Lectures pour tous

*Lectures pour tous*
Lectures pour tous
Directed by	Pierre Dumayet
Presented by	Pierre Dumayet; Max-Pol Fouchet; Pierre Desgraupes
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Original release
Network	RTF
Release	March 27, 1953 –; May 8, 1968

Lectures pour tous is the first French television show discussing literature. The show was created and presented by Pierre Dumayet, and was broadcast from March 27, 1953, to May 8, 1968, on RTF.

Premise

The shows principle was to analyse and review literature on television. Authors of books were interviewed and discussed, the show was designed to entertain and educate the French viewing public. People of all backgrounds were invited to discuss literature on the show.

Reception

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

References

↑ "L'Œil de l'INA : Lectures pour tous, la première émission littéraire". Le Figaro. November 6, 2021.
↑ "Dumayet ou l'art de l'entretien littéraire". 8 April 2020.
↑ Bazin, AndrŽ; Andrew, Dudley (October 3, 2014). Andre Bazin's New Media. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520283565 – via Google Books.
↑ Burnautzki, Sarah; Kiparski, Frederik; Thierry, Raphaël (October 30, 2018). Dealing with Authorship: Authors between Texts, Editors and Public Discourses. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781527520738 – via Google Books.
↑ "Pionnier de la télévision, Pierre Dumayet est mort". November 17, 2011 – via Le Monde.
↑ "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.
↑ "LECTURES POUR TOUS". July 31, 1957 – via Le Monde.
↑ Chaplin, Tamara (December 12, 2007). Turning On the Mind: French Philosophers on Television. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226509914 – via Google Books.

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[1] "L'Œil de l'INA : Lectures pour tous, la première émission littéraire". Le Figaro. November 6, 2021.

[2] "Dumayet ou l'art de l'entretien littéraire". 8 April 2020.

[3] Bazin, AndrŽ; Andrew, Dudley (October 3, 2014). Andre Bazin's New Media. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520283565 – via Google Books.

[4] Burnautzki, Sarah; Kiparski, Frederik; Thierry, Raphaël (October 30, 2018). Dealing with Authorship: Authors between Texts, Editors and Public Discourses. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781527520738 – via Google Books.

[5] "Pionnier de la télévision, Pierre Dumayet est mort". November 17, 2011 – via Le Monde.

[6] "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.

[7] "LECTURES POUR TOUS". July 31, 1957 – via Le Monde.

[8] Chaplin, Tamara (December 12, 2007). Turning On the Mind: French Philosophers on Television. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226509914 – via Google Books.