CBC NEWS’ the fifth estate SPECIAL: THE FEAR WITHIN

Oct 23, 2014

The special investigation airs Friday, October 24 at 9 p.m. (9:30 p.m. NT) on CBC-TV

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On the season premiere ofthe fifth estate, a special investigation into the attack in Ottawa this week and the killings that have shaken the nation. Two soldiers killed in a week. What was behind the attacks in Ottawa and Quebec, and what went wrong?

Plus startling new revelations about young Canadian men making their own journey to jihad. Join hosts Bob McKeown, Mark Kelley, Gillian Findlayand Linden MacIntyre as the International Emmy Award-winning show returns for its 40th season with: The Fear Within. The originally scheduled premiere, GM Recall: The Switch from Hell, will air at a later date.

For four decades, the fifth estate has been Canada’s premier investigative documentary program, acquainting viewers with a dazzling parade of political leaders, shady characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy. The tradition of provocative and courageous journalism, which began with Adrienne Clarkson, Warner Troyer and Peter Reilly on Sept. 16, 1975, continues unabated with the current team ofBob McKeown,Mark KelleyandGillian Findlay

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