Christophe Hondelatte recounts the last years of the guillotine

Europe 1 11:05 am, November 02, 2021

40 years ago, on October 9, 1981, after tense debates in Parliament and a powerful speech by Robert Badinter, the death penalty was abolished in France.

To mark this anniversary, Christophe Hondelatte invites listeners to discover a new thematic series throughout the month of November: “The last years of the guillotine”.

On the program from November 2, in preview, on the Hondelatte channel tells PREMIUM from Apple Podcasts:

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Guest of the first four episodes:

Episode 5 -

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Episode 6 -

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These episodes will also be available on the listening platforms, in free access, from November 16.

Christophe Hondelatte, 1st storyteller in France

With 46.5 million podcasts downloaded, Hondelatte raconte is France's leading story podcast.

In 2020-2021, he signed a record season with a + 62% increase in his downloads.

With nearly 7 million downloads in September 2021 (+ 56% in one year)

, Christophe Hondelatte confirms his status as France's leading storyteller.

Listening boosted, in particular, by the launch at the start of a new ambitious format entitled Hondelatte tells a story ... Christophe Hondelatte revisits, in his own way and in five episodes, the key events of a year by drawing on the richness of the European sound heritage 1.

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Subscribers to this paid channel can thus enjoy preview episodes, archives and bonuses.

About d'Hondelatte tells: Unparalleled storyteller, Christophe Hondelatte keeps listeners in suspense with his chiseled and captivating stories.

Various facts, singular journeys and portraits of personalities… He puts into perspective and tells the stories that fascinated the French before dissecting them in the company of his guests.

Sources:

All of Hondelatte Raconte can be found on Europe1.fr, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music and all the usual listening platforms from 6 am and the day before for subscribers to the channel "Hondelatte Raconte Premium" Apple podcasts.