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). In 2015, a new show, ''l'Esprit Sorcier'' hosted by Frédéric Courant began airing online, presenting itself as a successor to ''C'est pas sorcier''.

The presenters

In the show, "Sabine" ( Sabine Quindou) and "Fred" ( Frédéric Courant) work together in the field. They travel around the world, interviewing specialists, and asking questions to "Jamy" (

Jamy Gourmaud Jamy Gourmaud (, born 17 January 1964) is a journalist well known from the educational TV show '' C'est pas sorcier'' that he presented with Frédéric Courant and Sabine Quindou and was produced by the channel France 3 from 1993 until 2014. Jam ...

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Topic

The programs can be classified into six categories: *La Terre et l'Univers - (The earth and universe) (71 programmes) including: l'Espace et l'astronomie (space and astronomy) (18), la géologie (geology) (21), la géographie (geography), les découvertes (discovery) (32) *La biodiversité, l'agronomie et l'environnement (biodiversity, agronomy and environment) (138) including la faune (fauna) (67), la botanique (botany) (14), l'alimentation et l'agronomie (food and agriculture) (25), l'écologie et le climat (ecology and climate) (32) *Le sport et la santé (sport and health) (72) including le corps humain (human body) (26), la médecine (medicine) (27), le sport (sport) (19) *Les technologies, la physique et la chimie (communication technology, physics and chemistry) (142) including physique et chimie (physics and chemistry) (13), énergie (energy) (16), les technologies et l'industrie (technology and industry) (23), les transports (transport) (44), la Défense (defence) (10), les grands travaux et l'architecture (big works and architecture) (14), la communication (communications) (23) *L'histoire, la culture et la société (history, culture and society) (89) including l'histoire et l'archéologie (history and archeology) (44), Arts et spectacles (arts and shows) (18), économie et société (economy and society) (27) *Les émissions spéciales (14) (special editions)

References

External links

Official Website
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