Jean-Luc Fonck co-hosts the big quiz of "it's archived near you": "it's a kind of budding geniuses, but for the older ones"

This Saturday evening, Jean-Luc Fonck co-hosts the Grand quiz of "It's archived near you" with Jacques Mercier. With Philippe Geluck, Jérôme de Warzée… Laughter guaranteed.

At nearly 65 years old, Jean-Luc Fonck has a string of new experiences at RTBF. For this Christmas day, he turns into a quiz host. "Everything happens, he laughs. One day, you'll see, I'll be a singer!" (laughs).

It is in the company of Jacques Mercier that he will present this great quiz of It is archived near you. And for him, it's a source of pride. "It seems that our duo is working very well. Jacques was the first to trust me. He was the one who asked me to be part of the Dictionary Game team in the 90s . It's a bit because of him that I do TV. If there are people who don't like it, it's up to him to talk to." (laughs) Joking aside, it's still quite flattering for me to be next to Jacques, who was my idol when I was young and he hosted Sunday music on the radio.

Just take a look at this video to understand that the show took place in a rather… jovial atmosphere.

The game will feature two teams: the Lollipops and the Cactuses. The first is made up of Philippe Geluck, Adeline Dieudonné and Maureen Dor, while the second is led by Jérôme de Warzée with Armelle Gysen and Philippe Lambillon. They will have to answer questions about the RTBF archives. "It's a kind of Budding Geniuses, but for older people!"

The goal is obviously to have fun, but also that everyone can play at home. "For example, there will be a test with a series of faces from the RTB scrolling past, and you will have to recognize them. There is also a game where you will have to guess the rest of a sequence. This will be an opportunity to talk about everyone."

There are rules and a mechanism to follow. But I did my best.

Jean-Luc did his best to animate: "It's always difficult when you've never done it. There are rules and a mechanism to respect. But I did my best."

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If it is not new, the idea is nice and it is not impossible that this great quiz will return to the air later. Something to please this TV enthusiast, who has been presenting It's archived near you for two years now. A show that allows him to (re) see a lot of things. "When I was little, I lived in Arlon, and I was lucky enough to be able to watch RTB but also Télé Luxembourg, since we were next door. There was no show all day. So even if you didn't watch it diligently, you knew everything that was broadcast. And then, at the time, there were no reruns. If you wanted to see something, you shouldn't miss it."

When the show was launched, Jean-Luc Fonck had expressed the wish to see sequences from Follies or Pop Shop, musical shows broadcast in the 1970s. But his wish has still not been granted. "We worked by theme and I think that all these old musical programs could be the subject of a separate theme. And it would be necessary to rebroadcast in full, we cannot cut into it."

The singer hasn't put his hands on his first TV appearance with Sttellla either, which dates back to the end of the 70s. "I don't know the name of the show anymore, but it was hosted by Florine, nobody remembers either (laughs). With Mimi, we sang When I'm looking for it, which was on a 45 T. It was almost our first experience with a record company. It was nice."

A podcast for Classic 21

Another project for Jean-Luc at the end of the year is the making of a podcast entitled Tout ça m'est tergal – named after one of his songs released in 1990 on the album L he future belongs to those who are baby elephants – which is about music and… fashion. It will be broadcast on Classic 21 from December 27, twice a day, at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. "It was Nathalie Ufner, the director of the Théâtre de la Toison d'Or (TTO), who called me to ask me if I didn't want to do a podcast for Classic 21. I said why not, and then I chose to talk about the clothes. We did a number zero on the Beatles with Mehdi Bayad, the communication manager of the TTO (Editor's note: not to be confused with Mehdi Bayat) who was in charge of the production and the mixing. And RTBF said yes."

Everything I say is true. At least if we consider that what we find on the internet is true.

The content promises to be informative and… incongruous. "Everything I say is true. At least if we consider that what we find on the internet is true. In the episode on the Beatles, I evoke a common point that there is between them and the film Back to the future. In fact, it was Pierre Cardin who created the collarless jacket of the Fab Four. And Pierre Cardin is found in Back to the future because in the French version, it is the brand that is on the underwear by Marty McFly who passed out. In the original English version, it's Calvin Klein, but at the time, nobody knew about this brand in France. In the Spanish version, it's Levi Strauss. "

Ten episodes are planned, and will focus on David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Queen... "It's unpretentious, assures Jean-Luc Fonck. It's a collection of ten issues. Now, if I'm being asked to do more next year, why not… It amused me."

For VivaCité listeners, there's no need to fear, the singer will continue to compose original songs with the words of listeners every Friday. "I'm amazed that it's going on for so long. In January, I'll have been here for twelve years. First I made Jean-Luc's dreams, and for a few years now, they've been songs. I've had some. writes close to 300! Every year, I tell myself that it will stop and not… (laughs)"