In the Bay of the Somme, fishing is also done on foot. Here, plants and flowers are carefully tended to while lambs roam the meadows and saffron bulbs prepare to bloom in autumn.

In the South of France, while fishing goes on, oyster and mussel farmers are in the midst of harvesting. Flower wines and the famous tielle and brasucade are also hard to resist.

Culinary programme, hosted by Michelin-starred chef Guy Martin, that presents iconic foods and ingredients that are associated with French cuisine.

In this episode, we discover cabinet making, along with Mathieu Vath, a thirty-five year old master cabinet maker and restorer.

From the house Février, a feather factory, to Ludwig and Dominique, art cabinetmakers, we follow these Parisians with their little-known, but extraordinary trade that bring to light the "Parisian excellence".

In this episode, we set off on a journey to the central region of France. In the course of our research, we will meet several exceptional craftsmen.

Human beings have always forged, blown, molded, sculpted, shaped or fashioned raw materials such as sand, clay, wood and many other kinds of compounds, for the sole purpose of inventing and creating to reach that moment when passion for a well-crafted piece is combined with the love of beauty. Traditional or innovative techniques, and most importantly a taste for excellence, have been passed down from generation to generation.
Technical mastery, know-how, audacity, high standards: this series is devoted to the art of the gesture through the eyes of its creator.

Experience the concepts of art and cuisine combined together. Enjoy the representation of the culinary masterpieces and learn about the historical symbolism and depths of art.

There are millions of billions of them on Earth. Often considered as harmful or invasive, ants play a major role in ecosystems.

While Marie Curie has been honored in the entire world and embodies a model of excellence, her story and her life remain unknown.

There are over 125 million twins on the planet, almost 2% of the population and the number is rising all the time! Sabine and Jamy set out to discover this mystery of human reproduction.

At the foot of the town of Sète lies one of the jewels of the Mediterranean Sea : the Etang de Thau. This lagoon is a true incubator where life emerges from the very depths.

On December 16, 2011, the cargo ship TK Bremen ran aground on the south coast of Morbihan, Brittany. On January 13, the cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the island of Giglio. How can we prevent these terrible events from happening?

More and more solar energy projects are springing up around the world. But is this booming clean energy the solution to our energy needs? Let's put some light on it!

In 2010, 3,992 people were killed in road accidents, and around the same number were severely disabled. Many of these tragedies occur on everyday journeys or in seemingly risk-free situations. On the road, we're all convinced we're good drivers and we underestimate the unexpected and its dangers.

Christmas brings a veritable toy rush. Through his encounters, Fred reveals which toys are the most fashionable and the drastic standards to which they are subjected.

Extreme snow events occur on average every ten years in France, causing havoc on both road and rail. Let's get prepared!

Caves are intimately linked to the history of our rivers: as the rivers dig their beds and sink into the valleys, the underground galleries slowly plunge down into the bowels of the Earth, nibbling ever deeper into the rock. But in the Ardèche, nothing seems to have happened this way: the caves first appeared in the depths and then gained ground as they rose to the surface.

In France, life expectancy at birth is now 78 years for men and almost 85 years for women. This life expectancy has almost doubled in the last century, and the number of French centenarians is increasing all the time. In 1900, there were fewer than a hundred, compared with over 15,000 today. Why is life expectancy constantly increasing? Will we ever reach a limit?

In French Guiana, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, Europe has built one of the world's largest space centers, between Kourou and Sinnamary. This is where the famous Ariane 5 rocket takes off from. But new launchers have arrived in French Guiana. The Europeans have teamed up with the Russians to launch the Soyuz rocket. And they have inaugurated a new launcher, Vega.

What does our sense of balance depend on? Why are we afraid of heights? Are we all equal when it comes to vertigo? Sabine and Jamy investigate. At ground level or suspended over a hundred meters above the void, Sabine will put her balance to the test, supervised by a new breed of tightrope walkers: highliners.

More than 120 years after its construction, the Iron Lady still dominates the capital, and has undergone a facelift over the years. New work is underway to refurbish the entire second floor and offer visitors a whole new sensory experience. The two large pavilions will be rebuilt to house a new auditorium and a space dedicated to Gustave Eiffel.

France's coastal communities are increasingly threatened by marine erosion. On the Aquitaine coast, almost 400 buildings could be swallowed up by the sea by 2040. While sandy beaches are the most affected, the rocky coast is not spared. Jamy and Sabine travel to the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts to see how the coastline is retreating.

We spend almost a third of our lives asleep. Early sleepers, night owls or insomniacs, we all have our own sleep cycles. To understand how we sleep, Sabine, a night owl, spent the night in a sleep center in Lyon. Jamy spends a sleepless night in town to enlighten us on the secrets of the sandman.

While the sun and waves delight bathers every summer, the seaside is not without its dangers. During the summer of 2012, 176 people drowned on the French coastline. Sabine and Jamy will be following the daily lives of the rescue swimmers from SNSM, the French national lifeboat company, which guards almost a third of French beaches. Last year, they rescued over 1,500 people.

For mountaineers and snowboarders, the mountains are an immense playground and an area of limitless freedom. But it is also riddled with traps that can close in on the most imprudent. Avalanches, for example, kill around thirty people every year.

2.6 billion passengers traveled by air in 2010, and air traffic is constantly increasing. How do we keep up with this ever-increasing demand? Fred takes us behind the scenes at Roissy - Charles de Gaulle, the world's seventh-largest airport and Europe's second-largest, just behind London Heathrow. For his part, Jamy sets up his laboratory as close as possible to the planes.

Ile Longue, opposite Brest, is home to the French Navy's most secret and strategic base. It is from here that the 4 French submarines armed with nuclear missiles depart. Their mission: to deter potential enemies from attacking France. For a few days, Fred shared the lives of the 110-strong crew of the "Téméraire".

Do airplanes hide to die? They end their lives far from our eyes, in American deserts or in small French airports away from the big international terminals. It's at Châteauroux airport, on the occasion of the demise of one of these giants of the air, the famous 747, that we're going to take a look at how aircraft recycling works.

With Fred and Jamy, we're going to put our memory, or rather our memories, to the test and learn how to use them properly. In a neuroscience laboratory at Paris-Descartes University, Fred takes part in virtual reality tests to assess his short-term memory and memory consolidation. Jamy explains why and how certain events in our lives are quickly forgotten, while others remain engraved forever.

Hunted, poisoned or poached, the wolf had completely disappeared from French territory by the middle of the 20th century. Around twenty years ago, it reappeared in the heart of the Mercantour, in the southern Alps, from Italy. Sabine set out on the trail of this predator to measure the consequences of its return on wildlife and sheep herds.

Get smarter the Fun way! What is recyclable? What's a clone? How does music spread? Can ants speak? How does a soap bubble take shape? The Whizz Report provides children of all ages with answers to their questions. 2 hosts, 1 lab van, full-scale observations and experiments. A step-by-step description to better understand and discover the world in a fun way.

A stroll along the meandering Loire River from the castles of Chambord, Blois or Chaumont to the estuary of Saint-Nazaire, where it flows into the ocean.

From Mount Gerbier-de-Jonc to Orleans, following the flow of the river Loire, many astounding landscapes are yet to be discovered. Stroll along the majestic Loire.

We invite you to embark on an adventure which will uncover the secrets of the river Loire: its astonishing landscapes, winding banks.

Built three centuries apart, the Alhambra of Granada and the castle of Fontainebleau are the representation of the dreams of power of the monarchs of the past...

From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, the basilica of Vézelay, the cathedral of Metz and the chapel of Ronchamp have shown the spiritual power of light...

The history of theater in Europe as seen through the architecture of halls dedicated to live performance, from Antiquity to the 19th century.

How did Reunion Island emerge from the Indian Ocean almost 3 million years ago? And how did the vegetation that covers it then reach its shores?

They have difficulty reading, writing, counting, coordinating their movements or expressing themselves coherently. Today, we're focusing on the children with what are known as "dys disorders". Whether it's dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysphasia, dyscalculia or dysorthographia, between 10 and 15% of children in France suffer from such learning disorders.

Sabine and Jamy set sail for Aigues-Mortes, in the southwest of the Camargue. Since ancient times, man has been building huge lagoons to cultivate sea salt.

It's no bigger than a fist but it keeps us alive with its regular beating. The heart is an extraordinary machine, essential to our entire organism.