Mapping the World

Mapping the World
  • Le Dessous des cartes (in French)
  • Mit offenen Karten (in German)
Created byJean-Christophe Victor
Presented by
  • Jean-Christophe Victor (1990–2017)
  • Émilie Aubry (2017–present)
Country of origin
  • France
  • Germany
Original languages
  • French
  • German
Production
Running time10 minutes
Original release
NetworkLa Sept
Release1990 (1990) 
1992 (1992)
NetworkArte
Release1992 (1992) 
present

Mapping the World (French: Le Dessous des cartes) is a French programme that explains geopolitical contexts using maps as visual support. It was created in 1990 by political scientist Jean-Christophe Victor, who hosted it up until his death in 2016. The programme returned in September 2017 with Émilie Aubry as host and airs weekly on the Franco-German channel Arte.