| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | ca. 54 min. (1994–1995); ca. 28 min. (1996–1999) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBC Radio One |
| Hosted by | Paul Moth |
| Created by | Mack Furlong Steven Palmer Ed Riche |
| Written by | Mack Furlong Steven Palmer Ed Riche |
| Produced by | Glen Tilley |
| Recording studio | St. John's, Canada |
| Audio format | Monophonic |
| Opening theme | Marc Johnson, Samurai Hee-Haw |
| Ending theme | The Plankerdown Band, The Jig is Up |
The Great Eastern was a radio comedy show on CBC Radio One. It ran from 1994 to 1999.
Billed as "Newfoundland's Cultural Magazine", The Great Eastern was an hour-long summer replacement show on CBC Radio One for the first two seasons, and then became a half-hour regular show for the next three seasons. Purportedly a culture, arts and entertainment show on the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland (BCN), The Great Eastern was in fact a satirical and parodic comedy which developed an extensive fictional universe of characters and Newfoundland institutions.