Bernard Pivot

All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words. ”

It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original. ”

They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties. ”

The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture. ”

There is a pride in speaking this language. ”

People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant. ”

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. ”