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Needing to further supplement his income, Sinclair found employment as an actor with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) playing a German in the 1942 pro-Allied broadcast, Nazi Eyes on Canada, which starred Helen Hayes.
Oct 16, 2006 · Veteran CBC broadcaster Lister Sinclair has died at age 85.
Jun 15, 2021 · In this three-part series, Lister Sinclair in conversation with IDEAS producer Sara Wolch, reveals the major influences – ideas, people, nature and music – that have shaped the intellectual passions of his life.
Lister Sinclair, Renaissance man. 68 years ago; Archives; Duration 3:21; Remembering the wit and wisdom of one of Canada's most incisive minds.
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Lister joined the CBC in 1944 and never looked back, continuing to make contributions to CBC Radio. He was one of the most versatile radio and television personalities: writer, actor, panelist, producer, commentator and lecturer, his principal contributions include Man At the Center, The Nature of Things and Ideas; programs full of curiosity on ...
In 1972, he was appointed Executive Vice-President of the CBC. In 1983, he was appointed as the host of IDEAS, the premier radio program examining everything from Science and the Arts to Culture, Politics and History.
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Also an actor and broadcaster, he hosted the CBC radio show Ideas from 1983 until his retirement in 2000. Sinclair was a prolific author, and during his years in radio and television he penned hundreds of plays, as well as contributing scripts to such series as The Nature of Things and Horizon.
