- Afghanada
"Afghanada" is an award-winning Canadian
radio drama series, currently airing onCBC Radio One ."Three Canadian soldiers have been shipped out to
Afghanistan and are based deep in the heart of the conflict:Kandahar Province , where the Taliban insurgency is fiercest. Every day, Canadian soldiers on the ground confront the chaos and violence of life "outside the wire". They don’t have the big picture; they’re not interested in the policy. They’re just trying to help the people, protect each other...and survive." [CBC Radio. [http://www.cbc.ca/afghanada/index.html?copy-index Afghanada] . cbc.ca. Retrieved on:November 12 ,2007 .]The first 22 episodes of "Afghanada" aired from
November 3 ,2006 toApril 6 ,2007 . These episodes were rebroadcast in August 2007. CBC has since broadcast a second and third season. The program is currently broadcast Wednesdays from 11:05 p.m.-11:30 p.m., and Thursdays from 11:32 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Afghanada was created by
Andrew Moodie , Greg Nelson,Adam Pettle andJason Sherman . Other writers contributing to the series are Paul Aitken, Nicolas Billon, Bruce Clark, Abigail Kinch, Hannah Moscovitch, Barbara Samuels, Emil Sher, Greg Spottiswood and Bobbie Theodore, . The executive producer of Season One was James Roy. The producer of Season Two was Bev Cooper. The executive producer and executive story editor of Season Three is Gregory J. Sinclair.Cast
The members of the cast of Afghanada are: Billy MacLellan as Private Lucas "Chucky" Manson, Jenny Young as Sergeant Patricia "Coach" Kinsella, and Paul Fauteux as Private Dean "The Machine" "Deaner" Donaldson. Michael Spencer Davis is Major Campbell, Trish Fagan is Hannah 'the Healer,' and Jordan Pettle is Master Corporal Jakes. These actors portray the young Canadian soldiers at the core of the story.
Remembrance Day Special 2007
This special, produced before a live audience at the
Canadian War Museum , aired on CBC Radio One on November 11 at 1:05 (1:35 NT), 4:05 PT.Awards
Afghanada won the Canadian Screenwriting Award in the Radio Drama Category from the
Writers Guild of Canada in both 2007 and 2008. The Remembrance Day Special won a Gold Medal, for Best Radio Drama Special, and a Silver Medal, for Best Writing, at the 2008 International Radio Festival of New York..Merchandising
The series to date is being collected and sold in CD format by the CBC's merchandising arm, CBCShop/boutique SRC.
Notes
External links
* [http://www.cbc.ca/afghanada "CBC Afghanada site"]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/wordsatlarge/blog/2007/09/the_table_read.html "Behind the Scenes: The Table Read"]
* [http://www.gregnelson.ca "Greg Nelson"]
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