C'est pas sorcier
C'est pas sorcier (literally It's No Sorcery, French for "it's not rocket science") is a popular French live-action, science education program that originally aired on television from September 19, 1993 to February 1, 2014. In all, 559 episodes have been produced.
| C'est pas sorcier | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series/Education |
| Presented by | Jamy Gourmaud, Frédéric Courant, Sabine Quindou |
| Narrated by | Valérie Guerlain |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 20 |
| No. of episodes | 599 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Elizabeth Cornali |
| Producer | Philippe Molins (delegate) |
| Production location | Variable |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company | Multimédia France Productions (France Télévisions) |
| Distributor | France 3 |
| Release | |
| Original network | France 3 |
| Original release | September 19, 1993 – February 1, 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
In 2015, a new show, titled L'Esprit sorcier and hosted by Frédéric Courant, began airing online, presenting itself as a successor to C'est pas sorcier.
The presenters
In the show, "Sabine" (Sabine Quindou) and "Fred" (Frédéric Courant) work together in the field. They travel around the world, interviewing specialists, and asking questions to "Jamy" (Jamy Gourmaud) who, in his laboratory situated at the back of a truck, driven by "Marcel",[1] would answer them using his iconic models and mock-ups. After 2011, he travels to symbolic locations relevant to the topic with a mobile laboratory equipped with touch screens, computer graphics and the models which originally garnered the show much success.
The show is narrated by La petite voix ("The Little Voice", played by Valérie Guerlain) who does not appear physically in the show, but offers off-screen commentary and narration.
Topic
The programs can be classified into six categories:
- La Terre et l'Univers - (The earth and universe) (71 programmes) including: l'Espace et l'astronomie (space and astronomy) (18), la géologie (geology) (21), la géographie (geography), les découvertes (discovery) (32)
- La biodiversité, l'agronomie et l'environnement (biodiversity, agronomy and environment) (138) including la faune (fauna) (67), la botanique (botany) (14), l'alimentation et l'agronomie (food and agriculture) (25), l'écologie et le climat (ecology and climate) (32)
- Le sport et la santé (sport and health) (72) including le corps humain (human body) (26), la médecine (medicine) (27), le sport (sport) (19)
- Les technologies, la physique et la chimie (communication technology, physics and chemistry) (142) including physique et chimie (physics and chemistry) (13), énergie (energy) (16), les technologies et l'industrie (technology and industry) (23), les transports (transport) (44), la Défense (defence) (10), les grands travaux et l'architecture (big works and architecture) (14), la communication (communications) (23)
- L'histoire, la culture et la société (history, culture and society) (89) including l'histoire et l'archéologie (history and archeology) (44), Arts et spectacles (arts and shows) (18), économie et société (economy and society) (27)
- Les émissions spéciales (14) (special editions)
External links
- Official Website on France 3 (in French)
- Official Website on TV5 (in French)
- C'est pas sorcier's channel on YouTube (in French) official channel with full episodes.