Interrupt This Program

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{{Infobox television

| genre = Documentary

| alt_name = resilient cities

| runtime = 30 minutes

| country = Canada

| network = CBC Television

| presenter =

| first_aired = {{start date|2015|11|6}}

| last_aired =

| producer =

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 18

| company = Noble Television

}}

Interrupt This Program is a Canadian documentary series, which premiered November 6, 2015 on CBC Television.[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cbc-tv-unveils-fall-schedule/1003804996/ "CBC-TV Unveils Fall Schedule"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107204330/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cbc-tv-unveils-fall-schedule/1003804996/ |date=2016-01-07 }}. Broadcaster, September 16, 2015. It is known as Resilient Cities in some markets.Link TV | Resilient Cities https://www.linktv.org/shows/resilient-cities

A five-part documentary series about the role of art as a tool of political protest and social change, each episode centres on the creative community in a world city recovering from some form of social crisis, such as war, disaster or political upheaval.[http://playbackonline.ca/2015/05/28/upfronts-2015-cbc-unveils-new-arts-initiative-series/ "Upfronts 2015: CBC unveils new arts initiative, series"]. Playback, May 28, 2015. The first season's episodes are set in Beirut, Kyiv, Athens, Port-au-Prince, and Medellin. Each episode profiles several young artists working in the city, including at least one expatriate Canadian.{{cite web|title=About Interrupt This Program|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/interruptthisprogram/about-interrupt-this-program-1.3282382|website=CBC Arts|publisher=CBC|accessdate=12 November 2015}} The series aims to change perceptions about the cities and allow artists to tell their own stories.{{cite news|last1=Berry|first1=David|title=Interrupt This Program proves the impulse to create is 'tightly woven into the fabric of humanity'|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/interrupt-this-program-proves-the-impulse-to-create-is-tightly-woven-into-the-fabric-of-humanity|accessdate=12 November 2015|work=National Post|date=4 November 2015}}