Rapido (TV series)

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| image = Rapido-antoine-de-caunes-fair-use.jpg

| caption = De Caunes presented and linked reports in front of the minimalist white lettered background seen here

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| runtime = 22 minutes

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| developer = NBdC

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| country = United Kingdom, France

| network = BBC1, BBC2 (United Kingdom)
Canal+ (France)

| first_aired = {{start date|1988|11|3|df=y}} (BBC version){{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/baa15d1a7ab24bd499cf92cb4a531fb7 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=3 November 1988 }}

| last_aired = {{end date|1992|3|25|df=y}} (BBC version){{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_two_england/1992-03-25 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}

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Rapido was a British-French music programme presented by Antoine de Caunes in 1987. After the BBC’s head of youth and entertainment Janet Street-Porter saw the programme, she decided to commission an English-language version with de Caunes, which would become part of her DEF II programming block on BBC2.{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/sep/19/how-we-made-eurotrash-wed-look-at-all-thesestrange-kinks-it-traumatised-a-generation | title=How we made Eurotrash: 'We'd look at all these strange kinks. It traumatised a generation' | website=TheGuardian.com | date=19 September 2022 }}{{cite news|author=James Rampton |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/contentious-moi-1319330.html |title=Contentious? Moi? - Life & Style |work=The Independent |date=17 February 1996 |accessdate=22 September 2012}}{{cite news|author=Serena Mackesy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/sads-mads-and-le-lad-1259361.html |title=Sads, mads and le lad - Arts & Entertainment |work=The Independent |date=3 May 1997 |accessdate=22 September 2012}} The English-language version of Rapido ran from 1988 to 1992, with the show usually debuting new episodes on a Wednesday night in DEF II's early evening slot, though episodes from the first series were initially scheduled after Question Time's Thursday night episode on BBC1 from November 1988.{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/97b4e57ae56e469fbc6a39c267f4bd2b | title=BBC Programme Index | date=17 November 1988 }}{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1988-11-10 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1988-11-17 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}

The show which would feature reports from up-and-coming new bands, European acts (like Françoise Hardy, and Violent Eves){{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/baa15d1a7ab24bd499cf92cb4a531fb7 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=3 November 1988 }} and established acts like Robert Plant,{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e06cf2c476924ea181fb16fcfdc3e2db | title=BBC Programme Index | date=23 April 1990 }} Jeff Beck,{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e87d85a2bef644cfa13671797ff8c9e8 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=9 May 1990 }} the Grateful Dead,{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a315c2c5aff46f0af4610b090bac3b3 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=24 January 1990 }} John Lee Hooker and Randy Newman.{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/97b4e57ae56e469fbc6a39c267f4bd2b | title=BBC Programme Index | date=17 November 1988 }} These reports would be narrated in the BBC version by Lisa I'Anson, linked together with footage of De Caunes standing in front of a large Rapido sign on a white background. These parts were directed in France by Bernard Faroux, while the main titles for this Anglo-French TV music show were designed by French fashion photographer and music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino.{{cite web | url=http://www.tvpopdiaries.co.uk/rapido.html | title=TV Pop Diaries - Rapido }}{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/84fd2208593c433d959bf2decb9ca281 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=7 February 1990 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1170334/index.html | title=BFI Screenonline: Rapido (1988-92) }}{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a315c2c5aff46f0af4610b090bac3b3 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=24 January 1990 }} The last BBC edition was broadcast on 25 March 1992 as part of DEF II{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_two_england/1992-03-25 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }} and featured reports on The Cure, Annie Lennox, The Verve, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and Rosie the Raving Granny.{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/26a1a4a299884d77995f2d5d958e49cf | title=BBC Programme Index | date=25 March 1992 }}

Rapido ran in over 14 countries worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.rapido.co.uk/shows/shw.19.php |title=(BBC rock show) |work=Rapido |date= |accessdate=8 November 2009 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002084512/http://www.rapido.co.uk/shows/shw.19.php |url-status=dead }} and gave the name to the production company Rapido TV (later Planet Rapido) which created the late night Channel 4 television show Eurotrash.

Rapido was notable for De Caunes' idiosyncratic delivery. His English is completely fluent, but he (deliberately) spoke it with French intonations and speech rhythms on the programme.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/sep/19/how-we-made-eurotrash-wed-look-at-all-these-strange-kinks-it-traumatised-a-generation | title=How we made Eurotrash: 'We'd look at all these strange kinks. It traumatised a generation' | website=TheGuardian.com | date=19 September 2022 }}