Episode 10
53 min
Chantal Thomas, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Sara Najjar, Maya Kamaty, Gilbert Pounia
L'académicienne Chantal Thomas présente son livre sur l'eau, la mer et la nage. Tahar Ben Jelloun, lui, nous emmène à Casablanca. Nous vous présenterons une révélation suisse du dessin : Sarah Najjar. Stars à La Réunion, Maya Kamaty et Gilbert Pounia, du groupe Ziskakan, nous accompagnent pour cette dernière.
Episode 9
52 min
Samuel Benchetrit, Marie-Aude Murail, Scholastique Mukasonga, Medhi Charef
Samuel Benchetrit revient avec de nouvelles « Chroniques de l'asphalte ». Marie-Aude Murail, prix Andersen 2022, publie un nouvel ouvrage autour des animaux. Scholastique Mukasonga s'intéresse aux évangélistes au Rwanda dans les années 1930. Medhi Charef poursuit son introspection et son grand récit humaniste autour de l'immigration.
Episode 8
53 min
Blaise Hofmann, Daniel Auteuil, Kossi Efoui, Nathalie Rheims
Blaise Hofmann dresse le portrait du monde paysan. Le comédien Daniel Auteuil sort un album en collaboration avec le chanteur Gaëtan Roussel. L'écrivain et dramaturge Kossi Efoui partage ses souvenirs de jeunesse à Lomé, au Togo. Nathalie Rheims nous raconte sa relation avec une grande personnalité de la musique.
Episode 7
53 min
Hélène Dorion, Patrice Leconte, Philippe Besson, Julia Sarr
La poétesse québécoise Hélène Dorion nous parlera poésie, mais de façon accessible. Le cinéaste Patrice Leconte raconte sa passion pour Tintin dans un abécédaire totalement subjectif. Philippe Besson revient sur un terrible féminicide, un romain inspiré d'une histoire vraie. Musique avec Julia Sarr et son nouvel album solo.
Episode 6
53 min
Omar Pène, Aurélia Aurita, Myriam Leroy, Raphaël Haroche
Le musicien Omar Pène, très engagé pour l'écologie, fête ses cinquante ans de carrière. Aurélia Aurita publie un énorme livre dessiné sur ses souvenirs culinaires. Myriam Leroy dresse le portrait d'une héroïne oubliée de la guerre. Après deux recueils de nouvelles, Raphaël Haroche publie un premier roman magistral.
Authors and booksellers from France, Switzerland, Canada and Belgium discuss their top picks and the books making the news in their respective countries.
In honour of the 19th Francophonie Summit, this special programme was filmed at the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française at Villers-Cotterêts. Augustin Trapenard receives Francophone authors who spread the beauty of the French language around the world and make it their literary territory.
The 2024 final brings together the nine best candidates, from 120,000 secondary and high school students. Before the judges, the finalists have to read a set text, seen for the first time on the eve of the final, judged on four main criteria: expression, rhythm, tone, ability to transmit emotion.
Recognised as the father of Ivorian literature, Bernard Binlin Dadié died in 2019 at 103. Having lived through a century of history, his views are clearly stamped on his innumerable writings. A look back at the turbulent career of a visionary who fought for the dignity of his fellow citizens.
Ten stories, ten experiences made possible thanks to the French language. Here are 'Les Visages de la francophonie' (the faces of the French-speaking world), proposed by the Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie of Québec in partnership with 'La Fabrique culturelle' of Télé-Québec.
How truly understand the work of Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)? Through his life: a prodigious literary, romantic, political and financial adventure, that saw a young provincial become the most famous writer of his time, producing a monumental volume of work. With personal accounts by Adrien Goetz, Dan Franck, Marc Dugain...
Paris, 1840. Rodolphe de Gerolstein, prince without fear but not without reproach, investigates the disappearance of his housekeeper's son Germain, an investigation that takes him deep into the Parisian underworld and to some of its most chic addresses, before finally revealing a dark and very personal secret... An animated series adapted from the novel by Eugène Sue in forty three-minute episodes, created from period engravings.
The story of twenty figures whose creative work in the French language served ideals of liberty, emancipation and independence. The series recounts the destiny and work of these men and women, exceptional artists, some of the best writers amongst francophone poets and novelists. The ink may sometimes have faded, almost disappeared, leaving a blank page blown by the winds of history. "Black Ink and White Page" brings them back from oblivion.
