The top-notch team of hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, Mark Kelley, and Habiba Nosheen provides unique and engaging documentaries from Canada and beyond. “The Fifth Estate” refers to the Fourth Estate and was chosen to highlight the program’s determination to go beyond everyday news into original journalism. The series has won numerous awards for its reporting, including Gemini Awards, International Emmys, the Michener Award, and even an Academy Award for a 1981 episode released in theaters the following year. The Fifth Estate has won many awards, including the Gemini Awards, domestic investigative journalism awards, New York and Columbus awards, and International Emmys. A 2003 co-production with The New York Times and PBS’s Frontline was recognized. Since September 1975, Canadians have tuned in to experience interesting stories that are always well-crafted and thought-provoking.
