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Airing on [[Slice (TV channel)|Slice Network]] and [[CBC Television]], '''''Little Miracles''''' (or '''''Life's Little Miracles''''') follows the stories of children at [[Toronto]]'s [[Hospital for Sick Children]].
'''''Life's Little Miracles''''' (or '''''Little Miracles''''') follows the stories of children at [[Toronto]]'s [[Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)|Hospital for Sick Children]]. It originally aired on [[Canada|Canadian]] broadcasters [[Slice (TV channel)|Slice Network]] and [[CBC Television]].


==History==
In June 2008, the program was removed from CBC's 3:30 time slot, but is scheduled to return in the fall.
The series' first season started airing on September 20, 1999, and had 13 episodes. The 30-minute episodes ran on the [[Life Network]]. It was produced by Ron Singer and Peter Williamson and his company Breakthrough Films.<ref name="Atherton1999-09-17"/> Television stations in England, Italy, and the United States purchased the rights to broadcast the show. Around 2001, the series was extended for a third season containing 26 episodes.<ref name="McKay2003-02-03">{{cite news |last=McKay |first=John |date=2003-02-03 |title=Hospital saves face. TV tracks girl's surgery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/140153728/ |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=2024-02-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203114230/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/140153728/ |archivedate=2024-02-03 }}</ref>


The producers spent 2.5 years to work out with the hospital how they could send [[film crew]] into it. The show secured families' written authorization to be able to record patients. Several times families have revoked the authorization, leading to the cancellation of that episode.<ref name="McKay2003-02-03"/> None of the show's participants are paid for their appearances on it.<ref name="Ward2000-05-13">Ward, Bruce (2000-05-13). "I want my (I want my) real TV. From first date to the altar and beyond—reality-based television is up close and extremely personal" (pages [https://web.archive.org/web/20240203115958/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/140153965/ 1] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240203120112/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/140153988/ 2]). ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]''. Archived from the original (pages [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/140153965/ 1] and [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/140153988/ 2]) on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03 – via [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> Owing to the emotionally difficult subject matter of observing ill children, the television series hired a [[psychotherapist]] to keep an eye on the crew and to give talks about mental pressure.<ref name="Atherton1999-09-17"/>
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==External links==
*[http://www.slice.ca/Shows/ShowsPage.aspx?Title_ID=68777 Slice Network site]
*[http://www.sickkids.ca/littlemiracles/ Sick Kids show site]
*[http://www.breakthroughfilms.com/production_showlistings_show_microsite_default.asp?sid=59 Breakthrough Films]


==Content==
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[[Category:Canadian reality television series]]
Set at the [[Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)|Hospital for Sick Children]] in Toronto, the inaugural episode on September 20, 1999, covered a teenager whose neck had a malignant tumor and a comatose four-year-girl who had been injured in a collision.<ref name="Atherton1999-09-17"/> A 2003 episode covered an eight-year-old girl from the Philippines afflicted with frontal [[encephalocele]]. Doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children operated on her face to take out a large growth.<ref name="McKay2003-02-03"/>
[[Category:CBC network shows]]

[[Category:Slice network shows]]
==Reception==
Andrew Ryan of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' praised the show, saying "the stories on ''Life's Little Miracles'' are hopeful though always heartwrenching".<ref name="Ryan2005-04-09">{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Andrew |date=2005-04-09 |title=The Critical List |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-critical-list/article18220652/ |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |accessdate=2024-02-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203120521/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-critical-list/article18220652/ |archivedate=2024-02-03 }}</ref> The ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]''{{'}}s Bonnie Malleck said the show was "a poignant, heart-warming 13-part series using a [[cinéma vérité|cinema verite]] style to follow the on-going stories of 'little miracles' performed daily at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children."<ref name="Malleck1999-09-27">{{cite news |last=Malleck |first=Bonnie |date=1999-09-27 |title=New shows lack substance; Ladies' Man and Family Law create poor impression of men, at best |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10B73F9269EC50A8&f=basic |newspaper=[[Waterloo Region Record]] |accessdate=2024-02-03 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240203120922/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10B73F9269EC50A8&f=basic |archivedate=2024-02-03 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928030955/http://www.slice.ca/Shows/ShowsPage.aspx?Title_ID=68777 ''Life's Little Miracles''] on [[Slice (TV channel)|Slice Network]]'s website
*[http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/little_miracles ''Little Miracles''] on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s website
*[http://www.breakthroughentertainment.com/show/little-miracles ''Little Miracles''] on co-producer Breakthrough Entertainment's website
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11169660/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt ''Little Miracles''] on [[IMDb]]


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Latest revision as of 18:13, 19 February 2024

Life's Little Miracles
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkSlice Network/CBC Television
ReleaseSeptember 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)[1] –
2007 (2007)[2]

Life's Little Miracles (or Little Miracles) follows the stories of children at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. It originally aired on Canadian broadcasters Slice Network and CBC Television.

History

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The series' first season started airing on September 20, 1999, and had 13 episodes. The 30-minute episodes ran on the Life Network. It was produced by Ron Singer and Peter Williamson and his company Breakthrough Films.[1] Television stations in England, Italy, and the United States purchased the rights to broadcast the show. Around 2001, the series was extended for a third season containing 26 episodes.[3]

The producers spent 2.5 years to work out with the hospital how they could send film crew into it. The show secured families' written authorization to be able to record patients. Several times families have revoked the authorization, leading to the cancellation of that episode.[3] None of the show's participants are paid for their appearances on it.[4] Owing to the emotionally difficult subject matter of observing ill children, the television series hired a psychotherapist to keep an eye on the crew and to give talks about mental pressure.[1]

Content

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Set at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the inaugural episode on September 20, 1999, covered a teenager whose neck had a malignant tumor and a comatose four-year-girl who had been injured in a collision.[1] A 2003 episode covered an eight-year-old girl from the Philippines afflicted with frontal encephalocele. Doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children operated on her face to take out a large growth.[3]

Reception

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Andrew Ryan of The Globe and Mail praised the show, saying "the stories on Life's Little Miracles are hopeful though always heartwrenching".[5] The Waterloo Region Record's Bonnie Malleck said the show was "a poignant, heart-warming 13-part series using a cinema verite style to follow the on-going stories of 'little miracles' performed daily at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children."[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Atherton, Tony (1999-09-17). "'Little Miracles' airs on Life. Thirteen-part series is the latest Canadian docusoap". The Vernon Morning Star. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Life's Little Miracles". Slice Network. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ a b c McKay, John (2003-02-03). "Hospital saves face. TV tracks girl's surgery". The Gazette. Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ward, Bruce (2000-05-13). "I want my (I want my) real TV. From first date to the altar and beyond—reality-based television is up close and extremely personal" (pages 1 and 2). Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ryan, Andrew (2005-04-09). "The Critical List". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  6. ^ Malleck, Bonnie (1999-09-27). "New shows lack substance; Ladies' Man and Family Law create poor impression of men, at best". Waterloo Region Record. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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