Téléchat is a Franco-Belgian French-language children's television series created by Roland Topor and Henri Xhonneux. The series aired on France 2 as a segment of Récré A2,[1] and ran for 234 episodes between 1983 and 1986. A satire of news broadcasting, the series centers around a TV news program presented by two anthropomorphic puppets—Groucha, a cat, and Lola, an ostrich.[2][3][4] The series was later rebroadcast on France 5 in the 1990s, and on Arte in the 2010s.[3] In Belgium, the series premiered first on RTBF1's Lollipop strand, on 19 September 1983.[5]
| Téléchat | |
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| Country of origin |
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| Original language | French |
| No. of episodes | 234 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Éric Van Beuren |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
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| Network | RTBF1 Antenne 2 |
| Release | 1983 – 1986 |
References
edit- ^ Chabert, Chrystel (30 December 2019). "Roland Topor, dessinateur génial et créateur de Téléchat au Musée de l'illustration jeunesse de Moulins". France Info (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ 國際偶戲學術研討會論文集 [International Puppet Theatre Conference Proceedings]. 雲林縣立文化中心. 1999. p. 277. ISBN 957-02-4287-6.
- ^ a b Gonzalez, Romain (30 April 2014). "Téléchat est – toujours – l'émission la plus étrange de l'histoire de la télévision" [Téléchat is – still – the strangest show in the history of television]. Vice. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Bindé, Joséphine (3 April 2017). "De "Hara-Kiri" à "Téléchat", le dessinateur Roland Topor est un génie de l'humour noir". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Raymond Marcillac, Chronique de la Télévision, Éditions Chronique, ISBN 2-905969-76-8 p. 219
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