Ana Bidaoui — Season 1
Through interviews with historians, architects, archaeologists and local organizations, this documentary series describes the history of Casablanca, from its origins to the present day.
About this season
Through interviews with historians, architects, archaeologists and local organizations, this documentary series describes the history of Casablanca, from its origins to the present day.
Episodes (4)
1. In the beginning, Casablanca
Aired 4 June 2023 • 53 min
Known throughout the world thanks to a legendary film of which not a single image was shot in its streets, it is also the beating heart of social, economic and political events, national and international, of the clashes and conflicts which have built Moroccan modernity.
2. The protectorate test
Aired 11 June 2023 • 62 min
The second opus tells the history of Casablanca through its architecture and its legendary football club, Wydad Athletic Club.
3. A breath of fresh air
Aired 18 June 2023 • 61 min
At the end of the 1940s, there was demographic expansion, Casablanca became unmanageable. The development plan Prost, the French architect appointed by Marshal Lyautey, did not hold up to the assaults of multiple migratory flows. A new urban plan tried to structure the anarchy and set up viable housing for the greatest number: the Ecochard plan.
4. Casa in the XXIst Century: A Renaissance
Aired 25 June 2023 • 53 min
The 20th century is coming to an end. Tensions are easing as a new era begins, the era of reconciliation. The century ends with the construction of the Hassan II Mosque, and the reign of the new King launches a new golden age.