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on the streaming service France Channel (under the name ''The Whizz Report''). 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" (

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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) Jamy Gourmaud.jpg,

in 2006. Sabine Quindou et Georges Pernoud.jpg, Sabine Quindou in 2011. Fête de la science 2016 - Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - 007.jpg, Frédéric Courant in 2016.

References

External links

Official Website
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