Eight-day week Eight-day week Some historical calendars had "weeks" of eight days. In the Burmese version of Theravada Buddhism, the week has eight days. Wednesday is divided into Wednesday proper (midnight to noon) and Rahu (noon to midnight). Each day is associated with a compass direction, a planet, and a totem animal. The ancient Etruscans developed an eight-day market week known as the nundinum around the 8th or 7th century BC. This was passed on to the Romans no later than the 6th century BC. As Rome expanded, it encountered the seven-day week and for a time attempted to include both. The
What a Week What a Week What A Week was a radio comedy show on CBC Radio One that ran for two 13-episode seasons in 2003. This show, like its more immediate predecessor "The Muckraker" was firmly rooted in the political and topical lampoons that first became a staple on Canadian airwaves with "Royal Canadian Air Farce". Typical shows poked fun at the previous week's top newsmakers using a combination of impressions, sketch comedy and satirical songs. The show was written by Dean Jenkinson, Paul Mather, Al Rae, Jerry Schaefer and George Westerholm, and featured the voices of Tony Daniels, Deann deGruijter, Ray