During the weekend, the hated day of children is Sunday.
Sunday is already Monday.
It's time for homework and lessons to learn.
In 1993, two apprentice sorcerers of knowledge took over the Sunday morning slot after “Les Minikeums”, the France 3 youth program. After the comfort, the effort.
“It's not rocket science” will revolutionize television teaching.
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The elders had the right to the lectures of Alain Decaux, the young people will have the right to the practical work of Jamy Gourmaud and Fred Courant.
The concept is simple: a complex subject, a large truck in which Jamy plays with models and Fred has fun on the ground.
The pace is frenetic (no more than 90 seconds per sequence).
The terms are simple, the explanations educational and the learning effective.
Unlike its predecessors, “It’s not rocket science” focuses everything on the staging.
Young and old alike easily learn the principle of coastal erosion, the mystery of the twins, discover the secrets of the sunken cities of Egypt or how the telephone works.
A well of science that is held by its animators.
One million viewers
On the ground, Fred, the show's editor-in-chief, plays the naivety.
He investigates, interviews specialists and considers himself “Tintin of the preparatory courses”.
“
Say, Jamy, did you know that?
".
Gourmaud “finds everything” continues.
With his round glasses and colorful shirts, he navigates from model to model, pulling on a false earth's crust, removing a plate of lava and adding water.
Jamy's good nature is worth all the evening classes.
The show quickly found its audience.
More than a million viewers watch “It’s not rocket science” every Sunday.
It was also a critical success.
The (real) scientists are not present on screen, but are consulted before the broadcast.
Editorial rigor is the
sine qua non
condition for the credibility of the program.
For nearly twenty years, Fred and Jamy collected additional little wizards, dominated children's science programs (including the excellent E=M6 broadcast on Sunday evenings) and saw their lessons broadcast multiple times on Wednesdays, during vacations and in classrooms. .
Renaissance on YouTube
Modernity obliges, at the turn of the 2010s, the show evolved: no more models, room for 3D.
We see a lot more of Jamy who takes precedence over Fred and Sabine (arriving in 1999).
The program loses its flavor.
Combined with the all-powerful Internet (Wikipedia and educational videos on YouTube), “It’s not rocket science” is declining.
The magic works less.
Marcel removes the key from the truck in 2014.
Television shows are like teaching methods: the oldest always end up coming back into fashion.
With a community of nostalgic or faithful people wanting to pass on this free educational tool, the program is reborn on the Internet.
The YouTube channel has nearly two million subscribers and 500 shows are available.
A performance.
These wizards are really strong.