Looking Back, the acclaimed series of Saskatchewan history vignettes written and presented by Bill Waiser (left), has been off the air for a few years now but continues to garner awards. The dvd of the series was released this past year, and it has just been voted first prize in an in-house CBC award competition to celebrate excellence in English-language tv. Bill and the team that produced Looking Back (Paul Dederick, Jill Leyton-Brown, Debbie Carpentier, Rob Mackenzie, and Jeff Nenson) will be feted in Toronto on January 31st at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. Congratulations to all.

Meanwhile, Bill remains coy as to rumours of an impending opera based on Looking Back. He did, however, confirm that Grey Owl star Pierce Brosnan has not been approached with regard to a rumoured movie (or, as the CBC prefers, "film") of the series.