The 14 e Beijing Express season started last Tuesday on M6. A bit hectic edition, right?
Thierry GUILLAUME, producer of the show: ” Yes. For this new season, we wanted to rediscover Africa, a territory that we had not used very much in the end. The adventure was to start in Uganda and continue in Ethiopia then in Dubai. When the lockdown was announced last March, we were already filming in Uganda. We had to come back to France. Filming was interrupted for six months. During this time, we had to think about a new less distant route and adapt to global health restrictions. A big job for a show like this one, which mobilizes a team of a hundred people. We were able to resume at the end of August, but in Greece and Turkey. “
A somewhat rushed shoot therefore which must reserve some surprises …
“Yes with funny candidates! And a new rule of the game. The pairs can win one-off trips, by vehicle with driver, which give them an additional advantage in the race. “
How did you get into the Beijing Express adventure?
“I have been producing the show for ten years. Previously, I was in charge of other programs for M6: A treasure in your house, Top model, The Strong Heads Camp… But Pékin Express is really a very nice program that allows you to travel, to exchange with locals and meet great candidates. I also sometimes participate in the writing, create the games, the courses. Adventure and discovery are themes that I really like. “
Do you have other projects in parallel?
“Yes, I develop other products, I look at what is being done abroad. I see if we can import certain programs and adapt them in France. TV hooks or cooking shows are still the big TV trends. “
You are best known to the general public here in Lorraine as one of the faces of RTL9 from the 2000s. What memories do you have as a host on this channel?
“It was the start of my career, I spent twelve years at RTL9 in Luxembourg. This is where I learned everything about the profession, already as a host and then as a host-producer. I only have good memories of it. In addition, my roots are in Moselle, I was born in Thionville and I grew up in Rombas. Thirty years of life in Lorraine, it is inevitably remarkable. “
Want to come back in front of the camera?
” Not at all ! I am very well behind. My job as a producer fully blossomed for me. “
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