The West Block (2011)
- Genre
- talk show
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 1 season, 1 episode
- Rated
- NR
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Canadian Sunday talk show covers news and politics. Hosts interview guests about current events from the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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What happens
The West Block is a Canadian news and political affairs television series that debuted on November 6, 2011 on the Global Television Network. The name of the program is taken from the West Block of Parliament Hill. The series follows a Sunday morning talk show format. The series was hosted by Tom Clark from 2011 until his retirement from journalism in 2016, and then by Vassy Kapelos in 2017 and 2018 until she left the network to become host of CBC News Network's Power & Politics. On June 25, 2018, Mercedes Stephenson, previously the host of Power Play on CTV News Channel, was named Global's Ottawa bureau chief and host of The West Block. During Stephenson's parental leave in 2025, Ben Mulroney became host. Global Sunday, a previous Sunday public affairs show from Global, aired from 2001 to 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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