La Boîte à sel explained

Genre:Satirical
Country:France
Language:French
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:22–24 minutes
Channel:RTF

La Boîte à sel (English: The Salt Box) is a French satirical comedy and current affairs television program created and presented by Jacques Grello, Robert Rocca and Pierre Tchernia that aired on RTF (French Radio and Television Broadcasting) from October 16, 1955, to November 5, 1960.[1] [2]

Several famous French actors and comics participated on the show such as Michel Roux. Paul Préboist or the actress Dora Doll.[3] [4]

History

La Boîte à sel was the first satirical television show in France. The show caused controversy as the producers refused to censor jokes about the Algerian War thus ending the program.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dictionnaire de la télévision française . 9782365838092 . January 2014 . Nouveau Monde éditions .
  2. Book: 50 ans de télévision . 9782368902431 . 21 April 2016 . Le Passeur .
  3. Book: Behrmann, Sven. Politische Satire im deutschen und französischen Rundfunk. 1 May 2002. Königshausen & Neumann. 978-3-8260-2346-0 . Google Books. 74–75.
  4. Michel Royer, Comiques et présidents, Paris Première, 2006, documentary broadcast on 16 October 2008, 52 min
  5. Book: De la part de la reine mère: l'Afrique du Nord des Romains aux pieds-noirs . 9782851137319 . 22 July 2019 . Le Lys Bleu Éditions . 240.