Pays-de-la-Loire
Start of the Vendée Globe, Sunday 10 at 12:55 p.m. on France 3
After a departure without an audience in 2020 due to Covid-19, this 10e edition of the Vendée Globe is a great celebration, bringing together more than 2 million people in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the famous village of the event. A warm atmosphere that the skippers enjoy, before finding themselves at sea to cover 45,000 kilometers alone, as Alan Roura from the Hublot team explains to us. At 31, he sets out to become the 8e skipper to complete the race three times, after having succeeded in 2016 and 2020-2021: “We feel that the public was looking forward to it, and it lived up to all my hopes. But on the day of departure, after leaving the channel, there is a phase of solitude, you immediately have to put yourself in your bubble, and face the weather. » Fortunately, modern technologies allow skippers to keep in touch with family and friends: “I think it’s better than a psychologist”laughs Alan Roura.
For a sailor, the Vendée Globe race is a bit like the equivalent of a World Cup for a footballer. And not only because it takes place at the same frequency, every four years. “It’s the longest and hardest race for sailors, it requires a lot of preparation and energy,” comments Alan Roura. It is at once an expedition, an adventure and a race. It's the Holy Grail alone. » Witness the departure, on site or on television, live on France 3 as every year, of these modern-day adventurers, moreover with a departure and arrival highlighting the French maritime heritage, and more precisely that of Vendée, remains suspended for a moment, recalling the immensity of the ocean and ultimately the tiny place of the human being. With Les Sables-d'Olonne behind him, Alan Roura can't wait: “Passing Cape Horn, this dark shape with nothing around it, it’s magnificent. » Duration: 55 mins.
Great East
Wild France: the Vosges, the mysterious forest, Tuesday 12 at 11:40 a.m. on arte
This episode of the magnificent documentary series from 2011 – rebroadcast on arte for our greatest pleasure – takes us to discover the fauna and flora of the forests of the Vosges massif. Our guide is none other than Sophie Marceau, making the immersion even more beautiful with her voice, thanks to her sense of storytelling. The antlers of majestic deer clash, while the felines find sustenance in the beautiful autumn leaves and the trees seek the light. Duration: 45 mins.
Normandie
From Verdun to the D-Day beaches… traces of war, Wednesday 13 at 9:05 p.m. on France 3
In two world wars, French territory, a major battlefield of conflicts, was ravaged. This France 3 film rightly reminds us of this, by answering a question: what have we done with the war sites? From the infamous martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane to the bunkers overlooking the landing beaches, the remains of war call for a duty of memory. Where we see, thanks to enthusiasts, that like on a body, the wounds of yesteryear have become more than scars: character traits. Duration: 1h35.
Guadeloupe
Great escapes: from Guadeloupe to Saint-Martin, Saturday 16 at 9:00 p.m. on France 5
A change of scenery and the desire for a vacation guaranteed, while in the essential France 5 travel show, Sabine Quindou sets sail for Guadeloupe, we find her aboard a racing boat, on tropical waters, and A coconut sorbet is promised to him as a reward. After the effort, a lot of comfort, the superb landscapes of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, the two main islands of Guadeloupe, offered themselves to her as well as to us. From playful encounters to gourmet breaks, she takes the opportunity to continue the escape to another island, Saint-Martin. Duration: 1h30.
Nouvellelle-Aquitaine
Heading for the Euroregion: preserving the black bee of the Pyrenees, on TV7 in replay
Direction Itxassou, which, you will have understood when you try to pronounce it, is located in the Basque Country. TV7's local program meets beekeepers to try to understand the importance of preserving the Pyrenees black bee. Taking its name from its color, it is defended by enthusiasts, campaigning so that it remains in the majority in the territory, and praising its great capacity for adaptation. For this, a “black bee conservatory” even provides the right equipment for budding beekeepers. And in honey. Duration: 8 mins.
