Rapido was a fast-paced English-language version of a French music show, boasting 1950s kitsch stylings with rapid-fire presentation from the immaculately dressed Antoine de Caunes.
The BBC2 show – which aired under the Def II youth programming umbrella – also featured movies, fashion, and design. Janet Street-Porter, the newly appointed Head of Youth and Entertainment Features at the BBC, had spotted the show on French TV and commissioned an English-language adaptation.
Antoine de Caunes – a cross between Inspector Clouseau and a 35-year-old schoolboy with a breakneck delivery that even put Ben Elton to shame – was a well-respected media mogul in France, where he presented a 60-minute daily talk show, spoke on various French radio stations, and wrote for newspapers and music magazines.
Underlying report voice-overs were handled by Radio 1 DJ Lisa I’Anson.
Antoine de Caunes went on to co-create and host the highly successful, adult-themed cult hit Eurotrashalongside Jean Paul Gaultier for Channel 4 in 1993.
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Antoine de Caunes – a cross between Inspector Clouseau and a 35-year-old schoolboy with a breakneck delivery that even put Ben Elton to shame – was a well-respected media mogul in France, where he presented a 60-minute daily talk show, spoke on various French radio stations, and wrote for newspapers and music magazines.
