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'''''What A Week''''' was a Canadian political satire show on CBC Radio One that aired on Saturdays in 2003.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=9 April 2003 |title=Spotlight |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/438586868/fulltext/AC54C08967F74426PQ/4 |access-date=2026-03-15 |work=Toronto Star |via=ProQuest}}</ref> Debuting on April 12, 2003,<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 12, 2003 |title=CBC Radio Program Listings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-globe-and-mail-cbc-radio-program-lis/193438067/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |work=The Globe and Mail |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> it ran for two 13-episode seasons.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}} Following the satirical tradition of ''Royal Canadian Air Farce,'' the program poked fun at the past week's news stories, through impressions, comedy sketches, songs, and editorial commentary.<ref name=":0" />

The show was written by Dean Jenkinson.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 April 2005 |title=Little bit of comedy-fest luck changed Winnipeg comic's life |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2545432620/AC54C08967F74426PQ/3 |access-date=2026-03-15 |work=Winnipeg Free Press (Online) |via=ProQuest}}</ref> Other writers included Paul Mather, Al Rae, Jerry Schaefer and George Westerholm, and featured the voices of Tony Daniels, Deann deGruijter, Ray Landry and Ron Rubin.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}

== Reception == Tom Fletcher, editor of the ''Maple Ridge News'' in British Columbia, complained about the "western hick" humour which was a recurring theme in CBC programs including ''What A Week.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Tom |date=November 20, 2003 |title=Please, Mr. Martin, put leash on CBC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-abbotsford-news-please-mr-martin/193436896/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |work=The Abbotsford News |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:What A Week}} Category:CBC Radio One programs Category:Canadian radio sketch shows Category:2003 radio programme debuts Category:2003 radio programme endings Category:2000s Canadian radio programs

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