Dr. Julio Montaner, Director of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver is adamant he can rid the province of HIV/AIDS within a generation. Internationally recognized as a leader in his field, he's already saved thousands of lives by creating the world's first ant-HIV cocktail, a treatment known as Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy or HAART for short.

Long considered a blueprint for the livable city, the legacy of urbanist Jane Jacobs comes under attack from contemporary commercial interests. Does her message still stand up? This excerpt from the one hour BROADCAST documentary runs 3:30

Her morning toast was getting cold and the coffee lukewarm but the Vancouver mother, heck grandmother, Sharon Bliss was transfixed. Her 27 year-old son, Zach, had a big idea and a big dilemma. He had designed a computer application called Shot Lister which would revolutionize the movie industry but he didn't have the money to develop it and take it to market.

"Cycling is all about suffering. I get a lot of enjoyment out of it but there's also a lot of pain." Sixty-year old Bob Landy, athlete, entrepreneur, husband and father of two is training for the Haute Route, a gruelling seven-day bicycle race through 19 alpine passes between France and Switzerland.

"Lonesome Mary" kicks off the Chilliwack road show these days. The iconic BC band continues to thrill boomers and millennials alike with 20 to 25 engagements a year (primarily at fairs and festivals) belting out hits such as "Lonesome Mary," "I Believe" and "Crazy Talk." And, of course, their signature tune, "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" written by lead singer Bill Henderson and band member Brian "Too Loud" McLeod in the belly of McLeod's boat.

It was a momentous accomplishment, a global wheelchair odyssey spanning 34 countries, four continents and 40,000 kilometres. Rick Hansen’s 1985 Man in Motion Tour raised $26 million for spinal cord research. Thirty years later, the former Paralympian remains as passionate as ever about educating the public, funding ongoing research and championing access for the physically disabled.

George Zukerman, internationally renowned bassoon soloist, recipient of the Order of Canada, the Order of BC and a National Arts Centre Award, among others, slides a disc into his CD player. I’m with George in the South Surrey home he shares with his partner, Erika, listening to a recording of Mozart, Bassoon Concerto K 191. Jörg Faerber is conducting the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, George is the soloist. He’s entranced. His eyes are closed and he’s waving his arms in time with the music.

Goofy is not a derogatory term in the Mochrie household. In fact, it’s revered. Colin and his wife, actor Deb McGrath, are true, blue, certified goofballs. They both honed their craft at Second City, perfected their union, (both professionally and personally when they married in 1989) and now hit the road about 20 times a year, as Colin and Deb’s One Couple Show unleashing their improv skills on unsuspecting yet appreciative audiences.

Lorna Crozier answers the telephone. "It's just so beautiful. I'm sitting in my study which has a sliding glass door which leads to a deck which surrounds a pond. The turtles are out right now sunning on a rock, and I can see an orange ribbon of fish that lie underneath the water lilies which have just started opening up." Lorna uses her words to paint a picture I cannot see. But then she is a poet.