Bon Courage

Bon Courage
Country of origin	Germany
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Release
Original network	Bayerischer Rundfunk
Original release	1991 – 1992

Bon Courage was a German educational television series produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk, teaching French as a foreign or second language to German viewers. Produced in 1991 and 1992, the series was divided into three parts of 13 episodes each, focusing on the essentials of the French language in daily life. It is presented by Anouk Charlier. The French actor Diane Stolojan (from Episode 27 Diane Du Mont), Alain Leverrier, Henri Allan Veillet and Gilles Marchais occur in scenes that reflect everyday situations in a humorous way. Anouk Charlier announces the exercises and comments on the films of the French culture and history in German. The title song is the Faust Waltz from the opera Faust by Charles Gounod.

Episodes

1. Le comédien
2. C'est complet
3. La voisine
4. Les croissants
5. Le spécialiste
6. L'exposition Dala
7. En panne
8. Studio à louer
9. Au marché
10. Au restaurant
11. Le brocanteur
12. A l'hôtel
13. A la montagne^[1]
14. Le clown
15. La journaliste
16. Le malade imaginaire
17. La vinothèque
18. Le célibataire
19. Les élections
20. Les espions
21. Quelle surprise
22. En grève
23. A la mairie
24. Les huîtres
25. Au tribunal
26. Un jeu^[2]
27. Pour ma mère
28. L'Avare
29. Le costume
30. Oscar et Julie
31. Il faut tout changer
32. L'inventeur
33. La vente aux enchères
34. Le traducteur
35. Un rendez-vous
36. Les enquêtes de Magret
37. La visite officielle
38. La lecture
39. Merci!^[3]

Literature

• Hannelore Gottschalk, Catherin Marsaud, Franz Baumer: Begleitbuch, Band 1, BRmedia, 2003, ISBN 3-8058-2418-1 (school book)
• Hannelore Gottschalk, Catherin Marsaud, Franz Baumer: Begleitbuch, Band 2, BRmedia, 2003, ISBN 3-8058-2506-4 (school book)
• Hannelore Gottschalk, Catherin Marsaud, Franz Baumer: Begleitbuch, Band 3, BRmedia, 2007, ISBN 978-3-940453-10-5 (school book)
• Hannelore Gottschalk, Catherin Marsaud, Franz Baumer: Arbeitsbuch, Band 1, BRmedia, 2001, ISBN 3-8058-2412-2 (exercise book)
• Hannelore Gottschalk, Catherin Marsaud, Franz Baumer: Arbeitsbuch, Band 2, BRmedia, 2003, ISBN 3-8058-2474-2 (exercise book)
• Hannelore Gottschalk, Catherin Marsaud, Franz Baumer: Arbeitsbuch, Band 3, BRmedia, 2003, ISBN 3-8058-2584-6 (exercise book)

MCs

• Bon courage, Audiocassette zum Begleitbuch 1, ISBN 3-8058-2430-0
• Bon courage, Audiocassette zum Begleitbuch 2
• Bon courage, Audiocassette zum Begleitbuch 3, ISBN 3-8058-2585-4
• Bon courage, Audiocassette zum Arbeitsbuch 1,
• Bon courage, Audiocassette zum Arbeitsbuch 2, ISBN 3-8058-2476-9
• Bon courage, Audiocassette zum Arbeitsbuch 3, ISBN 3-8058-2586-2 ^[4]

DVD

Bon Courage, 39 Folgen, BR Mitschnittservice ^[5]

Sequel

The German educational television series produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk, teaching French as a foreign or second language is continued in the 4th trimester of the Telekollegs with the 1st season of C’est ça, la vie.^[6]

References

1. http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/telekolleg/faecher/franzoesisch/trimester_01/
2. http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/telekolleg/faecher/franzoesisch/trimester_02/
3. http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/telekolleg/faecher/franzoesisch/trimester_03/
4. http://www.telekolleg-info.de/produkte/franzoesisch/
5. http://www.br-mitschnitt.de/auswahl-sendungen/tv-ablage/bon-courage-dvd/
6. http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/telekolleg/faecher/franzoesisch/trimester_04/

See also

• C’est ça, la vie
• List of German television series