The premature disappearance of Jean-Luc Delarue in 2012 had put a symbolic end to a whole television era, leaving a void in the French media landscape. Not easy to Find the balance between depth, respect for witnesses and emotional impact.
It is in this context that in 2025, RMC Story decided to revive the genus Testimonial by relaunching the iconic program “It is discussed” With a new face, that of Estelle Denis, a new approach but above all by retaining the DNA of the original program.
Estelle Denis in control of a modernized version
For more than fifteen years, “It is discussed“has occupied a special place in the French audiovisual landscape. broadcast on France 2 from 1994 to 2009 and embodied by Jean-Luc Delarue, this program succeeded in imposing An innovative format mixing poignant testimonies, immersive reports and set debates.
The program approached Complex social themes with rare sensitivity.
Through a released word and a resolutely empathetic tone, this meeting has contributed to democratize the intimate debate on television Long before the explosion of current talk shows.
It is Estelle Denis, journalist and popular host of the RMC groupwhich was chosen to embody this new version entitled “It is discussed, day after day“. Already at the head of the show”Estelle Midi“, it is known for its proximity to the public and its ease of bringing out the debate.
This Sunday, May 4 in “C media” on France 5, The host gave himself up to some secrets on the new formula of the showespecially with a sequence entitled “What have become of them” With former emblematic witnesses.
With Estelle Denis, a new formula for an audience in search of meaning
In a media landscape saturated with short formats and heated debates on the sets, “It is discussed“version 2025 makes the opposite bet: take the time.
This approach resonates particularly with the new expectations of the public, which, in the era of podcasts, social networks and distrust of conventional media, aspires to more authenticity and depth.
The choice of RMC Story to relaunch this program can thus be interpreted as a strategic will to give the chain a more marked editorial identity. So far confined to investigation or documentary reality TV formats, the chain now aims to invest in the field of Company magazine with a more qualitative imprint.
If success is there, it could open the way to other rebirths of this type, or even Creation of original formats inspired by the same spirit.
It remains to be seen if the public will respond. Because if nostalgia plays in favor of the program, this new version will have to find its own breath, its rhythm and especially its legitimacy in a media era very different from that of the 90s.
