TV series

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 · 20 seasons

A relaxed, conversational variety show with performances and interviews, easy to dip in and out of.

Overview: Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
How it feels: Warm, earnest and light. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Music, art, celebrity, media
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
art
celebrity
media
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none