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History and society Investigations and reports
2025
27 min

Local communities are engaged in conflicts that receive very little media coverage around Kisangani, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this remote province of Tshopo, the lack of a state, security and consideration for human beings has enabled a simple land dispute to degenerate into a mass massacre.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

Settlers, soldiers, activists... Enlisted Israelis and Palestinians talk about their combats since the start of the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023. With the bloody attack by Hamas and the Israeli counter-offensive, has the hope of coexistence in dignity and safety for all been abandoned for good?

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

March 2023. The Vanuatu archipelago north of New Caledonia, which is bearing the full force of extreme weather events, is emerging as a trailblazer in climate justice and has obtained a United Nations resolution to bring an issue before the International Court of Justice. The outcome may set legal precedent.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
27 min

Focus on the fight by adopted children in Mali and their biological families for recognition by France of the illegal adoptions they experienced. We take this opportunity to follow Marie Marre in Bamako: the doctor and militant has filed charges against the accredited organisation, Rayon de Soleil de l'enfant étranger.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

They ensure the safety of the French, in France and abroad. But we know little of the challenges they face. Who looks after their mental wellbeing? Members of the armed forces, police and gendarmerie often pay a heavy price for their commitment. We meet the nation's sentinels, reconstructing their lives.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

So, how about singing a song in French, wherever you live in the world? That was the competition launched by France, early in 2024. Over three hundred contestants answered the call. Frantz Vaillant followed the winners of this fabulous adventure and painting a picture of the French language today.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

At 30, the triple jump world champion, Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango, is an exceptional athlete with a PhD in electrical engineering from Artois University in the Nord, France. An immersive visit behind the scenes as he prepares for the Paris Olympics, and a look back at his remarkable career.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

As they confront the Russian invader, the Ukrainians are fighting back on two fronts: military and cultural as Ukrainian artists spearhead their country's international cultural diplomacy. To understand their strategy, we meet Ruslana Khazipova, member of Dakh Daughters, and Roman Yasinovskyi, actor with the Ivan Franko National Theatre in Kiev.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
29 min

For the city of Saint Louis, Senegal, climate change is not only a threat but a reality. Rising sea levels and coastal erosion have already forced over a thousand people to leave their homes, their land, sometimes even their family or their work, fishing. But some decide to remain. Portraits.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
30 min

The 'roof of the world' is in danger: by the end of the 21st century, 80% of the Himalayan glaciers could melt due to global warming and cause natural catastrophes. In the State of Uttarakhand, Joshimath, an important town in Hindu pilgrimages, has become a symbol of this fragility.

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Restriction d'âge
History and society Investigations and reports
2023
26 min

In Mauritania, several thousand young men have moved to the desert, to the north and west of the country, to try to make their fortune. In a hostile and dangerous setting, they search for gold. Very few succeed. The environment also suffers, due to the massive use of mercury.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
26 min

To safeguard its primary forest, threatened by climate change and human activities, Congo is extending its protected areas. Is the country sacrificing its indigenous peoples, notably its hunter-gatherers, in the name of protecting nature? Today, the traditional way of life of the nomadic Baka people could well be under threat.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
23 min

Confronted by the worst drought for forty years, Morocco is banking on science and technology to save its agriculture and is training a generation of researchers and entrepreneurs already aware of global warming. Illustration in the "Moroccan Silicon Valley" and Salma Bougarrani's revolutionary sewage works.

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Restriction d'âge
History and society Investigations and reports
2022
25 min

Torn apart by war for thirty years, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is a region in agony. In the midst of a war zone, the Rutshuru General Hospital is a haven of peace and neutrality, caring for victims without distinction. Interview with Dr Safari Lambert Sekabouro.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2022
30 min

Each day, Ghana takes delivery of 160 tonnes of second-hand clothes, symbols of overconsumption in the west. In Accra they are sold at the Kantamanto market, but most end up in the canals or on the beaches, a danger for public health and polluting far beyond the Ghana's borders.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2022
25 min

Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, girls and women have been ostracised. Deprived of their fundamental rights, teenage girls are no longer welcome in school. Portraits of a childhood without hope, in a country falling ever-deeper into poverty.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2021
26 min

January 2021. A gripping immersion within the Ouagadougou university hospital, as the first open-heart operations are carried out on children with serious heart problems. We follow the cases of Isaac and Zalissa, 5 and 15 years, operated on thanks to Dr Adama Sawadogo and the NGO La Chaîne de l'Espoir.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2020
29 min

2019. Complaints for rape have soared by 70% in Guinea. This figure doesn't signify that there are more rapes, just more people willing to report them. A victory for the authorities, who have created the OPROGEM, dedicated to fighting this scourge. We examine the case of 9-year-old Fatou.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2020
28 min

This first edition of our "Collection Reportages" is dedicated to Bissie and Eyenga, two conjoined sisters from Cameroon who underwent surgery in Lyon on 13 November 2019. Beyond the sheer medical prowess, the story highlights the rejection of conjoined twins in certain countries like Cameroon, where such births are considered to be the result of a curse.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2020
32 min

At the end of the 1980s, several hundred Malian children were adopted in France thanks to the charity Rayon de Soleil de l'Enfant Étranger. Abusive or illegal practices, lack of verification, negligence by the French legal system and the Malian government: an exclusive investigation by TV5MONDE and "Le Monde".

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History and society Investigations and reports
2022
28 min

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, country consumed by poverty, illiteracy and war, where a commonly-held belief ends in tragedy for thousands of children. Beaten, rejected, the "child witches", such as Jonathan and Ornella, wander the streets. A phenomenon making the fortune of the evangelical churches, paid to exorcise them.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2022
27 min

A practice that previously only concerned adults, now also extends to children. Skin bleaching or lightening is common on the African continent and elsewhere around the world. A phenomenon that is fashionable but also taboo, dangerous to health and without limits. Investigation from Conakry to Lomé, Libreville and Marseille.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2022
26 min

Since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, civilians have been the main victims of the shelling. Blocks of flats, hospitals, schools: nothing and no-one is spared. During these early weeks of the war, from Zythomyr to Kyiv and on to Lviv, TV5MONDE's cameras have travelled the country. Report.

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History and society History
23 min

From the first step on the Moon to Artemis, from Galileo to James Webb, Pierre-Yves Lord explores the great moments of space exploration that have captured the collective imagination.

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History and society History
2024
61 min

2024. Act Up-Paris is 35 years old. Throughout its history, the militant association fighting against AIDS has invented a radical way of campaigning, bringing HIV-positive people and the gay community out of invisibility, forcing public authorities to react... A story of a journey that is both terrible and magnificent.

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History and society History
2023
75 min

Kobeliaki, halfway between Kiev and the Donbass. Iryna has no news from her son, captured by the Russians in Mariupol. What happened to Olexandr Sergeyvich? Many mothers and wives are asking the same concerned question about their family members. An offbeat portrait of a suffering country.

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History and society History
2024
52 min

From Detroit to Manchester and on to Boston, innumerable American towns, streets and rivers carry francophone names. Why? The rapper Biz and globe-trotter Jean-Michel Dufaux set off in the footsteps of those who travelled and dreamed of America in times gone by. The story of a history forgotten or erased.

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History and society History
2024
87 min

December 1944. They thought that the war was over because Belgium had been freed three months earlier. But the families in Ardennes saw the Germans return by surprise. We look back at a terrible battle, through accounts, sequences from the archives and interviews with historians.

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History and society History
2022
89 min

Wherever man is found, members of the crow family are nearby, watching. Since time immemorial, they have followed the hunters, farmers, soldiers and persecutors, scratching the soil in gardens, ploughed fields, battlefields... Crows and their cousins study us, passing on the knowledge gleaned to their offspring. Chronicle of an inquisition.

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History and society History
2024
52 min

6 May 1994, Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais. The meeting between Queen Elizabeth II and President François Mitterrand puts the final touch to the most important civil engineering project of the 20th century. We look back at an international technological exploit and an exceptional adventure for the workers involved.

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History and society History
2024
90 min

Struck by a fire on 15 April 2019, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen on 7 December 2024. For five years, the religious building has been the centre stage of an unparalleled human and technical adventure. We dive into the heart of this enormous restoration site, alongside exceptionally skilled tradesmen.

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History and society History
2024
19 min

Press conference by the French President Emmanuel Macron closing the 19th Francophonie Summit in Villers-Cotterêts.

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History and society History
2024
52 min

The Indian Taïno people, who are almost extinct, leave a culture full of legends, sculptures and beliefs, but also a way of living, in harmony with nature, and values of sharing and solidarity. So many aspirations that appeal to certain contemporary young people. Story of a rediscovery.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2020
55 min

"I come from a people, the Fang, where the dead never leave the living. But since we have become Christians, we are no longer able to hear them." Lost between the here-and-now and the beyond, Natyvel Pontalier's spiritual quest in Gabon takes her back to her family's roots.

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History and society History
2024
63 min

1804. Haiti is the first modern nation to gain its independence, thanks to a slave revolt. But France imposed a colossal debt on its former colony, condemning it to poverty and chronic under-development: political instability, food crises and violence ensued. This ransom continues to haunt the present-day situation.

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History and society History
2024
90 min

"Whether I wanted it or not Vietnam has forever accompanied me, every step along my path through life". Narrated in the first person, Mei-Chen Chalais recounts the story of a childhood steeped in war, her mother's courage, the flight to Hanoi, Saigon and then to France...

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History and society History
52 min

The interwoven portraits of mountaineering enthusiasts, each heading for the heights.

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History and society History
2023
89 min

April 2018. At 3,000 metres above sea-level a group of experienced mountaineers find themselves caught in a storm on the Haute Route, near Pigne d'Arolla. Seven die of hypothermia, three survive. Despite an in-depth investigation and legal proceedings, innumerable questions remain unanswered. We take a look back at the tragedy.

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History and society History
2023
60 min

Between 1931 and 2002, Switzerland issued six million seasonal residence permits to migrant workers, a status that prohibited them from entering Swiss territory with their families. In a series of open letters, former beneficiaries and their children, talk about the impact that status had on their family lives.

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History and society History
2024
95 min

And what if the news channels had existed in 1944. As Allied forces prepare to land on France's beaches, the France Télévisions editorial teams are waiting to take you to the heart of the action, to relive the longest night, that of 5 June 1944, as if you were there.

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History and society History
2024
51 min

Why did the cinema remain morally backward for so long? Despite its pioneers' insistence on modernity, why did this new art form find itself imprisoned in the moralism of the French Belle Époque and America's narrow-minded Puritanism? From total exclusion to a precarious tolerance, the story of an uncertain war.

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History and society History
2024
53 min

2024 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and the People's Republic of China. A look back at the most memorable events from this dialogue between the two countries.

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History and society History
2023
54 min

In the 20th century, what was life like for the mountain farmers? Accustomed to the Alpine meadows, how did they get through the harsh winters? Which other professions did they exercise to help them survive? Samuel Dupasquier and his sister Lucie Beaud continue this Swiss tradition, whilst also questioning it.

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History and society History
2024
53 min

The story of a pioneer, Germaine Le Goff (1891-1986). After World War I, the Breton teacher left Douarnenez for adventure, with a journey that led her to Senegal. In 1938, she founded and directed a teacher training college in Rufisque, near Dakar, the first for primary school teachers in Africa.

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History and society History
2022
67 min

22 July 1871. Lucy Walker (1836-1916) is the first woman to successfully climb the Matterhorn. A hundred and fifty years after the British climber's exploit, Marie-France Hendrikx, a mountain-loving historian, follows in the pioneer's footsteps and sets off, in 19th century clothing, to climb the Matterhorn.

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History and society History
2022
51 min

Where do Swiss-made weapons end up? This investigation traces the path taken by guns, planes and tanks, from the factory to the war-torn territories around the world. It is the opportunity to show, for example, that planes intended for civilian transportation are used in Afghanistan for intelligence missions.

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History and society People
10 min

From all four corners of the world, they are the last surviving witnesses who directly experienced the First World War. They recounted their stories between 1996 and 2008. Personal accounts that are both rare and remarkable, with additional material provided by the French historian Jean-Pierre Verney.

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Expire bientôt
History and society History
2023
52 min

Tamatave, eastern Madagascar. Cut off from their families, young men from different regions work at a car wash. With no identity papers and exploited by their boss, they are regularly suspected of stealing by the neighbours. Michaël Andrianaly offers us a different view of them.

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History and society History
52 min

South Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan: "African Empires" sets out to explore the greatest kingdoms and empires in Africa before colonisation. It shines a historical spotlight on the heritage handed down to our contemporary world.

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History and society People
2021
89 min

A look back at an incredible challenge that combines human adventure and historic exploit. In 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel, propelling aviation into the modern era. 110 years on, a team of enthusiasts attempt a mad-cap gamble, to fly a replica Blériot XI.

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History and society History
30 min

2015, eleven students from the Maisonneuve Secondary School, Montreal, are arrested for trying to join the jihad in the Middle East. The events led to a 2017 documentary, covering a pilot project intended to encourage a rapprochement between communities. Today, students and teachers remember the identity crisis of those years.

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History and society History
2023
26 min

The fascinating story of the Parisian newspaper kiosks, veritable emblems of the French capital. For over 150 years they have been part and parcel of everyday life in their neighbourhoods but 2018 saw all that begin to change, a reflection of our changing relationship with the written press.

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History and society People
2023
104 min

For the first time in Belgium's history, a princess will become queen. Before her, the destinies of ten daughters of kings were occasionally glorious but more often tragic. Family dramas, broken hearts or broken ambitions... From Charlotte to Élisabeth, heir to the throne, we look back at Laeken's royal princesses.

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History and society History
2021
57 min

Around the great arc formed by the Alps, Neolithic peoples built their houses on piles at the edges of lakes and marshes. Rising water levels eventually forced them to abandon their villages but also preserved the remains of the submerged buildings until the present-day. We explore these little-known archaeological treasures.

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French language History
2022
70 min

From Paris to Puducherry, via Rio, Buenos Aires and Tsiroanomandidy, to meet some of the men and woman continuing to spread the influence of the French language and francophone culture across the world. With personal stories from Irina Bokova, Bernard Cerquiglini, Laurent Fabius, Julia Kristeva, Erik Orsenna, Sebastião Salgado...

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History and society History
2022
59 min

In Europe, witch hunts were responsible for 100,000 deaths. And it's Switzerland that holds the record for the highest number of victims: men, women and children. We look back at the history of this mass persecution and explore the imaginary world of witchcraft crimes.

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History and society History
2022
52 min

1940. When de Gaulle called on the French to join him he hardly imagined that he would be leading the struggle to liberate France from the heart of black Africa. Brazzaville became the capital of Free France. In these mobilised colonies, an immense desire for independence was coming to life.

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History and society History
10 min

Complicated borders, disputed land, strange status... sometimes the way the planet is shared verges on the absurd! Discover ten geographical oddities that illustrate the often grotesque character of international power games.

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History and society History
2022
58 min

The radio, an invisible thread connecting people, irrespective of the distance between them. A powerful alchemy between technological innovation and human passion. From the first makeshift radio transmitters to the sophisticated filmed radio of the 21st century, a look back over a century of radiophonic adventures in Switzerland.

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History and society History
2021
59 min

Dixence, Hongrin, Rossens, Émossons: names that carry so much weight. Far more than simply concrete monuments in the Swiss Alps, these dams recount an unprecedented energy transition and a leap forwards towards modernity. We look back at the stories of those who were part of these mammoth projects.

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History and society History
24 min

At the bottom of Canadian lakes and rivers lie remains from the past, wrecks and treasures. Diver Mario Cyr and historian Samuel Côté, investigate these unexplored relics, remnants forgotten by history.

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History and society People
2022
99 min

Shortly before his speech to the United Nations, Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed Cyril Viguier to Kiev for an exclusive interview. Together they look back at the war shaking Ukraine since February 2022 and discuss international news. With the exceptional participation of Alain Delon, talking to the Ukrainian president via video link.

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History and society History
5 min

A different way to visit the Château de Versailles, through the history of its objects. A vision of history by looking through the keyhole.

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History and society History
48 min

The TV presenter Claude Legault looks back at some of the most memorable events that took place in Canada during the Second World War. He collects the personal stories of men and women whose experiences were unforgettable, sometimes unimaginable.

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History and society History
2019
85 min

From the 1950s onwards, many Swiss discovered Africa via the books, television programmes and films by René Gardi (1909-2000). Through them, the Bernese writer and filmmaker offered an enchanted pre-modern vision of the continent, an imaginary paradise. An absorbing exploration of his archives.

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History and society History
6 min

Light bulb, battery, aeroplane, television... so many inventions that turned our everyday life upside down and led to a veritable evolution in society. Behind each object are inventors, failures, unexpected developments and, above all, an unending quest for progress. "Primo" recounts their stories.

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History and society History
1980
104 min

Born in Neuchâtel, Maurice Bavaud (1916-1941) was sentenced to death in1939 and guillotined in Berlin, after several attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. A case in which the Swiss federal police went as far as to interrogate him on behalf of the Gestapo. Maurice Bavaud's name was cleared in 2008.

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History and society History
2013
64 min

After the Second World War, over seven thousand Swiss joined the French Foreign Legion. Why, when their own country was hardly on its knees after the war? Those who directly experienced this little-known page of history recount their battles in Indochina and Algeria.

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History and society History
2021
42 min

Swiss women obtained the right to vote on 7 February 1971, fifty years ago. Unimaginable for 18 year-old Kelly Santos da Costa. The young woman from the Vaud meets Élisabeth Copt, Béatrice Caspecha Aebischer and Gabrielle Nanchen, who were all part of the battle for gender equality.

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Series and TV films History
4 min

And what if beauty YouTubers had always existed? In the Middle Ages, the roaring twenties, Ancient Egypt, the 19th century... These "Damoiselles" share their beauty tips with the camera and strip the make-up from the face of history at the same time! A darkly humorous glimpse of women's lives down the centuries. And, for each period, our history consultant separates the episode's fact from fiction in "L'Éclairage de Julien".

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History and society History
15 min

From Joan of Arc to Jean Jaurès, many major figures throughout history have paid for their commitment with their lives. But who actually killed them and why?

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Mythes et Légendes PODCAST

Ulysse, Athena, Thor, Anubis, le roi Arthur, et bien d'autres... Quelle Histoire te fait découvrir les mythes et légendes du monde entier, comme tu ne les as jamais entendus.

History and society History
30 min

Quebec yesterday and today! A series brimming with archive images, information and animated recreations, driven by the passion of historians, scientists and artists.

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Restriction d'âge
History and society Investigations and reports
2025
29 min

When we meet Bijoux in Yaoundé, she has just survived another lynching. Just like Shakiro, LGBTQIA+ activist. This is the story of two people who feel like "women in a man's body" and who highlight their humanity to us at a time when homophobic and transphobic violence continues on every continent.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2025
27 min

Local communities are engaged in conflicts that receive very little media coverage around Kisangani, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this remote province of Tshopo, the lack of a state, security and consideration for human beings has enabled a simple land dispute to degenerate into a mass massacre.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2025
54 min

They were intended to mark the success of a transition process driven by international community engagement. This was not the case. This article highlights the limits of interventionist policies and a country's ability to reinvent its own democratic system.

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History and society Investigations and reports
24 min

The director Serge Denoncourt meets up with personalities from Quebec and Europe in the "City of Light" who are passing through or live there. On the programme: lively interviews, culture, festive and crazy moments!

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History and society Investigations and reports
20 min

Plunged into the fun atmosphere of a sporting activity, Mélanie Couture, Guylaine Guay and Mélissa Bédard prove that nothing should get in the way of enjoyment!

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History and society Investigations and reports
24 min

Could it be that there are reptilians living amongst us? According to those who believe in this theory, lizards capable of shapeshifting into humans have infiltrated our society. Julien Robichaud embarks on an informative and humoristic adventure to investigate the idea of this hybrid race.

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History and society Investigations and reports
45 min

A series of interviews, conducted by Stéphan Bureau, with guests who think, create, or shape the world.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
51 min

Could it be that two Acadian actors in the successful series "À la valdrague" suffer from linguistic insecurity? Bianca Richard and Gabriel Robichaud, from New Brunswick, set themselves the challenge of deciphering this curse and examine the state of expression of the French-Canadian language and particularly Acadian.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
65 min

In Geneva, the young women of the radical collective 'Engageons les murs' denounce sexual harassment and violence. United by their refusal to be perceived as victims, their actions aim to change the paradigms of a society that they consider too conservative and patriarchal. Svetlana Rodina follows them for a year.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
51 min

The father of a young man with Down's Syndrome, documentary filmmaker Éli Laliberté, introduces his world to the uninitiated and raises questions about the value of human life.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
51 min

Real estate has become a commodity that attracts speculation and makes it difficult for most Quebec residents to find decent housing. Based on this observation, Diane Bérard, Samuel Gervais and Mathieu Vachon challenge and reinvent the relationship with property. How can we live together without owning real estate?

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
42 min

Boucar Diouf asks: "Why do humans always want more food, more sex, more social recognition, more power? And what if this wish to consume was due to an organ that has been lying deep in our brains for millions of years? A closer look at the "striatum".

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
51 min

Jean-Luc Kanapé, Innu de Pessamit, leads us on the tracks of the last herds of woodland caribou in the vast Pipmuacan territory. This former hunter is committed to protecting the species, which is threatened with extinction if no changes are made.

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History and society Investigations and reports
21 min

When children leave the family home, one in three parents experiences the "empty nest syndrome". Élyse Marquis is about to go through this important stage and, to prepare for it, meets parents who have experienced this as well as specialists.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
52 min

Eloquence is an art which relies on body and soul, voice and gestures... We take a closer look at the inspiring pathways of four participants in the Délie ta langue (Untie your tongue) competition! On the way to the 2024 grand final, they are guided by Dardia Joseph, winner of the 2019 edition.

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History and society Investigations and reports
70 min

Julie Morelle and her guests discuss a current national or international issue.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
52 min

In 2022, by overturning the Roe versus Wade ruling, the American Supreme Court decreed that abortion was no longer a right under its Constitution. Léa Clermont-Dion compares the decision with the current situation in Canada, where she follows the rise in anti-abortion groups and the counterattack already in preparation.

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History and society Investigations and reports
21 min

Everything you always wanted to know about... periods! Because there are as many different ways to live your menstrual cycle as there are women, actress Andréanne Théberge decided it was time to break down a few taboos.

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History and society Investigations and reports
48 min

The Nevada Desert, in the middle of nowhere. Welcome to Black Rock City, the most famous of all ephemeral towns, and the greatest festive gathering on Earth, Burning Man!

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
52 min

Spotlight on five years of restoration work following the devastating fire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Our cameras follow the passionate skilled workers engaged in the titanic reconstruction project. An opportunity to showcase techniques used by builders in the past and outstanding know-how gathered today.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2023
51 min

The hypnotic work by Sandro Botticelli, "The Birth of Venus" has travelled down the ages. Why has this legendary image from the Renaissance remained so inspiring and how is it reinterpreted? Fashion, film, advertising, contemporary art, music: a distinctly pop exploration of the mechanisms responsible for making a contemporary icon.

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

Settlers, soldiers, activists... Enlisted Israelis and Palestinians talk about their combats since the start of the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023. With the bloody attack by Hamas and the Israeli counter-offensive, has the hope of coexistence in dignity and safety for all been abandoned for good?

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
26 min

March 2023. The Vanuatu archipelago north of New Caledonia, which is bearing the full force of extreme weather events, is emerging as a trailblazer in climate justice and has obtained a United Nations resolution to bring an issue before the International Court of Justice. The outcome may set legal precedent.

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History and society Investigations and reports
6 min

Money influences our lives, but its role varies according to culture: Canada, Senegal, Tunisia... Let's talk cash! What if we finally shattered taboos?

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
64 min

Behind the scenes in the Quebec film industry with Karine Vanasse. The presenter takes this opportunity to give a voice to people in the industry and highlight the different stages in production: screenwriting projects, film shooting or post-production, public screenings...

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Restriction d'âge
History and society Investigations and reports
2022
55 min

In Mayotte, part of the Comoros Islands, Chef, Flamsy and Mopé breed dogs. Between resourcefulness and petty theft, the youngsters fight to remain free of a Muslim society that considers their companions as unclean. A loss of identity that highlights how Mayotte society is torn between two opposing cultures.

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History and society Investigations and reports
48 min

From Brazil to Finland, the Korean peninsula to Italy via Africa and Greece, Hugo Latulippe meets communities which inspire him to seek other ways of being, living and dreaming...

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History and society Investigations and reports
2024
52 min

In Nyamirambo, a poor and cosmopolitan neighbourhood of Kigali, 31-year-old Amani has created a scheme to support people in need. A survivor of the Tutsi genocide, he is convinced, thirty years after the massacres and despite the national reconciliation policy, of the need to build a peaceful Rwandan society.

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2024
27 min

Focus on the fight by adopted children in Mali and their biological families for recognition by France of the illegal adoptions they experienced. We take this opportunity to follow Marie Marre in Bamako: the doctor and militant has filed charges against the accredited organisation, Rayon de Soleil de l'enfant étranger.

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2023
51 min

The psychiatrist Marie-Ève Cotton has been going to Nunavik in the Far North six times a year for almost twenty years. This is the opportunity for her to observe that mental health is experienced differently in Indigenous communities and it is necessary to compromise with other cultural or spiritual beliefs.

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2022
51 min

Luc Simard, Sandy Grenier, Jean Montambeaut, Anne Bouchard and Marie-Ève Lamoureux get involved in criminal mediation. Alongside them, as privileged observers, we attend meetings during which victims and offenders enter into a dialogue process. Deep dive into the heart of the restorative justice process.

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2023
47 min

After having fled the Congo and clandestinely crossed eleven countries, Peggy, Simon and their three children are awaiting their hearing which will decide if they are accepted as refugees in Canada. Between past ghosts, future hopes and legal mazes, the film delves into the struggle by the Nkunga Mbala family.

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2023
51 min

28 November 2017. Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, formally apologised to the LGBT community. Between 1950 and 1990, considered "immoral", its members were subjected to systemic discrimination within the armed forces, the police and the civil service. A look back at a story that remains little known.

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50 min

Court reporter, Isabelle Richer looks back at three cases that most disturbed her during her career and which, at the time, affected the whole of Quebec society.

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30 min

A series of interviews with researchers in Québec, led by Léa Clermont-Dion, a filmmaker and author, focusing on current challenges facing society.

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2020
55 min

"I come from a people, the Fang, where the dead never leave the living. But since we have become Christians, we are no longer able to hear them." Lost between the here-and-now and the beyond, Natyvel Pontalier's spiritual quest in Gabon takes her back to her family's roots.

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2024
75 min

How can we explain the love or disenchantment of Quebeckers for reading? Why is their level of literature so worrying? What are the historical reasons that explain this? The journalist Claudia Larochelle looks at the issue and meets people who have solutions.

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2024
52 min

Can you learn French in six months? Québec immigrants from Ukraine, China, Iran... try to achieve this by taking part in a French class at Old Montréal college. Immersion in their learning experience and also their life trajectories leading them to Québec.

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2023
51 min

Exempt from the draft, almost 10,000 indigenous people nevertheless enlisted under the Canadian flag during the two world wars and the Korean war. Some of them, like the elite sniper Francis Pegahmagabow, distinguished themselves through acts of bravery. But on their return home, they were sent back to their reserves. Narrative.

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2023
47 min

On the verge of turning 50, the comedian Geneviève Langlois decides to cut her hair short and let her natural grey-white colour grow. She is far from expecting so many reactions and asks: are ageism and sexism still pervasive in the 21st century?

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15 min

Academic freedom of university lecturers is today sometimes threatened by economic, political or social pressures. Review of the issue, in six episodes.

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44 min

At the heart of the Montréal Legal Aid office, passionate lawyers do everything possible to defend the most vulnerable. We dive into their day-to-day lives.

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2024
26 min

They ensure the safety of the French, in France and abroad. But we know little of the challenges they face. Who looks after their mental wellbeing? Members of the armed forces, police and gendarmerie often pay a heavy price for their commitment. We meet the nation's sentinels, reconstructing their lives.

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48 min

Vincent Graton travels the planet to bear witness to the impact climate change is having on both humanity and the world's ecosystems.

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2024
26 min

So, how about singing a song in French, wherever you live in the world? That was the competition launched by France, early in 2024. Over three hundred contestants answered the call. Frantz Vaillant followed the winners of this fabulous adventure and painting a picture of the French language today.

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2024
105 min

Everywhere in the world, conspiracy theorists are shaking up centuries of scientific knowledge in favour of a belief built on certainty, or even proof. Space is one of their areas of focus. Aliens or flat earth, their theories, although not new, have been amplified as a result of social networks.

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45 min

Each day, in French-speaking Switzerland, thousands of children step over the threshold of their primary school. Once inside, they are welcomed by men and women with a real love of their profession. We discover their daily lives and experiences.

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2021
51 min

Switzerland is ranked fifth in the world in terms of GDP per capita. A mountainous country poor in raw materials, so why is it wealthier than the majority of others? From 15th century mercenaries to the modern-day, we look back at the history of the Swiss economy.

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2024
67 min

Belgium is the only country to have, in one of its institutions, the German-speaking Community of Belgium, a permanent citizens' assembly whose members are drawn by lot. At a time when voters have never been so disillusioned, we take a look at the initiatives making Belgium a pioneer in democratic innovation.

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2024
45 min

To mark the 60th anniversary of the bilateral labour agreement between Belgium and Morocco, this special programme looks back of six decades of Moroccan immigration in Belgium! A journey through time and space with moving stories and images, inspiring encounters and the significant moments of the time.

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2024
90 min

The author of "Good Friend", "A Life" and "The Horla" was a veritable comet. In twelve years Guy de Maupassant wrote six novels, seven plays, some three hundred novellas and thousands of articles... before dying in 1893, aged 42. A look back at the life and career of an anticonformist.

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2024
26 min

At 30, the triple jump world champion, Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango, is an exceptional athlete with a PhD in electrical engineering from Artois University in the Nord, France. An immersive visit behind the scenes as he prepares for the Paris Olympics, and a look back at his remarkable career.

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2024
93 min

2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Paris fashion week. We look back at half a century of creativity since Kenzo and Rykiel's arrival in the 1970s, including the rise of Gaultier, Lacroix, Mugler and Lagerfeld in the 1980s... An event now accessible to everyone thanks to the social networks.

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2023
85 min

Faced with the same physical or emotional pain, people's perceptions are often very different. Some suffer in agony and struggle to recover, others rapidly manage to get the upper hand. But why? Are there levers we can use to control our suffering? Welcome to a complex and fascinating world!

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2024
52 min

A secret place, somewhere out of this world. In France's Grand-Est region, near Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers, the Moronvilliers Experimental Polygon, built on a piece of land impossible to clear of WWI mines, was used to test French atomic bomb detonators. Ten years after its closure, Damien Girard seeks to break the silence.

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2024
53 min

2007, Cyclone Dean devastates Martinique, uncovering the Anse Bellay slave cemetery. The local psychiatric hospital develops an idea: associating the site with a unique healing approach, combining the stories of the living, caring for body, the spirits of the dead, the marks left by colonial life, the narrative of plants...

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2021
55 min

To avoid the payment of exorbitant dowries, the Fula community allows a future bride to be abducted. But this tradition, known as "goufdé", has gradually developed into something more akin to a forced marriage. But how to call the practice into question, in a society that remains deeply conservative?

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48 min

Between 1870 and the end of the 20th century, we look back at the Canadian policy of forcible integration for indigenous children.

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15 min

Two people, strangers to one another but linked by a shared subject, an experience they have both lived through. Here, the "dirty laundry" is washed in private, discussions that are touching, filled with emotion and innumerable questions.

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2024
54 min

Ottawa, December 1997. 122 countries sign the convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines, 42 other countries rapidly follow. Today, 25 years after coming into force on 1 March 1999, what is its real impact? Senegal, Colombia, Ukraine: we join some of the NGOs and humanitarian workers in the field.

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2023
50 min

John Tomasino and Ginny Duff are blind. Despite their disability, they share a real passion for sport, practicing cycling, swimming, skiing, running, sailing... Anne-Marie Rocher follows them as they head off by bike to explore the fabulous landscapes of Georgian Bay, Ontario.

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2023
51 min

After discovering the memoir written by her Libyan grandfather, Sara Ben-Saud, daughter of a Tunisian-Libyan father and Quebecker mother, decides to set off in search of her paternal roots. Did the grandfather she nicknamed Jeddi, known for comparing himself to the incorrigible Don Quixote, leave any clues to guide her?

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2024
26 min

As they confront the Russian invader, the Ukrainians are fighting back on two fronts: military and cultural as Ukrainian artists spearhead their country's international cultural diplomacy. To understand their strategy, we meet Ruslana Khazipova, member of Dakh Daughters, and Roman Yasinovskyi, actor with the Ivan Franko National Theatre in Kiev.

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2024
29 min

For the city of Saint Louis, Senegal, climate change is not only a threat but a reality. Rising sea levels and coastal erosion have already forced over a thousand people to leave their homes, their land, sometimes even their family or their work, fishing. But some decide to remain. Portraits.

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2023
42 min

Since homosexuality was decriminalised in Canada in 1969, mentalities have considerably evolved in terms of the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ people. Those who fought those battles are now in their 70s and face new forms of discrimination. Dany Turcotte sets out to meet them. Portraits.

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21 min

Mylène, Félix, Yves, Sarah, Matthy and Nicolas each live with their own difference, whilst sharing the universal desire to love and be loved. Thanks to the agency Rencontre Adaptée, our six singletons prepare to navigate the unpredictable world of dating.

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2023
87 min

1919. The arrest of Landru, the first French serial killer, dominated the headlines: his trial attracted the immense crowds, writers built his legend. Later, cinema, television and streaming platforms contributed to turning "serial killers" into monstrous heroes of popular culture. A look back at a collective, and morbid, passion.

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2023
42 min

The journalist Nassima Way tries to understand why, in the suburbs of Calgary, the Tsuut'ina community lacks access to drinking water whilst the country possesses 20% of all the planet's fresh water reserves. An investigation that takes in several of Alberta's different communities.

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10 min

In recent years domestic violence, both physical and sexual, is a subject that regularly makes the headlines. Through the personal stories of victims and interviews with experts, Schelby Jean-Baptiste hopes to raise public awareness of the types of behaviour that lead to toxic relationships.

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2023
51 min

In Quebec, despite rapidly-increasing demand and the profession now having been legal for some twenty years, access to the services of a midwife remains limited. Claudie Simard discovers the little-known everyday life of these health professionals and looks into the options for giving birth offered to Quebec's women.

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21 min

The Véro & Louis residence is the first in Quebec to offer a home to adults on the autism spectrum aged 21 and over. The first six months of this new adventure are filled with challenges but also abound with small victories.

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2023
51 min

Until 16, Rose-Aimée Automne T. Morin lived with a father suffering from an incurable disease he knew to be terminal. An experience that gave the journalist a desire to meet others in a similar situation. Whatever the final outcome, how to talk openly with friends and family, and obtain help?

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2022
75 min

Magtogoek or the way that walks, was the name the Algonquin gave to the Saint Lawrence before the arrival of Jacques Cartier. Boucar Diouf travels the coastal landscapes of Rimouski, Gaspé, Tadoussac and Quebec to share his love of this mighty river with four youngsters.

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2023
30 min

The 'roof of the world' is in danger: by the end of the 21st century, 80% of the Himalayan glaciers could melt due to global warming and cause natural catastrophes. In the State of Uttarakhand, Joshimath, an important town in Hindu pilgrimages, has become a symbol of this fragility.

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2022
42 min

Since arriving in Quebec, in 1991, Boucar Diouf has always enjoyed questioning the habits and customs of his adopted country. During the festive season, surrounded by his family, he observes the traditional Quebec meal with an amused eye: turkey, cranberries, Christmas log, little caribou, classic Christmas songs...

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2023
51 min

Their wish for a baby never came to anything: a painful reality that concerns one in six couples in Switzerland. Joëlle and Loïc, as well as Zeltia and Adrian, never wanted a 'test tube' baby. They tell their stories to break the silence around the delicate subject of infertility.

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2023
49 min

The Canadian singer Isabelle Cyr embarks on a journey in France, between Brittany, Normandy and Poitou, in the footsteps of her ancestors, and to meet her Acadian cousins. As past and present intermingle, the artist composes a song about this French population in America and its French diaspora.

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52 min

Eleven First Nations from Quebec and Labrador recount their history and celebrate the wealth of their culture

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2023
77 min

In two schools, in Montreal and Matane, the secondary school pupils are invited to participate in the making of a short film in their art and drama classes. The set theme: gender stereotypes. It's the start of a creative process that will take an entire year.

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24 min

The adventures of a group of eccentric foragers who travel to all four corners of Canada to harvest seaweed, mushrooms and wild plants. But behind this bohemian lifestyle rich in encounters, freedom and adventure lies a difficult and often competitive world.

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2023
52 min

2014. Youssef joins the ranks of ISIS in Syria. His sister, Leïla, and schoolfriend, Raed, vainly seek to understand his reasons. Ten years later, they continue to raise the question: how to deradicalise former jihadists and bring back their children born during the war?

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26 min

Five Belgian filmmakers invite you to discover five unexpected and quirky worlds, with the help of François Damiens.

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2023
52 min

We explore the story of the Delamain family, forever associated with the prestigious worlds of cognac and literature. An opportunity for Marie-France Brière to showcase the Charente, the region that saw the birth and rise of this protestant family from Ireland, who settled in Jarnac in the 18th century.

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2023
69 min

In the shadow of the Republic and the tumult of different dialects, Nadesh, Chérif and Anamiga are amongst the countless interpreters working daily to recount stories of exile and precarity. Their voices weave an invisible thread between here and elsewhere, the world of the living and the darkness of migration.

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2022
53 min

Professional footballers Jérémie, Théo and Gaël trained in France, yet their future may not be written in Blue! Of African origin, they could return to play for the country of their parents' birth. How does this double culture affect them when they are asked to choose their side?

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2022
45 min

2002. Josée di Stasio arrives on Quebec television screens with her signature programme: "À la di Stasio". An immediate success. Inspired and inspiring, the presenter completed fifteen consecutive seasons for a total of 236 episodes. We look back at 20 years of culinary trends, inspiring encounters and gastronomic experiences.

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24 min

They stand out by their audacity, their courage and their passion. By going to meet some exceptional young people, Anne-Lovely E?tienne, Jordan Dupuis and Vanessa Duchel take the pulse of the new generation of Quebec.

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13 min

The fascinating story of the links that unite the Swiss Confederation, world enclave of diplomacy and international intelligence.

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52 min

An immersion in the lives of those most affected and the reality of the fight against sarcoma, a silent and little-known cancer affecting some 1,200 people in Canada each year. Sophie Mottard made it a personal battle.

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20 min

Deconstructing the clichés and demystifying some of the taboos present within Quebec's black and multiethnic communities. Such is the aim of Schelby and her companions, Keithy and Irdens, as they have a frank and open discussion with their guests on several, often delicate, subjects.

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2022
21 min

How does a cochlear implant change the life of a deaf person? Bruno Savard follows Sabrina-Virginie Couture's operation and rehabilitation therapy, from the start of her treatment in August 2022 when she met Marie-Ève Rochon, audiologist at the specialist Quebec Cochlear Implants Centre.

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2020
47 min

Women players skate around a track, hitting out, pushing one another and falling over, all to a sound track of punk music ... We explore the world of an unusual women's sport, in the company of the Muddy River Rollers who compete in the Moncton roller derby league.

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2022
71 min

There currently remain some 350 North Atlantic right whales in the waters off eastern Canada, of which perhaps only 100 are female. Collisions with ships, fishing nets and pollution are amongst the many dangers threatening the species. Julien Robichaud meets some of those fighting to save them.

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46 min

An immersion in the everyday life of the SPVQ (Quebec City Police Service). An opportunity to discover the different facets of the profession and meet some of those out on patrol, along with the investigators, sergeants, lieutenants and civilians of the Quebec City Police.

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7 min

The YouTuber Thomas Gauthier attacks scientific fake news! Who gains from spreading it? And why is it so easy for our brains to believe it? With humour and rigour, he sets off to meet the scientists to analyse the messages and counter the disinformation.

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2020
51 min

After spending so much time dressing up as 1960s women to play the sisters Gert and Gayle Galipeau, Chantal Lamarre and Sylvie Dumontier wanted to explore contemporary stereotypes. Who is Mrs 2020? They investigate four major themes: work, beauty, the mental load and insidious sexism.

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2020
42 min

Anxiety disorders are not easily detected; yet can have innumerable insidious effects. The journalist Marie-Claude Julien is in search of solutions to help and support her daughter. As time passes, she realises that, by accepting her own weaknesses, she can help her to a far greater degree than she imagined.

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13 min

Émilie Aubry interviews leading specialists who explain and analyse international current affairs. Discussions with no hidden agenda, totally open and 100% digital.

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24 min

We discover the everyday lives of assistance dogs, "graduates" from the Mira Foundation, and those they help live with their diverse disabilities.

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2019
72 min

We are bathed in an environment saturated with chemicals and electromagnetic fields. The effects of this massive exposure are felt by a growing number of people. From the experiences of scientists to the portraits of Isabelle, Kathya, Jean-François and Sylvain, we enter the unknown world of environmental hypersensitivity.

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47 min

They are all cases that were closed, considered unsolvable, sometimes resisting police efforts for decades until a forgotten clue, an unhoped-for witness or a forensic innovation finally made it possible to unmask the culprit. Alongside Marie Drucker, the criminologist Alain Bauer explains the technical, psychological, sociological or historical elements involved.

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2006
65 min

1990, the robbery at the Union des Banques Suisses (UBS) hits the headlines. The fortress had been raided with disconcerting ease. Today the case is closed and out of time, but the mystery still remains: the vast sums stolen have never been recovered. A look back at the investigation.

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2020
52 min

Identity theft has become a real scourge of society. Based on exclusive accounts by former fraudsters, Marc-André Sabourin and Naadei Lyonnais take a closer look at the phenomenon and how it works. They themselves were victims of this invisible crime, which remains lucrative for the perpetuator and generally goes unpunished.

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2020
49 min

The inspiring life of Paryse Suddith, a lawyer from New Brunswick with Cherokee, Afro-American and Acadian roots. We follow her in her relentless fight for reparative justice at a time when the protection, preservation, and promotion of cultures is becoming a major social issue.

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12 min

International relations analysed using geography maps, which are vital to understanding the world in which we live and the challenges it presents.

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26 min

Report, inquiry, investigation ... "Objectif Monde L'Hebdo", a television magazine by French-speaking editorialists, takes time to reflect and analyse through the expert insights and opinions provided by specialists. A TV5MONDE programme, jointly produced with RTS, in collaboration with its francophone partners (RTBF, Radio-Canada, France Télévisions).

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52 min

Launched on 6 November 1956, the news magazine "Continents Without a Visa" rapidly became the headline programme for Télévision Suisse Romande in the 1960s. Major documentaries, filmed in Switzerland and around the world, mainly exploring political, economic and social themes, but also looking at cultural subjects.

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48 min

An incursion into the everyday lives of those who have adopted a radically different lifestyle. Samian pays an immersive visit to unique characters, people who live on the fringes of modern society, who turn our convictions upside down and trouble our ideologies.

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46 min

A 180-day long immersion in the daily functioning of two publicly-funded schools in Quebec.

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27 min

What solutions have the various countries invented to meet the challenges common to all 500 million Europeans? How can we take our inspiration from them? Through reports and articles, the magazine talks about Europe, and in particular the people behind the innovative and inspiring initiatives flourishing throughout the continent.

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45 min

36,9° examines health issues from the perspective of the patient rather than the doctor, while also exploring the political, economic, ethical and medical aspects.

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52 min

"Temps présent" tackles current events broadly speaking. With its in-depth investigations and critical vision, the programme sheds light on the crises and the conflicts of our time, while denouncing the malfunctions of our society.

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26 min

An economics magazine programme which focuses on the economy and development in Africa today. Each week, Wari offers several reports which analyse initiatives which are currently in progress. Priority areas such as education, health, the environment and infrastructure development are among the subjects covered.

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80 min

A topical programme which questions and clarifies a news item with a look at all viewpoints, through investigations, reports, eye-witness accounts and presentations from the scene of the story.

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60 min
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26 min

What shaped Swiss thought? By analysing the history of the country, Tristan Miquel and Julien Girardin question the ethical and philosophical challenges facing their society and draw up parallels between the past and the present to stimulate reflection on different schools of thought.

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45 min

"My job involves bringing people from all over the world to the most beautiful places in the world and giving them a little happiness". This is how Gilbert Trigano described his life's work: Club Med. We look back at a utopian idea that became a reality.

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2024
91 min

Wendy Pillonel's docu-drama follows the fate of the Brefin family. Two members of the family are searching for Mireille and Rosette, who disappeared in the 2004 tsunami. An opportunity to look back at their moments of hope and despair, the difficulty of grieving to continue to live. Firsthand experiences.

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2024
87 min

December 1944. They thought that the war was over because Belgium had been freed three months earlier. But the families in Ardennes saw the Germans return by surprise. We look back at a terrible battle, through accounts, sequences from the archives and interviews with historians.

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62 min

A best of from the cult programme that lays its subject bare. Daring and acerbic!

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50 min

As part of the Romandy Mémoire(s) project, RTS has organised public screenings of archive footage in several different Swiss localities. An opportunity for the local population to relive their shared history.

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2024
135 min

Jonas Schneiter is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Télévision suisse romande. This is the opportunity to watch outstanding images and personalities again from French-speaking Swiss television from yesterday and today. On the programme: emblematic sequences, memories, laughter and emotion, under the eye of a new generation of viewers.

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2024
60 min

June 1955. One year after the battle of Dien Bien Phu, French captain Paul Belmont is sent back there to find the remains of dead soldiers. He identifies eight among thousands. A look back at his journey and a tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Indochina war.

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120 min

A friendly, off-the-cuff entertainment programme featuring artists from yesterday and today.

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History and society Archives
2024
77 min

A century ago, Paris hosted the Olympic Games. Set in the unique social, cultural and political context shortly after WWI there were two notable absences: Germany and Russia. A look back at the Games, that saw the consecration of Paavo Nurmi, the "Flying Finn", and the American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller.

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54 min

Archives, testimonials, behind the scenes: a look back at seven decades of Belgian television.

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30 min

A fascinating immersion in Swiss television archives for a series of interviews and portraits of some of Switzerland's best-known personalities.

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Culture and lifestyle People
2021
85 min

One of the 20th century Belgian artists who was the most idolised, exhibited, published, sold... Yet the artist himself, Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005), whose work became controversial because deemed insipid, with its mannerisms, pastel tones and colours, remains little-known. Through previously unseen archive footage, Gaëtan Saint-Remy offers him a voice.

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History and society People
2021
89 min

A look back at an incredible challenge that combines human adventure and historic exploit. In 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel, propelling aviation into the modern era. 110 years on, a team of enthusiasts attempt a mad-cap gamble, to fly a replica Blériot XI.

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26 min

A best of from the cult programme that lays its subject bare. Daring and acerbic!

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Culture and lifestyle Sport and leisure
2023
90 min

A competition that largely contributed to writing the history of motor sport, a human and technological challenge, sensational victories, disillusions... We look back over 100 years of a legendary race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. An adventure recounted by Jacky Ickx, Tom Kristensen, Henri Pescarolo, Lilou Wadoux, Christine Beckers...

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52 min

Two teams of three celebrities go head-to-head in this fun-filled competition. A joyful joust based entirely on archive material from the RTBF.

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History and society Archives
2022
45 min

For Christmas, a present in black and white and every colour: legendary archive footage, humorists Brigitte Rosset, Vincent Kucholl and Simon Romang, (real) nativity animals... Christmas trees, decorations, presents, songs, food, wishes, everything goes under the microscope along with cult scenes and plenty of totally tasteless jumpers!

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History and society Archives
26 min

The programme that (finally) explains the ins and outs of Swiss well-being, and offers the keys to understanding that renowned "Swiss attitude. A fun guide to Homo Helveticus, using archive footage from years past and recent times, all in a light-hearted, sunny mood with plenty of laughter thrown in.

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History and society Archives
2019
89 min

One hundred minutes of archive footage from fifty years of Swiss television. A joyful immersion in a series of short stories, each funny or moving, sequel or response to the previous one. Holidays, school, flirting, army, money plus a host of other themes for a fascinating journey back in time.

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History and society Archives
1985
56 min

In 1985, for the programme "Champs Magnétiques" broadcast by TSR, Michel Dami presented a portrait of the film-director Michel Soutter, one of the leading lights in the Swiss film industry from 1970 to 1980.

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History and society Archives
11 min

An opportunity to delve into the RTS archives, appropriating them to create original works was the project proposed by the cinema department of the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). The result: films built around the theme of struggle, created by students specialising in film editing.

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History and society Archives
8 min

Radio reports, TV programmes, and old photos are a facet of the collective memory and history of a place. The archives of the Swiss Radio and Television company RTS offer a look back in time for the inhabitants of the village of Liddes, in Valais.

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History and society People
2022
14 min

Paraplegic following a trapeze fall, Silke Pan has become a high-level athlete in paracycling. Coline Confort follows her as she prepares for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

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History and society People
22 min
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History and society People
2024
74 min

Sixty years of music, thousands of concerts, four and a half million albums sold, fifteen gold discs, thirty schools bearing his name... Henri Dès is a monument. In Switzerland, France, Belgium and Quebec, four generations of children know his songs. An intimate look at the creator.

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History and society People
2024
72 min

World-renowned Dutch-speaking Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui covers all styles of dance. He draws inspiration from his origins and his deep-rooted commitments, and resists being put in a box. "I'm Arab, white, gay and vegan, whatever I do is political", he explains. Portrait.

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History and society People
2023
48 min

Claudia Lebeuf arrived in Toronto fifty years ago, to marry an Egyptian widower. Later, when selling the family property, La Reille, in Carcassonne, she discovered a series of letters between her ancestors. For Claudia it's the start of a quest for identity, in the footsteps of her great-grandmother Rosine.

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History and society People
30 min

Building on her own experience of cancer, the film-director Vanessa Boisset sets out to discover the latest and most-promising advances in terms of detection, treatment and well-being for six of the most deadly cancers.

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History and society People
2023
48 min

Before starting her career as a citizenship judge, Suzanne Pinel captivated the heart of thousands of children across Canada with her iconic character as Marie-Soleil. A great ambassador for French-speaking culture, she highlights the importance of protecting all languages and cultures in a multicultural Canada.

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History and society People
13 min

Benoit Marcotte, a 69 year-old pensioner, suffers from severe heart disease and needs a new heart to survive. This is the story of his wait, one that was filled with hope.

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History and society People
2021
95 min

1950. At the dawn of the wildest decade in Argentina, a promising Italian illustrator arrives in Buenos Aires. He is dazzled by the country's dramatic economic development and its lively cultural scene. The young man soon makes a name for himself, and Hugo Pratt is born.

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History and society People
2022
80 min

How to become the funniest and most popular cartoonist of your time? We discover the archives of Philippe Becquelin, alias Mix & Remix: from childhood and through the lean years to final fame... His friend Frédéric Pajak, writer and illustrator, paints his portrait in the form of an open letter.

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History and society People
2023
50 min

Being confronted with having a family member in prison is always difficult, particularly for children. Prisoners' families, around 50,000 people in Switzerland, feel as if they are sharing the sentence and with few organisations offering support coping is even harder. Their personal stories come across as a cry for help.

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History and society People
48 min

Raed Hammoud travels the continent and explores ten of its most vibrant cities to meet those who embody the Africa of tomorrow.

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History and society People
2024
58 min

They were aged between 5 and 12 in 1940. The war and the Occupation would forever mark their lives. For four years, every day, mostly at school, sometimes at home, these children were brainwashed into supporting Marshal Pétain, the self-proclaimed saviour of a crippled France. Here are their testimonials.

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History and society People
2024
90 min

With some sixty works to her name, including "Claudine at School", "Chéri", "Green Wheat" and "Gigi", over two thousand press articles, correspondence covering half a century... Colette (1873-1954) is one of France's favourite writers. A look back over her life.

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History and society People
2024
64 min

He thought that television would revolutionise the world and that no subject was taboo. Claude Torracinta, who died on 29 May 2024 aged 89, was a pioneer, journalist and producer with TSR (Télévision Suisse Romande) and the man behind programmes such as "Tell Quel" and "Temps Présent". Portrait.

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History and society People
2022
49 min

In Switzerland, land of consensus and neutrality, previously unheard women's voices are being raised against structural racism and stereotypes. A context in which the Swiss-Congolese journalist Rachel M'Bon begins her own quest for identity and freedom, questioning her past and her present, holding up a mirror to her peers.

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History and society People
2023
89 min

Accompanied by his father Mohamed, the Quebec actor and humorist Rachid Badouri returns to Morocco in search of his roots. From Tangiers to Hadria in the Rif Mountains, he gradually pieces together his identity: a father-son journey filled with laughter and emotion, for an immersive view of Berber culture.

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History and society People
24 min

The Cuisine and Gastronomy course run by Quebec's Tourism and Hospitality Institute (ITHQ) trains the chefs of the future. But to win the supreme accolade, they have to learn the basics, develop their creativity and impress their lecturers. We see them evolve, get acquainted and, above all, get stuck in!

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History and society People
2022
90 min

After spending three years on dating apps resulting in any number of short-lived affairs, "as ephemeral as they were enjoyable", Céline Pernet, film director and anthropologist questions her relationship with men. She brings together thirty of them, aged from 30 to 45, to talk about masculinity, seduction, sex, coupledom, love, fatherhood...

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History and society People
2023
45 min

Motivated by health problems and determined to improve their poor self-image, Rachel Duperrault, Stef Paquette and Joëlle-Renée Ethier decide to lose weight. A look back at their story and the support they each provided for the others. What did the experience teach them? Portraits.

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Restriction d'âge
History and society People
2023
58 min

1986. Béatrice Dalle hit the cinema screens as Betty in "37°2 le Matin": a veritable shock. Launched as the Bardot of the 1980s, the French actress embodied total freedom and a rock'n'roll femininity, far from the conventions of the day. A look back at her career, narrated by Béatrice herself.

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History and society People
2023
48 min

Can murderers sentenced to life really be rehabilitated? In search of an answer Alain Gravel interviews four in exactly that situation. What led them to commit the irredeemable? How have they changed during their time in prison? The journalist also looks into the Canadian parole system.

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History and society People
5 min

Ten youngsters decided to break down the usual preconceived ideas and statistics by choosing professions generally considered to be gender specific.

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History and society People
2019
51 min

Agit, Ahmad, Parham, Kianush and Sinan have something in common: they are linked to the notorious criminal families of Berlin, Hamburg or Essen and are (or were) gang members. All are trying to find a way between their loyalty to their clan and their wish for an honest future.

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History and society People
2018
55 min

"Zvicra" means "Swiss" in Albanian. Switzerland counts some 300,000 residents of Albanian origin. Since the 1990s, they have formed one of the country's largest foreign communities: for some integration is easy, for others it's more difficult. But for each, Albania remains forever engraved on their heart. Interwoven portraits.

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History and society People
2022
73 min

Jules Guarneri grew up in La Belle Poule, on the heights of Villars, between an adopted brother and sister, in a chalet haunted by his mother's ghost, Cristabel. His father, wealthy, solitary, offers him his diary on film. A somewhat cumbrous present that Jules transforms, possesses, makes his own.

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History and society People
2021
77 min

Who are the health care workers in the psychiatric hospitals, helping the mentally ill? In the Laurier Ward of the Maléviz Hospital, Céline, Adrien, Adam and Naïma do their best to connect with patients who are confused and distressed. We discover their daily lives from the inside.

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History and society People
12 min

Gender is everywhere; everyone is talking about it, for better or for worse. But what exactly is it? Here are the keys to understanding and tolerance!

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Primé
History and society People
12 min

Nineteen women, unknown or famous, experts or enthusiasts, untangle the aesthetic, social and political history of the "hair of contention". We discover the world of afro hair, from the pre-colonial era to the Black Panther movement and the modern-day world with its YouTube tutorials.

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History and society People
2019
82 min

2014. Youssef, a Canadian of Moroccan origin, becomes radicalised and joins the ranks of Daesh in Syria. He fathers a little girl, born amidst the bombing. What will become of this child? Youssef's sister and her journalist friend go on a mission to find her.

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History and society People
2023
56 min

February 1982 marked the creation of Couleur3: the success was immediate and overwhelming. Backed-up by archive footage and personal stories, a look back at the bold avant-garde beginnings of RTS's third channel. 40 years later, Couleur3 remains the most insolent voice of Romandy's radiophonic landscape.

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History and society People
2022
84 min

Virginie, Petra and Estelle are stuntwomen. Knocked over, struck, abused, killed... what impact does their profession have on their private lives? As the #MeToo movement brings new impetus to the denunciation of sexism in the film industry, is the stereotypical on-screen representation of women finally changing?

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History and society People
2025
50 min

1997. Caroline Pochon met the Senegalese director Masseye Niang (1952-2020), who took her to live in Guédiawaye, in the Dakar suburbs. He was already married and she became his co-wife. Twenty-five years later, she returned to Senegal to pay tribute to him following in the footsteps of his film work.

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History and society People
26 min

Succeeding thanks to their innovative projects in industry, hospitality, health, finance, architecture, tourism, IT, wine, technology and communication. We discover the interwoven portraits of thirty French entrepreneurs who decided to set up business in China.

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History and society People
10 min

From all four corners of the world, they are the last surviving witnesses who directly experienced the First World War. They recounted their stories between 1996 and 2008. Personal accounts that are both rare and remarkable, with additional material provided by the French historian Jean-Pierre Verney.

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History and society People
2022
66 min

Over several months, as war continues to rage in Ukraine, Elena Hazanov and Thomas Queille follow Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland, the families that welcome them and those organising humanitarian convoys. How do they manage to adapt to their new situation? Overcome the obstacles they face? We discover their daily lives.

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History and society People
2021
81 min

The small regional hospitals of Vevey, Montreux, Aigle and Monthey are closing in favour of the new Rennaz Central Hospital. Whilst waiting for building completion, Daniel Maurer follows the daily lives of emergency doctors Éric and Frédérique, and Giuseppe, a dialysis patient. An immersive hospital experience, between life and death.

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History and society People
2022
51 min

A somewhat sedentary father, Philippe has always harboured a secret dream: to swim across Lake Saint-Jean. Determined to succeed, he challenges his 14 year-old daughter Clara. Together they go into training to cross the 32 km separating the two shores, an experience that will change their lives forever.

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History and society People
2023
80 min

31 July 1993. Belgium awakens to a shock: its beloved king, Baudouin, aged 63, has died at his summer residence in Motril, Andalucía. The wave of emotion that sweeps through the population is unprecedented. A look back at the life and reign of the "sad king".

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History and society People
2023
67 min

Leading post-war film-director, initiator of the Nouvelle Vague, acknowledged by Hollywood during her lifetime, Agnès Varda's work (1928-2019) was quirky, open to the world, sensitive to society's most vulnerable, often zany. She frequently recounted her life, her work, building her legend. But was reality even more extraordinary? A free-ranging portrait.

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History and society People
2022
95 min

30 April 2017. Ueli Steck, the most famous Swiss mountaineer, lost his life in an accident in the Himalayas, on the slopes of the Nuptse, aged only 40. Three close friends return to the region near Everest where he died, to pay tribute to an exceptional man.

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History and society People
2022
50 min

Pillar of the Swiss national football team, Yann Sommer is driven by his passion and desire for perfection. But what hides behind the successful sportsman? The film followed him for a year, from the qualifying match against Italy to the start of the World Cup in Qatar.

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Culture and lifestyle People
2021
85 min

One of the 20th century Belgian artists who was the most idolised, exhibited, published, sold... Yet the artist himself, Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005), whose work became controversial because deemed insipid, with its mannerisms, pastel tones and colours, remains little-known. Through previously unseen archive footage, Gaëtan Saint-Remy offers him a voice.

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History and society People
2023
92 min

"What I'd like to do, is die whilst I'm still alive!" an oft- repeated saying by Coluche, who left us on 19 June 1986. Thanks to AI and using his own words, the French comedian and humorist is back. Thierry Ardisson paints his portrait from the Parisian hotel Le Meurice.

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History and society People
2021
89 min

A look back at an incredible challenge that combines human adventure and historic exploit. In 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel, propelling aviation into the modern era. 110 years on, a team of enthusiasts attempt a mad-cap gamble, to fly a replica Blériot XI.

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History and society People
2022
51 min

A wide-ranging look at the careers of the women conductors redefining the world of classical music. Previously dominated by men, this musical genre is being transformed from the inside by the passion of women musicians pushing out the boundaries. In Canada, we meet Dina Gilbert, Mélanie Léonard and Naomi Woo.

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History and society People
2022
88 min

Lila Ribi spent years filming her grandmother, Greti, constantly repeating the same question: "what is there after death". The centenarian invariably gave the same reply: "Nothing". Disagreeing with her grandmother's opinion, the film-maker set off in search of different perspectives.

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History and society People
5 min

A "confessional" photo booth, one that invites people of different backgrounds, ages and generations to share their feelings about life. Their worries, hopes, regrets or memories, the lessons they have learned from life...

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History and society People
10 min

An immersion behind the scenes of the emergency legal system through the daily lives of three young lawyers, members of the Brussels bar, who, through personal conviction, do not choose their clients.

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History and society People
2022
54 min

"And God Created Woman", "Il Sorpasso", "A Man and a Woman", "The Conformist", "Amour"... the list of successes by Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930-2022) may be impressive but his films say little about the man himself. A look back over the life of a discrete and deliberately enigmatic actor.

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History and society People
2022
53 min

In film, television, radio or his cabaret performances, Jean Yanne (1933-2003), through his portrayal of surly characters and low-life crooks, relentlessly attacked all that was wrong in society. Portrait of a debonair entertainer, who, with his caustic sense of humour and cheeky irreverence, respected no boundaries.

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French language People
2023
89 min

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...

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History and society People
2023
104 min

For the first time in Belgium's history, a princess will become queen. Before her, the destinies of ten daughters of kings were occasionally glorious but more often tragic. Family dramas, broken hearts or broken ambitions... From Charlotte to Élisabeth, heir to the throne, we look back at Laeken's royal princesses.

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History and society People
2022
62 min

Age 20, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) headed off to visit the Crusader castles in France and then in the Levant. A journey of near-fatal dangers, Eastern wonders and fascinating encounters... Between Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, traveller and writer Sylvain Tesson leads an expedition to retrace Lawrence of Arabia's epic voyage.

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History and society People
30 min

A magazine that takes an uninhibited look at women's sport, presented by the programme's team captains: Geneviève Tardif and Roseline Filion.

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History and society People
2021
46 min

Christian Constantin has been persuaded to join the humorist Yann Lambiel for a totally crazy road trip: two days on the highways and byways of Romandy. Imitations, emotion and surprise encounters: the Swiss football manager is spared nothing.

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History and society People
2022
24 min

Raed Hammoud travels the length and breadth of Quebec to meet the immigrants who have chosen to make it their home.

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History and society People
2019
61 min

After a long period of isolation, Antonin, a young man suffering from persistent fatigue, rediscovers the world and life in the Genthod bird shelter in Geneva. In this strange place, invaded by the noise of aeroplanes, the teams save injured birds and lost souls.

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Children and teens People
3 min

How did the social networks and other internet and media giants come into being? How have journalists and journalism adapted to the digital age and these new forms of communication? How is information handled in times of crisis, in times of war?

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History and society People
13 min

Portraits of entrepreneurs, designers, influencers, etc. Men and women with inspiring stories, true players in the economic and cultural emergence of the African continent.

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History and society People
46 min

We discover the life of Québec's winegrowers over a year, throughout the seasons.

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Expire bientôt
History and society People
2023
42 min

A special programme dedicated to Ukraine, a year after the country's invasion by Russia. Interview with Olena Zelenska, wife of Volodymyr Zelenskiy: the First Lady reveals the tragic everyday lives of the Ukrainians and talks about her foundation. With Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve and Natalia Omelchenko.

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History and society People
4 min

Carpenter, archaeologist, stonemason, crane operator, security specialist... Discover the different professions of ten men and women in action on a worksite. We followed them at work, during the renovation of the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française, in Villers-Cotterêts, France, a lively cultural centre, dedicated entirely in the French language and French-speaking world.

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History and society People
12 min

24 February 2022. Vlada and her family flee the war, leaving Ukraine in haste to find refuge in Najac, a small village in southern France. Settling in, learning French, adjusting to a new way of life... As the months pass, the teenager, her parents and her twin sisters adapt as best they can to this major upheaval.

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Environment People
24 min

The actress Ève Landry heads off to meet unusual families with a nonconformist life-style. Concerned to offer her children the very best, Ève questions those she meets about the reasons behind their decision and the advantages and disadvantages of so daring a choice.

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History and society People
4 min

Inspired by the time capsules born on the social networks, "Dear Future Me" invites participants aged from 15 to 22 years old to film a video addressed to themselves, their future Me, in ten years time.

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History and society People
2022
99 min

Shortly before his speech to the United Nations, Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed Cyril Viguier to Kiev for an exclusive interview. Together they look back at the war shaking Ukraine since February 2022 and discuss international news. With the exceptional participation of Alain Delon, talking to the Ukrainian president via video link.

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History and society People
12 min

A romantic and sexual revolution is en-route! Malou Vandercammen offers a frank and open exploration of unconventional relationships and deconstructs the traditional idea of what love is.

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History and society People
10 min

The personal stories and lives of men and women caring for close family members with disabilities or serious illnesses.

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History and society People
13 min

Six people living with mental disorders talk openly about their lives. A programme that questions the notion of what is normal in our society.

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Children and teens People
2021
5 min

In 1970, a report for "Temps Présent" gave the children of French-speaking Switzerland an opportunity to speak out. Aged from 10 to 12 they gave their views on the subjects in the news at the time. Today, children from the current day react to these accounts.

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History and society People
2022
51 min

Cyril Viguier is welcomed by a First Lady of the seventies. At 88, Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing, president of honour of the Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Foundation, often considered as a woman who prefers life out of the spotlight and far from the cameras, granted Cyril Viguier an exceptional and exclusive interview.

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History and society People
2018
58 min

From his childhood to his ultimate works, introducing the world of the artist, graphist and scenographer from Neuchâtel, Jean-Pierre Zaugg (1928-2012). Every day for thirty years, JPZ painted a stone and questioned the world. In his workshop, the artist talks about his early success in Paris and ensuing identity crisis.

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History and society People
2018
50 min

Convinced they were moving to a prosperous and fertile land, they unpacked their bags and their hopes in Switzerland. Where are they now, those who featured in the documentary "Bonjour la Suisse"? Lisa, Aziz, Rahul and Megha recount their successful experience; Iain, from Scotland, looks back at his failure.

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History and society People
13 min

An opportunity to meet 31 influential businesswomen who, through their initiatives and actions play a major role in driving forward the development of African economies.

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History and society People
2019
51 min

A total of twenty women, aged 18 to 40 years, spend five months preparing to become beauty queens. But the competition in view is unlike any other, this is a beauty pageant to elect French-speaking Switzerland's very own Miss Ronde. Through their interwoven portraits, we discover their personal stories.

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History and society People
22 min

Ten Quebec families have chosen to leave the city in search of a better life. What was their reasoning, their pathway, their problems, what held them back, what steps did they have to take? The personal stories of these former townies as told to Mariloup Wolfe.

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History and society People
45 min

An encounter with some of those preparing to return to their home country, after having lived abroad.

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History and society People
26 min

Presenting the portraits of several film directors, "CINÉMAsuisse" pays tribute to the 7th art in Switzerland, a country marked by its geographical, linguistic and social diversity.

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History and society People
15 min

"L'Effet Domino" brings us four stories of people whose lives were turned upside down overnight after a post on a social network.

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History and society People
2006
49 min

For Gérald Métroz life changed forever at 2 years old, when he was hit by a train and lost the use of his legs. Today, he has learnt to accept himself as life has made him and no longer wears his artificial legs. sAn adventure filled with courage, willpower, humanity.

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History and society People
2016
82 min

A personal quest in search of a lost friendship, in today's social and geopolitical context. Radio presenter and journalist from Quebec, Raed Hammoud tries to understand why his friend Youssef left Canada for Syria to join the ranks of ISIS. He pieces together the path taken by the young Muslim.

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History and society People
42 min

The everyday lives of vets who are just starting out in the profession.

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History and society People
48 min

Seven French-speaking Swiss for whom winter is part and parcel of working life. Passionate about their jobs, they take us behind the scenes of their professions, before sitting down together to enjoy a soup with authentic regional flavour. At the end of the final episode, each designates their personal favourite!

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History and society People
42 min

Los Angeles spreads its wings like tentacles. Twenty million people live in this megapolis between ocean and mountains. There is no city centre, but instead many districts and regions where all the flags of the world fly, including the Helvetic banner. We follow the day-to-day lives of five Swiss folk.

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Expire bientôt
History and society People
52 min

Ever wonder what goes on in the mind of a coward, a seducer or a genius? Includes moving portraits, experiments involving volunteers, analysis of CCTV footage and expert opinions.... We analyse human behaviour which is sometimes incomprehensible, reprehensible but nevertheless very real!

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History and society People
30 min

An alternative take on the news, current events and politics, both dynamic and different in its approach.

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Discovery Travel and far horizons
48 min

Sometimes outmoded, sometimes shocking or comical, taboos and laws have shaped the face of our world. Christian Laurence paints a humorous and unusual portrait of the world's peoples, examining the rules by which they live.

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