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Michel Drucker: Veteran TV host who has dominated French screens for decades

TV's 'Mr Nice Guy''s illustrious career spans 60 years and that calamitous 1986 interview with Whitney Houston and Serge Gainsbourg…

Favourite monument in France: which won the 2024 contest?

The rather unusual ‘monument’ won out over chateaux, a villa, and grand gardens

Streaming platform Max is available in France from today

It will exclusively broadcast the Paris Olympics

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Your chance to be in Emily In Paris: Extras sought in Savoie

Casting directors are looking for people with ski gear to appear in the show

Films and TV shows to improve your French in January

With a new year comes lots of fresh opportunity to work on our language skills

Barbie director Greta Gerwig to be next Cannes film festival president

She is the first American woman to hold role, and first woman since 2018 to head jury

Streaming sites to legally watch films for free in France

Some sites also host TV shows, one is even focused on providing English-language content

Mimie Mathy: French TV star who turned disability into a driving force

She may be virtually unknown outside of France but outspoken Mimie continues to be one of the country’s best-loved actresses

Six French films and series for November to help your language skills

Language acquisition requires translating everyday parts of your life into French

Why your TV reception in France might be poor this week

Viewers report pixelation, static, missing channels and blackouts

TV couple who bought French hamlet open gite in a horsebox

The couple, who feature in the UK Channel 4 show Help! We Bought a Village, are rebuilding hamlet they bought for €26,000 in Normandy

How to get better UK satellite TV reception in France

We share expert advice and reader tips to keep your British TV programmes crystal clear

From bagpipes to bicycles: up and coming arts and culture in France

We look at some of the events and happenings coming up this summer

Paris costume warehouse plays key role in world’s biggest movies

We visit France’s largest costume rental service

Paramount + launches in France, including US and French classics

The screening platform is available through a variety of options, and offers films and TV shows including Indiana Jones, Le Grand Bleu, Dexter, and Yellowjackets

Can I watch France TV en direct on my laptop?

France TV has not changed its internet viewing set-up, but here is a checklist if you have problems.

End of TV licence fee, food cheques: Macron’s promises if re-elected

The president/candidate has also pledged caps on energy price rises and a ‘four pact’ plan on Europe, employment, immigration, and security

Meet the woman who inspired Netflix’s 'Emily in Paris'

Critics have dubbed this new show as clichéd and “frankly misleading” but Rebecca Leffler, the real American in Paris, tells how it's really quite true to life

Eccentric French TV twin Grichka Bogdanoff dies of Covid aged 72

The presenter – best known for the 80s science fiction show Temps X – had been hospitalised for the virus along with his twin Igor. His lawyer confirmed he had not been vaccinated

French TV licence for my second home?

Do I need a French TV licence at my holiday home? Are there detector vans?

No TV at second home in France, so must I pay licence?

I have been renovating an empty house and have finally had electricity connected. Until now I have not paid the TV licence fee on the basis it is a second home and had no electricity supply. It remains a second home with only occasional occupation, has no TV aerial or satellite dish and I will not install a TV. Will I still be exempt?

French TV licence fee: Who is exempt from paying this year’s €138?

Criteria based on age, finances or personal situation can mean you do not have to pay for a redevance télé

Emmy award for French company whose tech was used in Game of Thrones

Golaem’s innovative tools allow artists to create and manipulate large computer-generated crowds and have been used in over 300 productions

Which of these 14 French monuments is your favourite? Join TV voters

Help decide which of the shortlisted places should be crowned the winner in a new series of TV show Le Monument Préféré des Français

Emily in Paris cast release video to mark start of season 2 filming

Filming for the second season has begun in the south of France. The show was Netflix’s most popular comedy in 2020

Macron speech: 3 scenarios for new Covid rules in France under review

The French President will announce new restrictions in TV address to the nation tonight. We outline possible outcomes

What's on(line): films, music, gallery tours & more

A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France.

Our restored chateau starred in TV contest

Free TV message lets people show family they care

Beware who gets access to your TV

Here is a cautionary tale about using Orange’s services:

Omar Sy to play France’s gentleman thief on TV

French actor Omar Sy, well known for the 2011 hit film Intouchables, is to play the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin in a new Netflix series.

French cultural life – From Chanson Icon to Man Ray

A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France this month, January 2020

Is it possible to use BBC iPlayer in France?

I have been struggling to use BBC iPlayer at my French holiday home – is there a way around this? I thought the BBC was bringing in the right to sign in from abroad temporarily for BBC licence-payers? H.D.

Miss France show a ratings hit for TF1

Despite annual controversy, gala event remains a major TV draw for broadcaster

For and against: Miss France beauty pageant

Miss France: outdated or a celebration of women?

What changes in France in November 2019

Gas prices go up from the first of the month, a long-awaited tax increase adds about €0.50 to the cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes, the trêve hivernale comes into force and changes to unemployment benefits take effect

How can I watch English TV from my home in France?

I miss English TV. How can I access this from my home in France?

French cultural life – October 2019

From Balzac to a big-time bunny, our monthly round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France

Weaving is coming: GoT tapestry heads to France

A tapestry inspired by the 11th-century original but depicting key events from the TV series Game of Thrones goes on show in Bayeux this month.

Do we have to get a TV licence in France?

We have a TV to watch DVDs and have no aerial or dish. Do we have to pay for a licence? We have a PC with slow broadband so do not use that either for French TV. M.H.

Westeros wine is a win-win for French vineyard

Cashing in on the Games of Thrones TV series has landed a Gironde vineyard a slap on the wrist and free publicity.

Game of Thrones actor is also star of the Var

British actor James Faulkner is best known as Randyll Tarly in the popular Game of Thrones series but he has also made a success of his move to France.

Meeting the Queen was very special for me

CONNEXION INTERVIEW: Historian, TV presenter and organiser of France’s Heritage Lottery Stéphane Bern talks to Brian McCulloch

BBC calls for your views on iPlayer future

Viewers have been asked to help the BBC decide how to improve its iPlayer service, which is popular with Britons abroad who watch via VPNs.

TV licence fee break for B&Bs

Chambres d’hôtes open for less than nine months a year and people watching TV on a computer fitted with a TV card have won licence fee cuts.

Sun King cross-dressing brother steps out of shadows

TV series was right – there was more to Philippe, Duke of Orléans, than historians once believed Dr Jonathan Spangler tells Scheenagh Harrington

14 entries for 2018's Village préféré des Français

The 14 entries for the seventh annual contest to find Le village préféré des Français have been unveiled - with villages from all 13 metropolitan regions and one from La Réunion vying for the title won last year by Kaysersberg, in Alsace .

€9,000-a-day ‘pay’ to be on reality TV

Show participant makes revelations

Netflix and Now TV go open in EU but not BBC

EU regulation removes restriction

MP denounces sexist comments on her low-cut dress

Aurore Bergé, MP in the La République en Marche party, has denounced comments she received after appearing on a TV debate as “sexist”.

TV rights

Sky TV plans an online future without dishes

The new service will be just like that of its rivals Netflix and Amazon

Why French Bake-Off show takes the biscuit

In early December Le Meilleur Patissier , the French equivalent of The Great British Bake-off , drew to a close

French “Bake Off” creates gruesome Halloween cakes

The French version of the UK's Channel 4 “Great British Bake-Off” TV show has got a little spookier than its original namesake, after contestants were asked to create Halloween-inspired bakes.

Midnight fireworks provoke terror fears

Paris residents voice anger over four-minute pyrotechnic display at foot of Eiffel Tower for TV series

'We should not be jealous': Macron

President defends moves to cut wealth tax, as he denies claims his is 'a president for the rich'

Netflix 10% price hikes come to France

Video streaming service Netflix is to raise its prices by 10% in France, even for existing subscribers.

French TV show in hot water over nude shower gel shoot

A French reality TV show has provoked anger after showing a shower gel brand on screen in a series of nude “photoshoots”.

TV campaign highlights pain of verbal abuse

Child protection groups aim to raise awareness of the long-term damage that carelessly chosen words can cause

Mélanie defies Down’s to present TV weather

Two national channels offer her the chance to appear on live TV to live her dream

Téléthon brings in €80.3m for charity

Marathon TV fundraiser brings in millions for muscular dystrophy research - aided by large tax bonus

Our generous funding system gives fresh talent a chance

A veteran of the animation industry who has written numerous film and TV screenplays, 14 science-fiction stories and eight graphic novels, Benjamin Legrand explains the secrets behind France’s success

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