C'est pas sorcier


C'est pas sorcier is a popular French live-action, science education program that originally aired on television from September 19, 1993 to February 1, 2014. In all, 559 episodes have been produced.
In 2015, a new show, titled :fr:L'Esprit sorcier|L'Esprit sorcier and hosted by Frédéric Courant, began airing online, presenting itself as a successor to C'est pas sorcier.

The presenters

In the show, "Sabine" and "Fred" work together in the field. They travel around the world, interviewing specialists, and asking questions to "Jamy" who, in his laboratory situated at the back of a truck, driven by "Marcel", would answer them using his iconic models and mock-ups. After 2011, he travels to symbolic locations relevant to the topic with a mobile laboratory equipped with touch screens, computer graphics and the models which originally garnered the show much success.
The show is narrated by La petite voix who does not appear physically in the show, but offers off-screen commentary and narration.

Topic

The programs can be classified into six categories: