“Tell me Bastia 1978”, the European adventure of Sporting told in a book

Director, last spring, of a podcast dedicated to the European epic of SEC Bastia in 1978, journalist Jacques Santucci has translated his series of twelve episodes into a book. Entitled “Raconte-moi Bastia 1978”, the work is now commercially available.

From digital to paper.

A little over six months after releasing the podcast “Raconte-moi Bastia 1978”, Jacques Santucci publishes this series of twelve episodes in the form of an eponymous book.

This time, the independent journalist from Propriano has written down the anecdotes and other little stories that have marked the European epic of Sporting de Bastia, forever engraved in the island’s collective memory.

“I wanted to go further, go beyond the sporting framework and the field, the 32-year-old author told us last spring, when the podcast was released. The idea is to go to the end of the epic, to the depths of the hearts of the players and their memories in order to present this adventure to a new generation for whom, I think, it is quite unknown.”

From now on, it is in a book that he has chosen to (re)tell “little stories in history” players from Pierre Cahuzac. The 124-page book is on sale on the internet and, since Monday, in several shops on the island.

HAS On the occasion of its release, Jacques Santucci explains to us how he adapted his podcast to paper format. Interview.

France 3 Corse: Turning the podcast into a book, was it the logical continuation of “Raconte-moi Bastia 1978”?

Jacques Santucci: I had this idea quickly, while I was making the podcast. So I naturally started writing this book. From the beginning, it was important to me to have a physical support to hold in my hands. I wanted it for myself but also for the older generations.

Did you find that the podcast was more accessible to young people?

It’s a bit like that. This format was very good for new generations and I got very good feedback. So I said to myself “why not make a book out of it?”. So it went like this…

How did you go about transposing the podcast onto paper?

In the book, I publish scripts and testimonies which I have therefore transcribed. There are also a lot of photos by Gérard Baldocchi who gave me his consent for me to use them in the podcast. There are also quite a few press cuttings from Corse-Matin of the time. Here too, I had the agreement of the former director of the newspaper, Roger Antech. Regarding the text written for the podcast, I readapted it a little, in particular to remove the familiarities of spoken language.

A QR rope also appears at the beginning of the book…

Yes. I slipped it in so people who own the book can link live to the podcast. We will therefore be able to read and watch the images in the book and, at the same time, listen to the goals being commented on and the atmosphere of the stadiums. There are therefore passages, with a small microphone emoji in bold italics, which refer to the goals commented on.

The book was printed in Corsica. How was its production carried out?

As with the podcast, I first did everything alone: ​​I created all the graphic layout, I set up a website for distribution and pre-orders, with payment, invoicing and software software. labeling. Then, recently, I agreed with the Signature di Balagna printing company so that the book would be entirely printed in Corsica. I had quotes abroad and in France which were logically less expensive but I preferred to make a small financial sacrifice so that this epic, which is fully part of the history of the island beyond football , or printed by us. I am actually very happy and quite proud of it. This printing company located in Calvi therefore manufactured 1,000 copies for the first print run.

Apart from the website, where the book has since been available to order, where can we find it?

I canvassed bookstores and supermarkets, particularly in Valinco where the book is available at Marine Presse in Propriano. I’m going to load the other copies into the car and go around the island to offer it everywhere. From this Monday, December 9, iIt will be available in several points of sale, notably in all Fnac stores in Corsica and at the Papi bookstore in Bastia which has exclusivity in the city.

Last spring, we met Jacques Santucci during the release of the podcast “Raconte-moi Bastia 1978”.

In total, you worked for two years on the podcast, then on the book. What do you remember from this adventure?

It’s the biggest moment in sport in Corsica. So it’s pretty great to have gotten my hands on it and, above all, to have been able to meet all these former players. What comes from the book and the podcast is what I liked the most, that is to say the human side which surrounds this epic. These are the stories of dads, the stories of Krimau who arrives in Corsica, of the young high school student Jean-Marie De Zerbi etc. It’s really these human stories that struck me the most.

For the rest, these are football matches and all the clubs have had great matches in their history. For me, speaking with these people and being able to transmit and transcribe it remains the most important thing.

*Raconte-moi Bastia 1978″, MS Prod, Signature of Balagna, 124 pages, €29.90