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Voyage en France (45 episodes 101 videos)

Explore the hidden (and not so hidden) corners of France with master tour guide Daniel Benchimol.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

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This new episode of "Il était une fois..." covers Cortés and the Aztecs. The story starts in 1519, when Ferdinand Magellan attempts to circumnavigate the earth. His ship makes it as far as Brazil.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second segment of this episode of Les Explorateurs (The Explorers), James Bruce, our intrepid adventurer, encounters some pirates while trying to reach the source of the Nile.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 10. Amerigo Vespucci - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

It's back to the past, with the Once Upon a Time series. How did America get its name? Take a trip back to Renaissance Italy in this first episode of The Explorers to find out.

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JT - Reconstitution des batailles de 40 et de 44

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the French town of Lantages, a group of history buffs and other volunteers reenact a series of World War II battles from the years 1940 and 1944. Their equipment and clothing are authentic to the p...

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Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this tour of Joan of Arc's childhood home in Domrémy, you'll get to see the room where the iconic figure was born.

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 4

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France

In the final part of Lionel and Roger's tour of the Domrémy basilica, you will discover a painting depicting Joan of Arc's tragic end at the stake.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

As James Bruce and his crew arrive in Massawa in hopes of meeting the king, they are thwarted by the king's messenger, who was ordered not to let in any foreigners. But since the royal palace is in ne...

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Technology not only helps clean up our planet, but also allows us to explore the entire universe. According to the astrophysicist Alfred Vidal-Madjar, in five hundred years, we will have visited all t...

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Le Parc archéologique des Lozes à Aussois

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In an archaeological park in Aussois, you can find some fascinating, mysterious rock engravings dating from sometime between the Neolithic Period and the Iron Age. Do the "armed dances" carved in the ...

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Le saviez-vous? - La Marseillaise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Patricia discusses the history of the the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise," explaining how the song traveled from the Rhine region to Marseille, where it earned its final name. She even sings a few lines of the song for us!

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Caption 21 [fr]: Après avoir été créé à Strasbourg par Rouget de Lisle, ce chant a voyagé en France,
Caption 21 [en]: After being created in Strasbourg by Rouget de Lisle, this song traveled in France,

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Le saviez-vous? - L'utilité des zeppelins français

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia discusses the various ways zeppelins were used in the twentieth century, as well as what led to their downfall.

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Caption 51 [fr]: L'histoire des zeppelins en France
Caption 51 [en]: The history of zeppelins in France

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Le saviez-vous? - Mener une vie de bâton de chaise

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This video takes an in-depth look at the curious French idiom mener une vie de bâton de chaise (to lead a chair-pole life). Though the life of a chair pole might not seem very interesting, the history behind the idiom certainly is!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Les porteurs de chaise et leurs bâtons étaient sans cesse en voyage avec leur employeur,
Caption 25 [en]: The chair bearers and their poles were constantly traveling with their employer,

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Jamy Epicurieux - La drôle d'histoire des JO (Jeux Olympiques) - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the final episode of this series, find out how the Olympic flame ritual started, what the medals were made of for the Tokyo Olympics, and many other interesting facts.

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Caption 24 [fr]: La flamme a voyagé en bateau,
Caption 24 [en]: The flame has traveled by boat,

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next segment of this Il était une fois... episode on ecosystems, the Maestro teaches us how to build a butterfly garden. You can build one anywhere—even on your apartment balcony!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Cela vous dirait un petit voyage en Malaisie?
Caption 25 [en]: What do you say to a little trip to Malaysia?

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