Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is reborn. From December 7, the monument ravaged by flames on the night of April 15, 2019 will reopen its doors to the public. Five years of titanic construction were necessary for its rebirth, and its new face will be revealed by the France Télévisions cameras from Friday, November 29, which will enter the restored building, on the occasion of the president's last site visit. of the Republic Emmanuel Macron. But other television channels have also set up a system to cover the event.
A special show on France 2 this Friday
It is therefore France Télévisions, official broadcaster of this reopening, which will get the ball rolling for this exceptional system with a special program broadcast on November 29, from 9:30 a.m. On France 2, Julian Bugier, accompanied by Nathalie Saint-Cricq and editorial reporters will offer a guided tour into the mysteries of the cathedral then broadcast the first speech of the Head of State in front of the companions and patrons who worked on this restoration . Experts on set (Anne-Cécile Beaudoin, Alexandre Giuglaris and Mathieu Lours) will bring their added value to the comments of this event. As a result, the usual morning programs, “The Kindergarten House”, “Everyone takes their turn” and “Everyone wants to take their place” will be canceled or postponed. On December 3, Stéphane Bern will take over with a major documentary evening during which three new formats will be broadcast: “Notre-Dame resurrection”, “The breath of Notre-Dame” and “Notre-Dame de Paris, the ordeal centuries”.
The Franceinfo channel is also mobilizing to follow this event on channel 27 throughout the news slots on November 29. Camille Grenu, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., then Jean-Christophe Galeazzi, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., will return with guests to the highlights of this particularly anticipated day.
Other channels also mobilized
For its part, BFMTV will offer a report every day from December 2 to 6 to follow the final preparations for the reopening of the building. A subject which will be broadcast in the morning “Première Édition”. Saturday December 7, a special program presented by Perrine Storme will be broadcast from 3 to 6 p.m. from the square in front of the cathedral, to follow the speech by the President of the Republic and the inauguration of Notre-Dame by the Archbishop of Paris. From 6 to 10 p.m., Benjamin Duhamel will take over the special relocated edition. Sunday December 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Maxime Switek will present a major special program, also relocated, on the occasion of the opening of the cathedral to the public and the first mass celebrated within it. The masses will be commented live on the channel.
CNews is not to be outdone and promises to bring the celebrations planned for this inauguration live. The channel will be particularly busy during the weekend of December 7 and 8 with several special editions and numerous reports devoted to the stages of the “construction site of the century”. The reopening ceremony, the President's speech on the square in front of the cathedral and the inaugural mass presided over by the Archbishop of Paris will be broadcast live.
At war with France Télévisions, which it accuses of having wanted to monopolize this national event, according to information from “Parisien”, TF1 has decided not to disrupt its antenna. But via LCI, the group will nevertheless offer from 10 a.m. a special edition “Notre-Dame, the resurrection”, with images of the new cathedral, in the presence of the craftsmen who worked on its rebirth. Amélie Carrouër and Christophe Moulin will present this meeting. TF1 will also broadcast “Notre-Dame, the construction site of their lives”a two-part documentary on restoration artisans, on Sunday December 1 from 1:40 p.m., as part of its “Grands reportages” program.
