This programme would only really make sense and work properly if it was also broadcast on France's international television channel TV5. So I ended up with a double production, on France 2 and TV5.

Partial filmography
Apostrophes (1975–1986)
Bouillon de culture (1991–2001)
Double je (2002–2005)


Bernard Pivot and James Lipton
James Lipton was inspired to create Inside the Actors Studio by a chance viewing of a Pivot program on cable TV. At age 10 Pivot went to a Catholic boarding school where he discovered a consuming passion for sport; a passion which helped teachers overlook his general mediocrity in all traditional school subjects except French language and history. In 1970 he hosted a humorous daily radio programme that often raised political issues not appreciated by Georges Pompidou.

He is a member of the Académie Goncourt.