Season 7 • Episode 91
LatestMidi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
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Live TV disasters preserved as accidental performance art
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Midi Première captured France's shift from post-1968 revolutionary energy to glossy consumer culture, with live disasters as accidental authenticity.
Supertramp's March 8, 1975 'Dreamer' performance predated their Breakfast in America megafame by four years—archival footage of the before-times.
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