Rapido (TV series)
Rapido | |
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Country of origin | France |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Original network | BBC2 (United Kingdom) Canal+ (France) |
Original release | 3 October 1988 21 April 1992 | –
Rapido is a BBC2 television show which ran from 1988 to 1992, and was presented by Antoine de Caunes.[1][2] It ran in over 14 countries worldwide.[3] The show which would usually go out in an early evening slot, such as 7.30pm on a Wednesday night, featured reports from up-and-coming new bands linked together with footage of De Caunes standing in front of a large Rapido sign on a white background.
The show developed from shows De Caunes presented in France, and gave the name to the production company (later Planet Rapido) which created the late night Channel 4 television show Eurotrash.
Rapido was notable for De Caunes' idiosyncratic delivery. His English is completely fluent, but he (deliberately) spoke it with French intonations and speech rhythms on the programme.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ James Rampton (17 February 1996). "Contentious? Moi? - Life & Style". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Serena Mackesy (3 May 1997). "Sads, mads and le lad - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "(BBC rock show)". Rapido. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
External links[]
- Rapido at IMDb
- Rapido at Screen Online
- Rapido Television
- BBC Television shows
- Pop music television series
- 1988 British television series debuts
- 1992 British television series endings
- 1980s British music television series
- 1990s British music television series
- English-language television shows
- BBC Television show stubs
- Non-fiction television series stubs