"Babe here, "gal reporter" from the Canadian Times. I'm here to lay out the skinny.about the great strides we gals made through the 20th Century.it wasn't always easy or fun but luckily lots of us got a sense of humour, otherwise we'd be cryin' in our tea cups all the time!"
So starts a very condensed, witty, wise and wonderful tour of the 20th Century Gals. This CBC TV Special "docudramedy", hosted by Babe (a.k.a. Cathy Jones of This Hour Has 22 Minutes) is a mix of fact, fun and folly.
Divided into four parts: POLITICS, SEXUALITY, FAMILY, WORK this 45 minute history weaves together historical reenactments, clips from personal writings, first hand testimonials, archival records and radio & TV news clips.
Babe provides the journalistic glue in her 1940's no-nonsense, tongue in cheek style. Shot in period sets at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and in a specially constructed 1940's newsroom, 20th Century Gals (according to Babe) both entertains and educates - painlessly.
To purchase a dvd please contact Ken Hovey at 613.723.3316 ext 265 or khovey@gapc.com