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ADAPTATIONS OF LITERARY WORKS

Most of the best-known TV directors have filmed dramas adapted from famous and lesser-known novels, short stories and memoirs, taken from the wealth of French and international classical and modern literature. This collection presents an inventory of these TV adaptations in the INA archives.

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CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMES

A collection of classical music programmes broadcast on French state-run television channels.

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COOKERY PROGRAMMES

Collections of cookery programmes broadcast on national and regional television.

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FICTION ON TELEVISION: PLAYS

From the beginnings of French television programmes included classical and contemporary stage plays, by both French and international playwrights, directed by television and theatre directors. INA's archives contain an inventory of these plays.

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FICTION: DETECTIVE, SPY, LEGAL THRILLERS

Detective novels were "born" in 1860, with Wilkie Collins' "The Woman in White". Today, they are turned into TV films, plays, series and serials, sometimes with a fantasy, sci-fi and/or history bent. The INA collections cover a wide range in the genre.

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FICTION: FANTASY

Fantasy literature was born in England with the Gothic novels of the end of the 18th century, and is quite distinct from fairytales and legends. The genre is marked by the supernatural intruding on the real world, triggering anguish and even horror. The works in this collection are often adaptations that take the form of dramas or films for TV.

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FICTION: HISTORICAL

Since the early days of French television, numerous historical dramas have been adapted from novels and other works. They are often set in the Middle Ages, during the French Revolution and the First and Second World Wars and feature some of the major figures of French history. INA's collections provide an inventory of these dramas.

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FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION

Jules Verne is recognised as one of the founding fathers of science fiction.Unlike fantasy literature, sci fi fiction is based on scientific premises, does not have recourse to the supernatural, and anticipates the future. TV adaptations have generally been modest are are usually based on novels or short stories.

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FICTIONS: LIFE IN SOCIETY

Several major film directors have directed a number of fiction films from scenarios written especially for television. Contemporary societal issues, including love and the couple, provide ample subject matter. These films have been preserved in the INA archives.

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INTERLUDES

On French television, Interludes were short musical items with animated images, placed between two programmes to keep viewers happy and interested while they waited for the next programme.Interludes were introduced by Maurice Brunotin 1960 and appeared daily at any time until 1974.

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INTERVIEW PROGRAMMES

Interview programmes were a regular format on French television in the 1960s. They have since become more sporadic. This collection presents the main interview-based programmes, organised in alphabetical order and by theme, and a selection of isolated - and outstanding - interviews.

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KEY INTERVIEWS FROM "LECTURES POUR TOUS"

A collection of some of the finest interviews on French television. The first chapter, currently being developed, focuses on the famous literary programme called "Lectures pour Tous" (Reading for all).

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LITERARY PROGRAMMES

An inventory of the main collections of literary programmes.

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MEDICAL PROGRAMMES

All the medical collections and programmes (documentaries, fictional works, magazines, debates) related to medicine, organised and grouped by theme.

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NEWS

A history of television news from the beginnings to the 1980s.

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NEWS MAGAZINES

An inventory of news magazines including debates, interviews, reports and narrations over reporting. Only programmes designed to inform on the news are listed.

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ORTF GAMES PROGRAMMES

This collection brings together the main games programmes produced by the ORTF. To facilitate research, they are classified both by title in alphabetical order and by theme.

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ORTF'S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMMES

This collection groups the main scientific and technical programmes produced by the former French radio and television corporation, ORTF. An alphabetical listing and theme-based entries using terms that can be understood by a non-scientific audience broaden its accessibility.

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PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Catalogue of collections of programmes intended for young people, from the days when French radio and television formed the ORTF to the year 2000.

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PROGRAMMES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

An inventory of the main programmes broadcast in foreign languages with or without subtitles and organised around 14 themes.

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PROGRAMMES ON CINEMA

A list of collections on cinema broadcast on France's state-run television channels from March 1952 to December 2004.

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PROGRAMMES ON THEATRE

An inventory of programmes either totally or partly devoted to the theatre, mainly magazine, art and entertainment programmes, but also series of plays, either filmed or recorded, classified by television channel and by type of programme.

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PROGRAMMES PRODUCED BY INA'S CREATION & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

This collection, under development, presents the works and programmes produced or co-produced by INA's creation and research department (DPCR) from 1975 to 2000. Following on the heels of the ORTF's Research Department, the DPCR produces independent directors' works and original programmes for a television that sets the bar high.

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THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE COLLECTION

France's Ministry of Agriculture collections are represented here by archives on the United States at the time of the Marshall plan, a number of veterinary films and collections on European expansion and the development of rural France.

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THE MAGAZINE "THALASSA"

For the 30th anniversary of the popular French documentary programme on all things relating to the sea, the accent is placed on the programme's history, the way it has developed over the years, its logo, the team, the anniversaries and the awards received at various audiovisual festivals, launching Planète Thalassa, and the best of the programmes.

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THE SHADOKS CARTOONS

In the turmoil of 1968, ORTF, the national radio and television of the time, began to use a revolutionary machine known as an "animographe" to create humorous animated images. The adventures of the Shadoks divided French viewers between those who were shocked and those who loved the programmes.

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VARIETY SHOW PROGRAMMES

An inventory of the main collections of variety show programmes.

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