Thalassa (TV series)

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Thalassa
Thalassa boat.jpg
The boat-studio of the issue on the quays in Paris
Genre Documentary
Presented byFanny Agostini (2017-)
Georges Pernoud (1980-2017)
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original network France 3
Original release27 September 1975 (1975-09-27) 
present

Thalassa is a French documentary television series, broadcast for many years on Friday at 8:50 pm on France 3 and presented by Georges Pernoud.

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In 2017, Pernoud announced his departure from Thalassa. [1] From 2 October 2017, Fanny Agostini presented the show, [2] once a month on a Monday at 8:55 pm, alternating with other discovery programs, including Faut pas rêver, another show created by Pernoud.

Thalassa is produced by France Télévisions. The show is also broadcast on TV5 Monde and is subtitled in six languages, including English.

It is entirely focused on the sea (θάλασσα, thálassa in Ancient and Modern Greek) – geography, ecology, fishing, transportation, and yachting.

It is one of the oldest French TV series still running (together with Des chiffres et des lettres ).[ citation needed ] It started on 27 September 1975 and is still one of the most prominent TV programs in France.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Georges Pernoud va quitter "Thalassa" sur France 3". Le Parisien (in French). 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Archived from the original 10 September 2018.
  2. Carine Didier (14 June 2017). "Fanny Agostini va présenter "Thalassa"". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2018.