In the vaults of the BC Archives lies a memory of the past. In 1964, nearing the end of his days, Bentley Collingwood Hilliam sat down with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio to make a recording of his life. A now largely forgotten musical genius, Hilliam was one half of the internationally touring vaudeville act Mister Flotsam and Mister Jetsam that played the musical halls from the 1920s to the 1940s. A classically trained pianist with a gift for song writing, Hilliam got his start in North Vancouver. His journey to stardom is one that warrants a re-telling!

Romancing the Rebbecks is a Valentine’s retrospect about two North Vancouver couples whose love was timeless, ageless and yet, cut short. Join me for a tale of love and intrigue tied to the famous McEachran house at 3650 Capilano Road.