These awkward moments that production tries to avoid between guests

Guest in Media culture this Thursday, November 21 on Europe 1, Frédéric Lopez delivered several secrets on the mechanics of his show, A Sunday in the countryside.

An event that has become unmissable in just a few months, A Sunday in the countryside accompanies the Sunday afternoons of millions of French people (almost) every weekend. At the helm of this general public show: Frédéric Lopez, the journalist accustomed to collecting the secrets of celebrities in unprecedented, if not unusual, conditions. At the dawn of the broadcast of the fiftieth issue this November 24 on France 2, he focused on the way in which his guests are selected in Media cultures.

A Sunday in the countryside : do guests know in advance which celebrities they are sharing the experience with?

Thomas Isle first spoke about the mechanics of the program and Frédéric Lopez assured that the guests did not know in advance the identity of their comrades during this expedition. “Normally, that's the concept. I think it's happened in maybe 1% of cases that guests who are very scared want to know. But I don't know about it”he indicated. The host of Europe 1 stressed that his colleague is not there when his guests, often filmed on board a boat to reach their place of residence for a weekend, meet for the very first time. It is then possible that they do not recognize each other, as Thomas Isle notes. “Virginie Grimaldifor example, she is very rare in interviews, she has sold millions of books, but there is also this risk”he noted. “There are treasures of diplomacy, we can clearly see that!”confirmed his interlocutor with a laugh.

A Sunday in the countryside : Frédéric Lopez explains how the guest trios are made up on his show

Despite the gap between his guests, Frédéric Lopez seems to be having fun putting together the cast. “We like it when there are stars who have always been part of our lives like NicolettaMichel Fugain, and then someone who is super fashionable at the moment like VianneyThen comedians or young singers. I like this generational difference because it makes for some very funny things.”he noticed according to the seasons.