Examine society
Reflecting on the relationship we have with our career is what Télé-Québec is proposing on January 24 with The great resignation. For the occasion, Isabelle Maréchal travels across Quebec to meet those who, like many other people on the planet, have chosen to leave their jobs and reclaim their professional lives, while Marie Louise Arsenault begins a discussion on the future of the world of work.
For his part, Léa Clermont-Dion will be at the helm Scholarly women, a series of major interviews with researchers, scheduled for March 8, International Women’s Rights Day, on Savoir media. In particular, themes such as the rights of indigenous peoples, obstetric violence, access to abortion and the rights of victims of sexual assault will be discussed.
Still on Savoir media, we would like to highlight the broadcast of two documentary series: Thirst for energygieon the energy transition, January 29, and Faculties on alerton academic freedom, February 22.
Unraveling prejudices
On January 24, Crave presents a documentary to better understand the mental health of comedians — far from being spared from dark thoughts despite the fits of laughter. In The clown is sadCoco Belliveau, Jean-François Mercier and even Preach put aside their punchlines and show themselves in all their vulnerability. For his part, the globetrotter Hugo Latulippe propose Raw inner happiness on TV5, from January 30, which highlights surprising discoveries to create a happy, caring and meaningful world.
Since January 12, on the same channel, Karina Marceau takes off on a long journey to demystify the preconceived ideas that we may have about certain countries and their inhabitants in Dark side.
Tuesdays, until March 29, on Télé-Québec, Rosalie Bonenfant is interested in Everyone gets dressed, on the theme of clothing beyond appearances. In March, on Tou.tv Extra, All day breaks down stereotypes about fat people and sports activities.
On the dark side
On Friday evening, on Canal D, the public now has an appointment with horror. It starts with Missing twins, which takes us back to the 1970s, when two women who were due to give birth to twins left the hospital with only one baby… What happened to the second babies? Doing more than simply discussing the facts, this documentary series raises many questions and highlights obstetric violence. Afterwards, They killed returns to the journey of eight Quebec women who committed murders.
On March 4, the director Louise Leroux takes Télé-Québec viewers to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Peacekeeperss is in fact a war documentary that follows the peace missions for the UN of four Quebec police officers. Another Télé-Québec documentary is also intriguing. Adonisdue February 21, talks about the taboo of beauty standards among young boys.
Télé-Québec in great shape
In Tongue in my pocket, Anaïs Favron And Mike Clay celebrate French in all its forms. Every Wednesday in winter, the duo uses music and culture as an excuse to challenge a young person and an adult in a game about the French language and its subtleties. Later in the evening, Fred Bastien, Meeker Warrior And Léane Labrèche-Dor animate The possible emissionwith the aim of knowing our world better.
From February 12, the documentary series Patricia Paquin The test of words will show us five adults in their literacy process, which does not happen without adversity.
Facing the danceavailable at telequebec.tv from February 29, offers an immersion into the daily life of five street dancers who fly off to participate in several high-level competitions. Then there is also Crazy timesa very special show where Edith Cochrane surrounds itself every Friday with guests to look back on significant works and events through the ages.
Fictions not to be missed
What happens in an arena? A lot of things ! This is the theme of The arena, the new comedy series from Novoo broadcast on Wednesdays. Radical change of tone on Club illico on February 15 with Ix 13an adaptation of the novels by Pierre Saurel featuring Marc-André Grondin as a spy. Note, also, a history of inheritance with In memory of Jean-Philippe Baril Guérardon Crave in March.
Things are moving happily on Tou.tv Extra. January 18 begins Lakay Noua comedy directed by Ricardo Trogi on an original idea of Frédéric Pierre, which brings shine to the daily life of a family of Haitian origin. The following month, in The mediator, Mylène Mackay embodies a specialist in benevolent separation in Quebec. But shoemakers are always the worst shod, they say…
Let us also highlight the end of two successful series. Leo resumes on Club illico and TVA on January 10, in a special final season since each protagonist will have their own episode. February 29 will finally sound the death knell for It’s like that I love you on tou.tv Extra.