Thalassa (TV series)

Thalassa
The boat-studio of the issue on the quays in Paris
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Georges Pernoud (1980-2017)
Country of origin	France
Original language(s)	French
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Release
Original network	France 3
Original release	September 27, 1975 – present

Thalassa is a French documentary television series shown every Friday at 8:45pm on France 3. The documentary is presented by Georges Pernoud and is produced by France Télévisions. It is entirely focused on the sea (θάλασσα, thálassa in Ancient and Modern Greek) – geography, ecology, fishing, transportation, and yachting.

It is one of the oldest French TV series still running (together with Des chiffres et des lettres). It started on September 27, 1975 and is still one of the most prominent TV programmes in France.