Ten instalments of Promised Land aired between June and August 2010, with shows premiering Monday evenings at 7:30pm at each station's local time (8:00pm Newfoundland Time), repeating on Friday mornings at 9:30am (10:00am Newfoundland Time). The show was broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
Channel 137 on Mondays at 6:30pm and 10:20pm Eastern Time
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
(ET) and on Fridays at 8:30am and 12:30pm ET.
Production
Promised Land was produced by CBC Radio OneCBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
producers Natasha Fatah
Natasha Fatah
Natasha Fatah Urdu: نتاشا فتح is a Canadian journalist, based in Toronto, Ontario.In the summer of 2010, Fatah hosted the new CBC Radio One summer program Promised Land, a series which presents stories of harrowing, exciting and often-dangerous escapes to Canada, as told by the immigrants and...
, Mark Ulster and Dagna Pielaszkiewicz. Fatah's own family escaped from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
to move to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 2002. The 10-part documentary series was released in CD format for sale online, although all ten episodes are available to download as a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
from iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
or the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
web site. Fatah, the presenter and interviewer, claims to have had to stop recording her interviews on a couple of occasions because she had started crying in response to her interviewees' stories.
Episodes
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Reception
Despite receiving few reviews, Promised Land was well-received by critics. Elisabeth Mahoney from The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
praised the show, writing, "[The interviews] make gripping radio. These well-produced half-hour shows are driven by stories that cannot help but be dramatic, and are assembled to heighten that using archive news clips, music (especially for the most terrifying moments of the escape) and, most crucially, voice."