France Culture

Broadcast areaFranceFrequencyProgrammingLanguage(s)FrenchFormatSpoken word (culture, current affairs)OwnershipOwnerRadio FranceHistory1945 (1945)LinksWebsitewww.franceculture.fr

France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes (including debates, discussions, and documentaries), as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions. The channel is broadcast nationwide on FM and is also available online.

Some landmark programmes

• Atelier de création radiophonique (since 1969)
• Black and Blue (1970–2008)
• Le Bon plaisir (1985–1999)
• Le Panorama (since 1968)
• Les Chemins de la connaissance (1970–1997)
• Les Chemins de la musique (1997–2004)
• Du jour au lendemain (1985–2014)
• La Matinée des autres (1977–2002)
• Les Nuits magnétiques (1977–1999)
• Une vie, une œuvre (since 1984)

Directors

• Agathe Mella (1973–1975)
• Yves Jaigu (1975–1984)
• Jean-Marie Borzeix (1984–1997)
• Patrice Gélinet (1997–1999)
• Laure Adler (1999–2005)
• David Kessler (2005–2008)
• Bruno Patino (2008–2010)
• Olivier Poivre d'Arvor (2010–2015)
• Sandrine Treiner (August 2015 – present)

External links

• Official website (in French)
• https://www.radiofrance.fr/data/streams Archived 2023-11-02 at the Wayback Machine XMLHttpRequest Live Streams (in French)
• Map of France Culture's transmitter network
• French Podcasts| Des papous dans la tête: English review of one of the current podcasts from France Culture presented by Françoise Treussard.