Major broadcasters

1. Radio France
2. France Culture
   • Particularly recommended programmes:
     • Projection privée (‘good for film buffs’);
     • La Fabrique de l’histoire (‘Histoire des idées more than pure history’);
     • Les Pieds sur terre (100% verbal testimonials, in clear everyday French);
     • Cultures d’Islam (‘a lay Muslim cultural trip’);
     • L’Invité du jour (‘short interviews’);
     • La Fabrique de l’humain (‘a little long but nicely edited’);
     • Les Nouveaux Chemins de la connaissance (‘French equivalent of ‘In Our Time’; ‘has got l'"ex de Carla" presenting it, but it can be quite good’);
     • Les Lundis de l’histoire;
     • Poème du jour;
     • Mauvais genres (‘all pop stuff such as polar, BD, sci-fi’);
     • Les Enjeux internationaux;
     • Répliques (with Alain Finkielkraut);
3. France Inter
   • Particularly recommended programmes:
     • La Marche de l’histoire (‘the most downloaded podcast in France’);
     • Les Liaisons heureuses (‘if the guests are good’);
     • Le Masque et la plume (‘A real institution and fun to listen to’, ‘incredibly popular with Parisian arts/humanities students’ but ‘critics sometimes annoying’);
     • Le Grand Entretien;
     • Parenthèses
4. France Info
   • Particularly recommended programmes:
     • Le Sens de l’info (with Michel Serres)
5. Radio France Internationale
   • Particularly recommended:
     • Le Journal en français facile (‘not so facile as all that’ but comes ‘complete with transcript, and a “fait du jour” with comprehension questions and answers’);
     • Géopolitique: le débat;
     • Autour de la question
6. France3
   • (local and regional news)
7. Télévision Suisse Romande
   • Particularly recommended:
     • Geopolitis (international current affairs)
     • Nuovo (quirky current affairs programme, often with a focus on science and technology).
8. Le Monde Radiozapping
9. ArteRadio
   • (I admit I found the website rather confusing and the podcasts not really podcasts.)