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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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France

Back in the 80s, nearly every French household had a Minitel. It was the first computerized directory of its kind and a precursor to the modern computer. Later on, even Google showed an interest in the Minitel archives. Find out how advanced it was in its day.

France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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France

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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France

In part 2 of this review of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, we learn why Napoleon really left the island of Elba and how he dealt with the death of his wife Josephine.

Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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France

Director Ridley Scott's recently released movie Napoleon was never intended to be historically accurate. Find out where the movie departs from the facts.

Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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France

In 1983, the murder of an Algerian immigrant on a train galvanized a massive anti-racism protest that led to significant government reforms. But racism remains a serious problem in France to this day.

Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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France

On October 15, 1983, a dozen people set out from Marseille to march against racism and police violence. En route to Paris, they met many people who, to their surprise, were sympathetic to their cause.

Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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France

In 1983, the Marche des Beurs highlighted the problem of anti-Arab racism in France. Forty years on, the country is still feeling its effects.

Professeur Joseph Melone - L'origine du mot France View Series

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France

Professor Joseph Melone explains to us how countries got their name. He shares some very interesting insights on the origin of the name "France," coming from the word franc.

Vidéméra - Histoire et origine du sapin de Noël

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France

In this video, you will discover the origins of the Christmas tree. This tradition dates back to Roman times, when people used to decorate their houses with conifer branches to celebrate the winter solstice.

La disparition de Saint-Exupéry - Découverte et identification de son avion - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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France

In part 2 of this video on the disappearance of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, you will find out how the remains of his plane were located and retrieved from the bottom of the sea.

La disparition de Saint-Exupéry - Découverte et identification de son avion - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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France

In May 2000, Luc Vanrell discovered the P Thirty-Eight Lightning aircraft piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which was last seen on July 31, 1944. His colleague Philippe Castellano explains how the plane was identified.

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte le développement moderne d'Antibes View Series

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France

Gérard explains the development of Antibes culminating in the creation of Sophia Antipolis, a kind of science park that changed the face of the city and created a traffic nightmare.

Uderzo et Goscinny - 1968

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France

In tribute to Uderzo's passing, we revisit the history of the famous comic strip Asterix and Obelix. In an old interview, Uderzo and Goscinny explain how they came up with Asterix in 1959.

Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon View Series

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France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

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France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

Voyage dans Paris - Cour de l'Industrie - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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France

Daniel Benchimol visits Aline Putot, a renowned sculptor whose studio is located in the Cour de l'Industrie (Industry Courtyard), a revived artisan district in the eleventh arrondissement of Paris. Her craft requires very old tools, some dating from the nineteenth century, as well as more modern ones. Enjoy her beautiful creations!

Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Abbaye du Relec : Immersion dans un potager du Moyen Âge View Series

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France

Have you ever eaten an orache or a cardoon? Though popular in the Middle Ages, these vegetables are rarely harvested nowadays. But you'll find them in the garden of the Abbaye du Relec (Relec Abbey) in Brittany, which contains vegetables from many different time periods and countries.

De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le canal Saint-Martin View Series

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France

Marion takes us along Paris's Canal Saint Martin, which is part of a waterway network that measures one hundred thirty kilometers long. In their heyday, the Parisian canals were the main means of transportation of goods and materials, and even drinking water! Nowadays, historic buildings, restaurants, and concert halls are the main attractions along the canals.

Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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France

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning, last piloted by noted writer Saint-Exupéry, who presumably went down with it on July 31, 1944, has been found and identified off the coast of Marseille. This gives credence to a local fisherman who, six years ago, claimed to have netted the author’s ID bracelet.

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