Infrarouge

Infrarouge
Infrarouge
GenreTelevision documentary
Presented byMarie Drucker
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
ReleaseFebruary 2, 2006 (2006-02-02) –
present

Infrarouge is a French documentary television series and TV news magazine, airing on France 2 since 2006. Since 2017, it has been presented by French journalist and news presenter Marie Drucker.

Broadcast history

The program started in 2006, airing on the network France 2. It is broadcast on Tuesdays in the evening.[1][2] Originally, it aired following the investigative documentary series Envoyé spécial.[2] It is named for infrared light, "for what cannot be seen with the naked eye". The first episode, the documentary film Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS, directed by Yves Boisset, aired 2 February 2006.[3] In 2015, several of their documentaries were made available for free on YouTube. This was done in an effort to combat piracy, and also over complaints over the lateness of the slot in which the slot aired.[4] It was previously available on the streaming site Pluzz [fr].[4]

In 2017, journalist and news presenter Marie Drucker became the presenter and producer of the program. Prior to this, there was no person presenting the program. She had stopped presenting news in mid-2016, instead focusing on documentary production, founding a production company later that year. The program was also to be followed by a new slot, titled 25 nuances de doc.[1][5]

Contents

Documentaries in the series focus on societal change and development.[1] According to Fabrice Puchault, who was in charge of France 2's documentaries, the series initially focused on French society and its history.[2] As of 2012, they had aired over 200 documentaries.[2] Directors that have aired documentaries for the series include Julien Donada [fr], Michael Pitiot, Nils Tavernier, and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Guadalupe, Florian (5 July 2017). "Marie Drucker incarnera "Infrarouge" sur France 2" [Marie Drucker to present "Infrarouge" on France 2]. Puremédias (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Ekchajzer, François (16 June 2012). "France 2 consacre une nuit entière au documentaire" [France 2 dedicates an entire night to the documentary]. Télérama (in French). Paris. ISSN 0040-2699. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ Dassonville, Aude (2 February 2006). "Temple solaire : l'enquête troublante d'Yves Boisset" [Solar Temple: Yves Boisset's troubling investigation]. Le Parisien (in French). ISSN 0767-3558. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Ekchajzer, François (21 June 2015). "Les docs d'"Infrarouge" s'invitent sur YouTube" ["Infrarouge" docs come to YouTube]. Télérama (in French). Paris. ISSN 0040-2699. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ Drucker, Marie (12 January 2024). "Marie Drucker : "Le documentaire est une autre fenêtre sur le monde, qui me passionne"" [Marie Drucker: "Documentaries are another window on the world, and I'm passionate about them"]. L'Humanité (in French). Paris. ISSN 0242-6870. Retrieved 21 June 2024.