The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, there were soldiers in the streets, communities on edge, kidnapping and terror in the headlines. But those frightening weeks were just the crescendo of a wave of terror and violence that was nearly a decade in the making. This series will reveal the stories of that time through immersive storytelling and the people who lived it: the bomb disposal expert on defusing live explosives, the survivors of terror, their families, and the radicals themselves. More episodes are available at http://hyperurl.co/recallcbc

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Introducing: Recall: How to Start a Revolution

Mark Tewksbury on gold medals and gay athletes.

Secrets in Sport: Mark Tewksbury and the 1992 Olympics

From a childhood accident to a Paralympic champion, and one of Canada's most decorated athletes.

From Tragedy to Champion: Chantal Petitclerc and the 2008 Paralympics

Inside the Munich Massacre and one of the worst terrorist attacks in Olympic history.

Inside the Munich Massacre: Byron MacDonald and the 1972 Olympics

Keith Boag is there as tempers flare and tear gas flies in Ferguson, Missouri over the killing of an unarmed black teenager.

ICYMI: Keith Boag: Tear Gas and "The Talk". Ferguson 2014

The champ. The great one. Mark Lee's Back Story on his exclusive interview with Muhammad Ali.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Mark Lee and Muhammad Ali, 1987.

Heartbreak, a questionable call and what some call a stolen game. Canada's longest serving female soccer player takes you back to the field and the London 2012 Olympics.

The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, Soccer and the 2012 Olympics

Adrienne Arsenault travels to Nepal in the wake of the worst earthquake that country has seen in more than 80 years.

ICYMI: Cremations and Car Batteries. Adrienne Arsenault, Nepal 2015

Scott Russell's Back Story on the Ben Johnson doping scandal and the dirtiest race in history.

From hero to zero in 9.79 seconds: Scott Russell and the 1988 Seoul Olympics

The photo seen around the world, and the family left mourning. From Istanbul, Gillian Findlay's Back Story "The boy on the beach".

The boy on the beach: Gillian Findlay, 2015

After spending more than 400 days in an Egyptian prison, this is Mohamed Fahmy's Back Story.

Escape from Egypt: Mohamed Fahmy, 2013

Steven D'Souza was there as thousands cheered, white smoke bellowed and a new pope was chosen.

The Power of the Pope: Steven D'Souza and the papal conclave, 2013

Connie Walker has reported extensively on Canada's residential schools, but she's also seen the effects on her family first hand.

Connie Walker and the first­hand legacy of residential schools.

In 1986, Carol Off sold most of her belongings to buy a plane ticket to Pakistan with the hope of interviewing future Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A hijacking, an uprising and a reunion decades later, this is Carol's Back Story.

Benazir Bhutto: Over the decades. Carol Off, 1986

As coalition troops marched into Iraq, and Saddam Hussein fell from power, the CBC's David Common was there.

Airstrikes, bank robbers and a golden toilet: David Common and the Iraq Invasion, 2003

CBC News correspondents take you behind the scenes as they cover the biggest events around the world. Personal stories from our reporters who were there while the story was breaking.

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