Ted Barris Presents Battle of Britain Stories
When
Occurs on
Thursday November 7 2024
Approximate running time: 2 hours
Venue
The Arden Theatre ›
5 St. Anne Street
St. Albert
AB
T8N 3Z9
Event Notes
Thursday November 7, 20247:00 p.m.
Tickets are $35; price includes GST and handling charges.
Ted Barris is an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster. His writing regularly appears in the national press and on CBC, CTV and NPR in the United States. He recently retired as a professor of journalism at Centennial College (U of T) and he continues to write a weekly column/weblog called “The Barris Beat.” His latest book, Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour, was published this fall by Sutherland House.
Among his awards: In 2012, the Air Force Association of Canada selected Ted Barris to receive Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, recognizing “outstanding Canadians ... who continue to build this caring society and country through their service and achievements."
His book, The Great Escape: A Canadian Story, won the 2014 Libris Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award (shared with astronaut Chris Hadfield).
Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid against Nazi Germany, his book about the famous 1943 attack on the Ruhr River dams that powered Nazi Germany’s industrial war production, received the 2018 NORAD Trophy awarded by the RCAF Association for "unequalled contribution to the preservation of Air Force values, traditions, history, and heritage."
Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line of Fire, a book about his father’s role as a medical corpsman in the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge, was long-listed for the 2020 Charles Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction in Canada.
In 2022, his book Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory, about the longest continuous military action of WWII, was published. Shortly after, Ted received word that he’d received Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Award, recognizing “extraordinary contributions to our community and Canada.”
And later that year, Rideau Hall informed Ted he’d been appointed Member of the Order of Canada, “for advancing our understanding of Canadian military history as an acclaimed historical author, journalist, and broadcaster."
