https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The undercard acts of the men’s senior and under-20 tournaments are over, and it’s time for the main show — the Women’s Six Nations. Here’s how you can watch it on TV if you are in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260403/how-to-watch-the-womens-six-nations-on-tv-in-france Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:22:56 +0200 how-to-watch-the-womens-six-nations-on-tv-in-france The daring heist at Paris' Louvre museum has drawn comparisons with the hit TV series Lupin - if you missed it the first time round, here's what you need to know about the French thriller. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210119/french-series-lupin-tops-queens-gambit-views-on-netflix Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:27:26 +0100 french-series-lupin-tops-queens-gambit-views-on-netflix From one of the biggest political scandals of recent decades to learning more about a French national icon - here's a look at the dramas and documentaries coming up on French TV and film screenings services. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231117/whats-on-french-streaming-channels-in-november-and-december Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:10:07 +0100 whats-on-french-streaming-channels-in-november-and-december After a thrilling tournament marked by record viewing figures, the women's football world cup reaches its climax on Sunday - when England take on Spain in the final. Here's how to watch if you are in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230721/how-to-watch-the-womens-world-cup-in-france Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:27:47 +0200 how-to-watch-the-womens-world-cup-in-france So yes, Great Britain invented the Great British Bake Off. And so successful has the show been that the format has been sold to 196 different territories - including France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191004/five-reasons-the-bake-off-is-better-in-france-than-in-britain Fri, 04 Oct 2019 17:53:02 +0200 five-reasons-the-bake-off-is-better-in-france-than-in-britain French TV personality Grichka Bogdanoff has died at the age of 72, his family has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211229/french-tv-personality-grichka-bogdanoff-dies-of-covid-19 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:52:03 +0100 french-tv-personality-grichka-bogdanoff-dies-of-covid-19 Every year, the TV channel France 3 runs a competition to find the best-loved villages in France. It's one of the most popular events of the TV calendar, attracting around 2 million viewers, and it's also a great way to discover some more off-the-beaten track places to visit in France. So here are the 14 finalists for 2021. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210309/discover-14-of-frances-most-beautiful-and-best-loved-villages Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:40:19 +0100 discover-14-of-frances-most-beautiful-and-best-loved-villages French TV shows like Lupin and Call My Agent have become global hits in recent years, showcasing French talent to the world, but there are other shows which could easily be remade for an English-speaking audience. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210820/five-french-tv-shows-that-should-be-remade-in-english Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:19:48 +0200 five-french-tv-shows-that-should-be-remade-in-english Five months after it became the first major streaming hit of 2021, Lupin will return on Friday with fans desperate to see how Omar Sy's gentleman-burglar escapes the latest cliffhanger. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210609/french-tv-hit-lupin-returns-for-second-series Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:28:00 +0200 french-tv-hit-lupin-returns-for-second-series The global success of the French TV series Dix pour cent (Call My Agent) is all the more remarkable for it being choc-a-bloc with rapid-fire jokes that you need a thorough knowledge of French culture to understand. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210204/revealed-the-french-in-jokes-from-tv-series-call-my-agent Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:29:49 +0100 revealed-the-french-in-jokes-from-tv-series-call-my-agent The Cannes Film Festival has been rescheduled for July 6th to 17th - postponed by around two months due to the ongoing virus crisis, organisers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210128/cannes-film-festival-postponed-to-july-due-to-covid Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:06:21 +0100 cannes-film-festival-postponed-to-july-due-to-covid Lupin, Marseille, Call My Agent - French Netflix series are making waves abroad, so is the streaming giant making French TV go global? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210113/how-french-tv-is-going-global-thanks-to-streaming Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:07:07 +0100 how-french-tv-is-going-global-thanks-to-streaming The Paralympics is full of stories of disabled athletes overcoming the odds to achieve sporting greatness but few bear the trauma of Jean-Baptiste Alaize. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200828/the-french-paralympic-star-who-survived-war-grief-and-mutilation Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:06:06 +0200 the-french-paralympic-star-who-survived-war-grief-and-mutilation One of France's best-known TV chefs has been forced to backtrack after fury over his attempt to alter the recipe for French classic Salade Niçoise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200824/culinary-terrorism-why-french-tv-viewers-are-furious-about-salade-nioise-recipe Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:59:10 +0200 culinary-terrorism-why-french-tv-viewers-are-furious-about-salade-nioise-recipe French TV labours under a - possibly unfair - image of being stuffy, naff and unoriginal, but the shows on offer in France could be set for a radical overhaul. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190813/why-french-tv-could-be-set-to-get-better Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:55:59 +0200 why-french-tv-could-be-set-to-get-better He is worshipped as a saint in thousands of Vietnamese temples, held up as a prophet of European unity and a human rights hero for his campaigning against the death penalty. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180408/victor-hugo-the-hero-and-lover-enjoys-big-tv-revival Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:34:30 +0200 victor-hugo-the-hero-and-lover-enjoys-big-tv-revival A French Muslim singer who became an overnight star after dazzling judges on a TV talent show quit the contest on Friday after coming under fire for past Facebook comments about terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180210/muslim-singer-forced-to-quit-french-the-voice-show-over-terror-posts Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:47:09 +0100 muslim-singer-forced-to-quit-french-the-voice-show-over-terror-posts Steamy French period drama is arousing the anger of the prude Brits and the French are enjoying mocking their "conservative" neighbours. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/pornographic-french-tv-series-makes-brits-blush Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:22:52 +0100 pornographic-french-tv-series-makes-brits-blush Sets built for British television show Jekyll and Hyde have been shipped to the Calais "Jungle" as shelters for migrants and refugees after the series was cancelled, its creator has announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160107/british-tv-sets-sent-to-calais Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:25:00 +0100 british-tv-sets-sent-to-calais A young French acrobat fell to her death from a lighthouse this week during filming for TV show "France’s Favourite Monument". It’s just the latest tragedy to strike during filming for a French TV show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150619/girl-plunges-to-death-in-latest-french-tv-tragedy Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:12:27 +0200 girl-plunges-to-death-in-latest-french-tv-tragedy