This 4-CD set pays tribute to the French poet Jacques Prevert. He is generally considered as the 20th century’s greatest writer. For his words are simple. They are intended for those they describe. The tragic aspect is never absolute for Prevert – the last word is always with humour. Prevert was an author for commoners, an aristocrat of the streets. Each of the CDs is dedicated to a particular topic (childhood, love, music, freedom) and features a selection of Prevert’s texts read by the author himself or by great actors, his friends (radio archives) – including interviews of his contemporaries. In French..

(3-CD box set) Admiral Philippe de Gaulle - Charles de Gaulle's son - wrote his memoirs in 2004. This best-seller created many controversies to which this conference with Michel Tauriac (with whom the Admiral had written his book), explaining softly and lively about the Admiral's extraordinary life, should give an answer. In French.

Jean Cocteau’s sound producer Fred Kiriloff have compiled a four-CD boxed set of historic Cocteau recordings, including Parade, Jean Cocteau’s Theatre, Les Voleurs d’Enfants (The Abductors), La Toison d’Or (The Golden Fleece), La Machine Infernale (The Infernal Mechanism), La Voix Humaine (The Human Voice), Presentation of the Group of Six, Le Bel Indifferent (The Callous Beau), Les Parents Terribles, Reception Speech at the Academie Francaise. Plus previously unissued items, such as: L’Arbre de Noël (The Christmas Tree), Crucifixion, Nuit de Noël (Christmas Night) and the Preface to Les Maries de la Tour Eiffel (The Eiffel Tower Wedding).Cocteau’s world involved collaborations with Francis Poulenc, Eric Satie, Marianne Oswald, Suzy Solidor, Edith Piaf, Jean Marais, Jeanne Moreau, Diaghilev, Picasso and more. Includes a 48 page booklet with both French and English notes.

This 4 CDs set delivers a selection of the political debates held in the National Assembly of France about Abortion, between November and December 1974. As result of these historical debates, a law was voted in order to authorize abortion. For the very first time on CD, more than 4 hours of the passionate discussions between the politicians are given to the public’s attention. In French (with Simone Veil, Henry Berger, Helene Misoffe, Jacques-Antoine Gau, Jacques Chambaz, Jean Foyer, Lucien Neuwirth, Louis Mexandeau, Jean Desanlis, Alexandre Bolo, Albin Chalandon, Rene Feït, Loïc Bouvard, Jacques Medecin, Etienne Pinte, Claude Peyret, Raymond Forni, Michel Debre, Pierre Bas, Justin Hausherr, Jean Bastide).

This special box set presents the three volumes of the Francoise Dolto's broadcastings anthology previously released separately under reference FA5105-FA5106-FA5107. Francoise DOLTO is worldwide known for beeing the origin of a new consideration of the child. She will remain a undeniable founder of the modern approach of the children's psychism. Her talent remains also in the proximity she was able to create with the audience. Her radio shows are remarquable for this and are also historicaly extraordinary: indeed it was the first time ever that an expert in the psychoanalysis was presented to the public in a national station. In french.

This 3 CD set delivers the sound anthology (1969-2000) of philosopher Jean-Toussaint Desanti, selected from the National Radio archives by Christine Goeme. For a intimate and personal access to the work of a major philosopher of 20th century. In French.

(3-CD set) French miners were called "gueules noires" (black mouths) because the coal would cover their faces in black. This set is the unique testimony of the miners and their wives, so that the memory of a profession, a culture and a community doesn't get erased with time. These testimonies (spoken in French) allow US to consider and to be part of the human adventure in a 20th century's industrial France.

This CD features a reading by Pierre Bellemare of Charles Dickens’ novels “Le Grillons du foyer”, “Nouvelles de Scotland Yard: La Paire de gant; Une manoeuvre astucieuse; Le Canape”. In french.

This 3CD set presents a selection of broadcasted archives related to the African continent's culture, religions and beliefs, extracted from the very best of producer's Robert Arnaut documentaries. The selection has been made by Thomas Baumgartner, a producer at France Culture, with the recorded comments by Robert Arnaut. The 3 CDs are summarized on this in three categories around Traditionnal medicine, Religion and faith and the every-day life. In French.

Region by region, Fremeaux & Associes Geographic constructs a geography of sounds. It presents the listener with a series of authentic, unaltered landscapes without reconstruction or addition. The approach focuses on natural and technological soundscapes and the way these change with each passing hour or season or as the heavens open. Fremeaux & Associes Geographic baut eine Geographie der Töne auf, deren Region die Werkeinheit ist. Die CD bietet dem Gehör eine Folge von authentischen Landschaften, ohne Umwandlung, ohne Rekonstruktion und ohne Hinzufügung. Der Ansatz interessiert sich für unser Besitztum und ist auf natürliche und technologische Tonlandschaften orientiert, ihre Entwicklungen je nach Uhrzeit, Jahreszeit, die Niederschläge… Fremeaux & Associes Geographic construye una geografía de sonidos, donde la región constituye la unidad de la obra. El disco propone escuchar una serie de paisajes autenticos, sin transformaciones, sin reconstrucciones ni anadidos. El enfoque pretende destacar el patrimonio y está orientado hacia los paisajes sonoros naturales y tecnológicos, y su evolución segun la hora, la estación, la climatología… Fremeaux & Associes Geographic costruisce una geografia dei suoni, la cui regione e l’unitA d’opera. Il disco propone all’ascolto una serie di paesaggi autentici, senza trasformazione, ricostruzione o aggiunta. In questi paesaggi... L’approccio e patrimoniale e si orienta verso paesaggi sonori naturali e tecnologici, verso le loro evoluzioni a seconda dell’ora, della stagione, delle precipitazioni atmosferiche... Fremeaux & Associes Geographic stelt een geografie van geluiden op, waarbij de streek een deel van het oeuvre vormt. Fremeaux & Associes Geographic brengt een opeenvolging van authentieke landschappen ten gehore, zonder vervorming, reconstructie of toevoegingen. De benadering is patrimoniaal en is gericht op natuurlijke en technologische geluidslandschappen, en hun ontwikkeling die afhangt van de tijd, het seizoen, de neerslag…

This is the first volume of a new collection about the history of philosophy, in coedition with famed editor "Presses Universitaires de France" (PUF) and directed by famous French Philosopher and columnist Jean-Francois Mattei. In this 3 CD audiobook the author deals with the Ancient Greece philosophers Plato and Aristotle.

This 2 CD set delivers a conference held in French by Patrick Fremeaux on the Western prejudice against Tribal art. It is followed by field-recordings from the Dogon Country made by Patrick Kersale.

In this 4 CD testimony interviews, Jorge Semprun tells about his life, and numerous democratics fights. From the clandestinity in Spain during Franco's regime, to French Resistance, and the Ministry of culture in Spain when the democracy turns back. In French

HERBERT MARCUSE – HENRI LEFEBVRE With this volume # 21, Michel Onfray deals with Herbert Marcuse & Henri Lefebvre, philosophers who have inspired the youth revolts of 1968 and the renewal of the far-left politics since the 1960’s. A 13 CDs box set by Michel Onfray. In French. A Counter History of Philosophy by famous French philosopher Michel Onfray - with 800 000 records sold until today! "A parallel history of thinking, that rehabilitates the hedonist and materialist tradition, that resuscitates the gnostics, libertines, baroques, dyonisiac socialists, free spirits and other visionaries..." Robert Maggiori, Liberation

Philipe Sollers tells in this CD the importance of China in is novels. This recording delivers long readings, by Philippe Sollers himself, of the following novels: "L'Etoile des Amants", "Le Secret", "Studio", "Passion Fixe" (© Gallimard) and Paradis (© Editions du Seuil 1981). Audiobook in French.

In this 2 CD audio book, the famous philosopher Michel Onfray draws a parallel between 9/11 and the terrorist attacks that hit the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Faced with terror and death, what are the governments to do ? In French.

This is the fifth volume of Fremeaux's new collection, about the History of French Literature. Directed by Alain Viala, an esteemed historian and College Professor, in coedition with editor "Presses Universitaires de France" (PUF), this collection proposes to stress the history of French Literature during the 19th century. A 5 CD audiobook, in French.

A Counter History of Philosophy by famous French philosopher Michel Onfray - with 400 000 records sold until today! This volume #09 is dedicated to the studie of the early 19th century. "A parallel history of thinking, that rehabilitates the hedonist and materialist tradition, that resuscitates the gnostics, libertines, baroques, dyonisiac socialists, free spirits and other visionaries..." Robert Maggiori, Liberation

This 12 CD box delivers a masterpiece in the history of both Broadcasting and French literature: the complete recordings of Paul Claudel interviews by Jean Amrouche, realized for the National Broadcasts in 1951 and 1952. In French.

The Marcel Pagnol's incredible trilogy ends with "Cesar". It is the authentic audio book version of the 1936 movie, in which Marcel Pagnol himself is the narrator. A very immersive way to discover the work of one of the most important French author and film director of the XXth Century. In French.

This 4-CD set box features the readings of two of Jules Romains’s most famous comedies: KNOCK and M. LE TROUHADEC. Jules Romain interprets himself his plays (in the French language) and even disguise his voice to give birth to his characters. This historical recording is presented by Olivier Rony (inheritance of Jules Romains) and allow us to discover these majors works of French theater patrimony.

This CD features one of Hans Christian Anderson's most famous tales, "Le Vilain petit canard" (The Ugly Ducking). The story delivers a message of moral acceptation, read here in French by young and brilliant Ludivine Sagnier. Jean-Pierre Marielle reads two other tales, "Les Habits neufs de l'Empereur" (The Emperor's New Clothes) and "La Princesse au petit pois" (The Princess and the Pea). All the readings have feature original music by Vincent Bouchot performed by 5 musicians.

(6-CD set) Read by the author in French.

This 2 CDs boxset features a historical reading by actor Philippe Dumat of several novells by Marcel Ayme - particularly his most famous "Le Passe-muraille". The CD features the radiophonic recording made in 1957 (© Gallimard) and is followed by "La Carte", "Le Proverbe", "La Legende Poldeve" Claude Colombini-Fremeaux

This is the first volume of Fremeaux's new collection, about French History. Directed by Claude Gauvard, an esteemed historian and college Professor, in coedition with famed editor "Presses Universitaires de France" (PUF), this collection proposes historical lectures on French history by the best specialists of the different periods. In this 5 CDs boxed set Bruno Dumezil tells us the history of France frome the Gauls to the Merovingian Dynasty.