Afghanada
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Afghanada is an award-winning Canadian radio drama series, currently airing on CBC Radio One.
Three Canadian soldiers have been shipped out to Afghanistan and are based deep in the heart of the conflict: Kandahar Province, where the Taliban insurgency is fiercest. Every day, Canadian soldiers on the ground confront the chaos and violence of life "outside the wire". They don’t have the big picture; they’re not interested in the policy. They’re just trying to help the people, protect each other...and survive.[1]
The first 22 episodes of Afghanada aired from November 3, 2006 to April 6, 2007. These episodes were rebroadcast in August 2007. CBC has since ordered a second season. Seventeen new episodes began airing on CBC Radio 1 on September 5, 2007. The program is currently broadcast Wednesdays from 11:05 p.m.-11:30 p.m., and Fridays from 11:35 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Afghanada was created by Andrew Moodie, Greg Nelson, Adam Pettle and Jason Sherman. Other writers contributing to the series are Paul Aitken, Hannah Moscovitch, Emil Sher, Bobbie Theodore, and Greg Spottiswood. The executive producer of Season One was James Roy. The producer of Season Two was Bev Cooper.
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[edit] Cast
The members of the cast of Afghanada are: Billy MacLellan as Private Lucas "Chucky" Manson, Jenny Young as Master Corporal (later Sergeant) Patricia "Coach" Kinsella, Paul Fauteux as Private Dean "The Machine" "Deaner" Donaldson, Aaron Abrams as Corporal Stuart "Stu" Darcy, Michael Spencer Davis as Major Campbell, John Cleland as Lieutenant Petrovsky, Trish Fagan as Hannah, and Sam Kalilieh as Corporal Eric Hashani. These actors portray the young Canadian soldiers at the core of the story.
[edit] Remembrance Day Special 2007
This special, produced before a live audience at the Canadian War Museum, aired on CBC Radio One on November 11 at 1:05 (1:35 NT), 4:05 PT.
[edit] Awards
Episode 4 of Afghanada won a 2007 Canadian Screenwriting Award in the Radio Drama Category from the Writers Guild of Canada.
[edit] Merchandising
The series to date is being collected and sold in CD format by the CBC's merchandising arm, CBCShop/boutique SRC.
[edit] Notes
- ^ CBC Radio. Afghanada. cbc.ca. Retrieved on: November 12, 2007.
