His stopovers include Carthage, where Queen Dido falls in love with him, and a side trip to the Underworld. Philip Coulter follows the trail of their sudden rise, century of glory, precipitous collapse, and the importance of their culture today. We live in a culture which glamourizes risk. People who take risks live on the edge, between the known and the unknown, between life and death. Everyone loves a hero.
Heroes take risks, which can be the stuff of which myths are made.
Calgary producer Susan Cardinal explores what drives people to take extraordinary risks. She finds compelling evidence that doing so is a biological need, traceable to the origins of the human species. In the wake of the recent trial of Robert Lattimer, freelance broadcaster Jane George explores the stresses and strengths of caring for a severely disabled child from a mother's perspective. She poses some critical questions about our moral obligation to perserve life. She was Canada's first important writer and the founder of the first mission school for native children.