Lectures pour tous explained

Director:	Pierre Dumayet
Presenter:	Pierre Dumayet Max-Pol Fouchet Pierre Desgraupes
Country:	France
Language:	French
Camera:	Multi-camera
Runtime:	22–24 minutes
Channel:	RTF

Lectures pour tous was the first French television show discussing Literature.^[1] The show was created and presented by Pierre Dumayet, it was broadcast from March 27, 1953 to May 8, 1968, on RTF.^[2]

Premise

The shows principle was to analyse and review literature on television.^{[3] [4]} Authors of books were interviewed and discussed, the show was designed to entertain and educate the french viewing public.^[5] People of all backgrounds were invited to discuss literature on the show.^[6]

Reception

The show was critically acclaimed for elevating the quality of television on French television.^[7] According to Le Monde in 1962 Lectures pour tous had between 26% and 32% of the French viewing public.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'Œil de l'INA : Lectures pour tous, la première émission littéraire. November 6, 2021. Le Figaro.
2. Web site: Dumayet ou l'art de l'entretien littéraire . 8 April 2020 .
3. Book: Andre Bazin's New Media. AndrŽ. Bazin. Dudley. Andrew. October 3, 2014. Univ of California Press. 9780520283565 . Google Books.
4. Book: Dealing with Authorship: Authors between Texts, Editors and Public Discourses. Sarah. Burnautzki. Frederik. Kiparski. Raphaël. Thierry. October 30, 2018. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 9781527520738 . Google Books.
5. Web site: Pionnier de la télévision, Pierre Dumayet est mort. November 17, 2011. Le Monde.
6. Web site: Décès - " Lecture pour tous ", c'est lui. " Cinq colonnes à la Une " aussi. Pierre Dumayet est mort hier. Inventeur de la télévision. L'Est Républicain.
7. Web site: LECTURES POUR TOUS. July 31, 1957. Le Monde.
8. Book: Chaplin, Tamara. Turning On the Mind: French Philosophers on Television. December 12, 2007. University of Chicago Press. 9780226509914 . Google Books.