Jane Austen's 250th birthday is Dec 16, and fans have been celebrating the literary icon all year long. Why does Austen hold such sway, centuries later? CBC's Christina Harnett checked out the ardor, and the amazing outfits, surrounding Austen at a bunch of bookish events in Halifax this year, and brings us this story - Our Jane.

What happens when your career ends - at 30? Professional ballerina Hannah Mae Cruddas considers that question as she prepares to leave the stage behind, along with her most famous role: Anne Shirley, of Green Gables fame. Produced by Alex Guye, this documentary first aired in 2024.

A rich collection of Indigenous artifacts sat untouched for decades on the University of New Brunswick's campus. When archeologists began opening up the boxes, what they found sparked a collaboration with the Wolastoqey Nation, and has opened up new windows to the past, and new ways forward. Listen to the voices involved in this project in a new documentary from Myfanwy Davies.

Spruce budworm is considered the most damaging native insect to Canada's coniferous forest. Case in point: the stretches of Gros Morne National Park now full of damaged and dying trees. The park is the epicentre of Newfoundland's budworm outbreak, and also a giant experiment of sorts on how these can be controlled (or not) in the future. Head into the forest for the science, concern and wonder of it all in this episode, produced by Lindsay Bird.

Tanya Joy found freedom in trail running at an early age. But after a huge loss, she turned that passion into action. To mark the 5th year of the Joy Run 50 ultramarathon, here's Martin Jones story about what Tanya and her fellow trail runners have run through. This story first aired in 2024, and it deals with suicide and mental health, so take care while listening.

April 8, 2007 was a deadly day for Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Years later, the parents of one of the soldiers lost that day opened up to the CBC's Myfanwy Davies about their loss. Meet Kate and Ken Stannix, and their son Christopher in this award-winning documentary from our archives, that first aired in 2013.

When Grace Annie Lockhart graduated Mount Allison University, she wasn't allowed a cap and gown. Why? Well, she was the first woman to ever graduate university in the British commonwealth, and "I suspect that they just did not know what to do," says archivist David Mawhinney. 150 years later, Grace isn't well known, and David and others hope to change that. A documentary from the CBC's Mariam Mesbah, that first aired on Atlantic Voice in June. (If you want to see Grace's grad pic, google her + CBC and it'll come up.)

David Hart left his community of Sheshatshui years ago, to pursue a career in music. Now, he's returned to headline a big show at the Manashan Nui Community Gathering, a week long cultural highlight for Innu in Labrador. David takes us through his memories as he takes to the big stage, in a documentary he produced along with the CBC's Caroline Hillier and John Gaudi.