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I’m writing to you…
A light-hearted documentary which takes a humorous look at written language in our tumultuous society: has this form of expression completely disappeared or just mutated? Do these changes have an impact on our attitudes and behaviour? To find out, we hear from linguists, a public letter writer and s...
LIZ MANDEVILLE
Recorded at the Grésiblues festival, July 2024.
Liz Mandeville, guitarist and singer from Chicago, has 8 albums to her credit and hundreds of concerts in the USA, Mexico and Europe.
She was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame in 2016 for her lifetime achievement. On stage, s...
MADAM ATTORNEY GENERAL
They breathe a breath of modernity into a very male-dominated justice system: in the public prosecutor's office, only a third of prosecutors are women. Committed to this highly responsible and unusual position, they are sweeping away prejudices about a profession that is little-known in France.
P...
MAYAS: the secrets of the last cities
In their own way, Coba, Mayapan and Tulum all played host to the last moments of a civilisation as impressive as it is mysterious.
What do these three cities tell us about the way Mayan societies operated? How does their architecture inform the experts about the scientific knowledge and construct...
Philippe SORIANO 5tet
Constantly in search of movement and progression, Philippe Soriano's new quintet project offers music that seeks the pleasure of listening and playing, through delicate, creative and singular writing. To accompany him and nourish this project, talented musicians from different horizons: Alfio Origl...
THE BAOBAB WOMAN
The Baobab woman arrives at the end of the world, looks around and tells herself that she's still there, that she's resisted well. Then she realizes that resistance isn't freedom; resistance is force, and the use of force leads to exhaustion and bitterness. And at the end of the world, refugee women...
Traditions today (Bessanaises)
At the height of summer, on the edge of the Vanoise Park in Savoie, the village of Bessans is alive with preparations for its 15th August festival. Every year, the people of Bessans perpetuate tradition by dressing up in the clothes worn by their ancestors.
I wore this costume too, from...
ECHOES WITH JEHNNY BETH
Echoes is a modern live music & talk show hosted by Jehnny Beth (lead singer in the girls band Savages). It presents leading and emerging bands and artists from the contemporary scene.
The show takes place underneath the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris, in the club of brutalist architecture the...
Abu Simbel: Giants of the Nile
Discover the history of a legendary temple, from its construction to today!
Over 3000 years ago, at the gates of the country of Punt (the present-day Sudan), Ramses II, a megalomaniac pharaoh and the third king of the nineteenth dynasty, built two religious structures during the height ...
