TVO Docs

"I didn't plan to become the midwife for the migrant community." — Ximena Rojas Garcia on an upcoming (MIS)Treated with @namshine, Jay MacGillivray, and "The Delivery Line" director @NanceAckerman, which debuts at @HotDocs this week and @TVOdocs in 2027 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mis…

Trevor Noah looks at the world through its most popular game, asking what soccer reveals about the societies it reflects. Watch the trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=GgvfeQ… "The World According to Football" premieres this Wednesday, April 29 at 9pm on @tvo

Earth Day is a reminder to look more closely at the natural world around us and the ecosystems that help shape our communities. Celebrate Earth Day with our curated playlist of free documentaries: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Set against the backdrop of Afghanistan - a country whose rich cultural history has been scarred by war and political upheaval - #TVOOriginal “The Theft” traces the journey of 12th century marble panels, looted throughout decades from Ghazni, Afghanistan. youtu.be/LAaR8lELM3w?si…

Happy National Canadian Film Day! 🍁 “Forest for the Trees”, is a moving portrait by filmmaker and photographer Rita Leistner of the physical and emotional realities of tree planting on Canada’s west coast. Now Streaming: youtube.com/watch?v=LO_2Dt… #treeplanting #Canfilmday

Stream #TVOOriginal "The Birdman of Cooper Island" for free now: youtube.com/watch?v=YDCVnU…

How important is the Strait of Hormuz? Unravelled explores what it means for shipping to be halted in the region and why that has such immediate and serious consequences. youtu.be/8HW5XzB6Ulw?si…

Aisha Jamal’s "The Theft" examines museums and conflict, asking what justice is lost when a country’s culture is preserved elsewhere. Set in Afghanistan, the film follows 12th century marble panels looted from Ghazni over decades. Premieres Sunday April 19 at 9pm on TVO.

Artemis II update: Polkaroo heard there was a fellow Canadian on board! 🚀🇨🇦

From the creators of #TVOOriginal All Too Clear, @YvonneDrebert and @ZachMelnick are setting out on a new expedition to capture the hidden world beneath the Great Lakes. Set to premiere in 2028, the project is already offering audiences an early look. Follow @HiddenBelowFilm🐟

This isn’t the ocean. It’s the Great Lakes. "Hidden Below" is now in production — a new @TVOdocs documentary that uses robots to reveal the underwater world, from familiar species to ones you won’t believe live here.

The 2026 Canadian Screen Award Nominations have been announced and we’re excited to share that TVO documentaries earned 11 nominations! Stream these documentaries for free now: youtube.com/playlist?list=… #CanadianScreenAwards #TVOOriginal

On this day, March 30, 1971, the very first episode of 'Polka Dot Door' premiered in homes across Ontario. More than 50 years later, its impact is still felt. And yes, Polkaroo is still around… somewhere. Keep Ontario stories alive with your donation: tvo.me/renewal2026 #TVOArchives #PolkadotDoor

When Elwy Yost sat down with Hamilton, Ontario’s Martin Short in 1998 for 'Saturday Night at the Movies', Short was already established as one of Canada’s defining comedy voices, with SCTV helping launch him to wider fame Stream now: youtube.com/watch?v=FoLyvB…

The first episode of #TVOOriginal “For the Love of Movies” is here, and it explores the serious business of comedy. 🎭Stream now: youtube.com/watch?v=FoLyvB… #mikemyers #TVOArchives

For nearly 40 years, TVO’s 'Saturday Night at the Movies', created by the beloved Elwy Yost, invited viewers into the magical world of cinema. 'For the Love of Movies' delves into the SNAM archives to revisit interviews with cinematic legends. Premieres tomorrow at 8pm on TVO.

The true, story of an incredible woman comes to vivid light in “Never Look Away”, the new film about Margaret Moth, a pioneering news camerawoman dedicated to documenting the civilian impact of war, who stared death in the face but refused to look away: youtube.com/watch?v=unoTuS…

Sarajevo was a city under siege, where civilians and journalists lived under constant sniper fire, and where complacency or one small misstep could be fatal. Stream "Never Look Away": youtube.com/watch?v=unoTuS… #Sarajevo

OTA Notice: Customers in the GTA may experience reduced signal or intermittent daytime service until May 15, 2026, while work continues on the CN Tower transmission line. Learn more: tvo.me/tvo-over-the-a…

When TVO went on air in 1970 it carried a bold idea: television could do more than fill time. It could open doors. More than five decades later TVO keeps learning accessible through programming and resources for Ontarians. Help carry that legacy forward: tvo.me/renewal2026