France 5 is a public TV channel described as une chaîne généraliste broadcasting programs that are principalement composés de magazines et de documentaires... axés sur l'éducation et le partage des savoirs et des connaissances. One show that Walt and I often watch is called La Maison France 5, which Wikipédia calls un magazine télévisé français consacré à la décoration et à l'aménagement intérieur — décoration and interior design, that is. What I like about it is that each episode is set in a city, town, village, or region of France and features history and culture as well as interior design and decorating.
You'll understand that I was surprised last week when I was searching for interesting programs on France 5 to see that the February 20 show focused on where? Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher — our town — and the surrounding region. I recorded it and have started editing the video to pull out some segments about Saint-Aignan itself. Here's one — this clip runs for about eight minutes and the narration and dialogs are, of course, in French. (Unfortunately, you might have to wait two or three minutes for it to download.)
Many episodes of La Maison France 5, covering many regions, are available on YouTube here.
Credit and thanks to France 5, and to La Maison France 5, hosted by Stéphane Thebaut.
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Here are links to the five clips from the recent La Maison France 5 show
about the Saint-Aignan area that I've posted over the past week.
- Saint-Aignan introduction
- A B&B in Saint-Aignan/Noyers
- Gîtes ruraux in Saint-Aignan/Noyers
- A "cave dwelling" near Amboise
- A farmhouse at Pontlevoy
How fun to have this program about your own town. They were speaking too fast for me, but I was fascinated all the same.
ReplyDeleteI posted the video mainly for the aerial and street views of the town. Hope it didn't take too long to download and play. I think our internet connection here is not very speedy.
DeleteThe video loaded right up with captions even. The filming was beautiful. I watched it quickly but will watch it slowly soon working on my french with the captions. Merci!
ReplyDeleteLes drones sont vraiment des engins étonnants qui permetent de prendre de magnifiques photos à des angles inconnus de la photo aérienne classique.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is a great show to know about! I love to watch Recherche Appartement ou Maison and Chasseurs d'Appart on YouTube, but I didn't know about this one. It's great that these are avaiable on YouTube, because so many shows are only available outside of our region.
ReplyDeleteOh! The fortress origins of the château date back to the 9th and 10th centuries, and to Foulques Nerra! I bet you or Walt have told us that before. I teach about him (rascal that he was).
ReplyDeleteLoved this - I felt like I had a visit to your home town. The announcer was relatively easy to understand and clear...the other interviewees I had some trouble understanding. Good practice though! Enjoyed the chateaux and winding through the streets of your town. You probably knew most of those locations.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very small town and the medieval part is even smaller.
DeleteTrès vite pour moi! But, I will watch it a few more times in the next couple of days. It helped to already be somewhat familiar (through you and Walt!) with the buildings and town. I will share this site with my classmates tomorrow! Merci, Ken.
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