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Lectures pour tous

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Lectures pour tous
Directed byPierre Dumayet
Presented byPierre Dumayet
Max-Pol Fouchet
Pierre Desgraupes
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTF
ReleaseMarch 27, 1953 (1953-03-27) –
May 8, 1968 (1968-05-08)

Lectures pour tous was the first French television show discussing Literature.[1] The show was created and presented by Pierre Dumayet, it was broadcast from March 27 1953 to May 8 1968, on RTF.[2]

Premise

The shows principle was to analyse and review literature on television.[3] People of all backgrounds were invited to discuss literature on the show.[4]

Reception

The show was critically acclaimed for elevating the quality of television on French television.[5] According to Le Monde in 1962 Lectures pour tous had between 26% and 32% of the French viewing public.[6]

References

  1. ^ "L'Œil de l'INA : Lectures pour tous, la première émission littéraire". LEFIGARO. November 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dumayet ou l'art de l'entretien littéraire". 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Pionnier de la télévision, Pierre Dumayet est mort". November 17, 2011 – via Le Monde.
  4. ^ "Décès - « Lecture pour tous », c'est lui. « Cinq colonnes à la Une » aussi. Pierre Dumayet est mort hier. Inventeur de la télévision". L'Est Républicain.
  5. ^ "LECTURES POUR TOUS". July 31, 1957 – via Le Monde.
  6. ^ Chaplin, Tamara (December 12, 2007). "Turning On the Mind: French Philosophers on Television". University of Chicago Press – via Google Books.


Category:1953 French television series debuts Category:1968 French television series endings Category:1950s French television series Category:1960s French television series