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''Interrupt This Program'' is a Canadian documentary series, which premiered November 6, 2015 on
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. ''Broadcaster'', September 16, 2015. It is known as ''Resilient Cities'' in some markets. A five-part documentary series about the role of
art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
as a tool of political protest and social change, each episode centres on the creative community in a world city recovering from some form of social crisis, such as war, disaster or political upheaval. The first season's episodes are set in
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, and Medellin. Each episode profiles several young artists working in the city, including at least one expatriate Canadian. The series aims to change perceptions about the cities and allow artists to tell their own stories.


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* 2015 Canadian television series debuts 2015 Canadian television series endings CBC Television original programming 2010s Canadian documentary television series {{Canada-documentary-tv-prog-stub