Miscellaneous extracts with text - Archive 5
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What would we do without Des Racines et des Ailes? A particularly good number on the 120th anniversary of the Tour Eiffel The presenter (and voice-over) is very clear, however the delivery is quite fast. |
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An interview with Lucien Clèrgue the photographer. He has the ripe voice of the Sud which gives the ear something to work on at this level |
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Le 20 heures of France 2 decided to celebrate the anniversary of the first television news with an interview between the current presenter, David Pujadas, and his old rival, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor who spent 28 years doing the same job on TF1 before being ditched for a blonde, Laurence Ferrari. A surreal interview. The documentary inserts give it some interest for the ear, hopwever |
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La carte au trésor is the familiar type of programme where contestants and presenter race around in an excitable manner. The French version benefits from the French countryside which is often beautiful and always interesting. The presenter is Nathalie Simon whose (excited) voice gives the ear something to work on at this level. But it's good television. |
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Feydeau is still immensely popular. Much more sophisticated than the British 'farce', the mixture of respectability and raffishness is always appealing. Sadly, in England at the same period we had the respectability but without the fun |
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Chevallier et Laspalès La Culture Text here Audio only here François
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Mariés mais pas trop Comedy starring Jane Birkin, here giving her daughter some excellent advice on getting her man |
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I think the French must have the best stand-up comedians in the world. And it's precisely because the country is a little old-fashioned (or bent on preserving traditional values, take your pick). Shirley and Dino are right in the music hall tradition |
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Here is the excellent Jean Dujardin and Nous C Nous in Ca gave. |
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A beautifully crafted sketch from Raymond Devos Le narcissisme |