Yet these two there are very accomplices

"Of Culturesfrance, I turn to France Culture, it's fun!" said Olivier Poivre d'arvor with this tone a mundane strand that he sometimes used. The lead for a dozen years of the French Agency of artistic action (Afaa) become Culturesfrance, the expert in external cultural influence gloats. "In my professional life, I have known three highlights." When I was appointed Director of the French Cultural Centre in Alexandria, I jumped to the ceiling! Idem when I was chosen for the Afaa. And, today, manage this prestigious House, a reference which exist only in France, this is an incredible life time!

PPDA cadet takes his revenge, taking the head of a radio to strong image at the time where his elder is scarce in the media microcosm. "It is true that I have worked extensively for creation and cultural heritage, just for the media so far;" "I the could not too because my brother was the front of the stage," loose, almost embarrassed. Just is permitted to lead a collection of literary documentaries channel Arte, "distant Horizons". "My brother has been one of the few in the confidence of my appointment, our friendship is beautiful, it was really happy for me. Not question to open the doors of France Culture to PPDA as Olivier is always itself prohibits participate in literary TF1 emissions driven in the past by the star of the "20 hours". Question of ethics. Yet, these two - there are very accomplices. As a world traveler one that the other, they wrote four hands several books to the scent of large offshore.

His DEA of philosophy in Pocket, Olivier pepper of household did not remain long literary Advisor of Albin Michel and Balland. Nor that he is deal with the "TEL" weekly joysticks created with Philippe Thureau-Dangin, or in the tent of his Normandy theatre company. Winning a scholarship Villa Médicis hors-les-walls twenty-nine years, he chose to put the cap on the United States and has been, since then, backpacking in the meanders of the French cultural network abroad, Egypt at the United Kingdom via the Czech Republic. Some travel he inspired in some of his novels. CULTURESFRANCE, which he has managed to triple the budget, provided his jet lags"account:"I have visited 130 countries, met with people from everywhere." That is why he dreams of a "full of colors and languages" France Culture and wants to order large sagas on "thirty years of culture France and elsewhere. "There are so many places in the world where it is in danger of not being able to express themselves." "Diplomacy has taught me this", he said. Since 2007, the adventurer has also integrated the Quai d'Orsay as Minister Plenipoten-tiary. This impatient is not unhappy to leave Culturesfrance whereas the reform of French external cultural network patina. "This reform, I desired it, but I wanted to go further, faster." There will be a France Culture, grain milling, the results will be measurable.

Not to a paradox, this emotional. He said to be one of the few members of the Quai d'Orsay to have achieved the rank of Ambassador without in dream, but he has not hidden his disappointment to see the position of Athens escape, he so attached to this country where he owns a House on the island of Skiros for twenty years. His mouth blows also earned him sometimes with setbacks, as when the direction of the Villa Medici eluded him for the benefit of Frédéric Mitterrand in 2008. Impulsive, human loves have the last word: his next book, to be published in January, will be an open letter to the Americans on the "made in France" culture, direct response to the famous cover of "time Magazine" on the death of French culture, that it has still not digested. But he also knows to be charming and said the work in a team. This falls well: should manager 200 people France culture, twice more than Culturesfrance.