Jonathan Meades On France (2012)
Jonathan Meades scrutinises the 95 per cent of France that Brits drive through and don't notice en route to the 5 per cent that conforms to their expectation
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Seasons & Episode
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Episode 1 - Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia
January. 18,2012
Jonathan explains why Lorraine has become the symbolic heart of France and a stronghold of a romantic nationalism expressed by diverse means.
Episode 2 - A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries
January. 25,2012
Jonathan inspects the Parisian palaces of tyrannical colonial dynasties and the village where the Ayatollah Khomeini lived in exile.
Episode 3 - Just a Few Debts France Owes to America
February. 01,2012
Jonathan looks at how the French delude themselves that they are indifferent towards the USA, despite huge evidence of cultural indebtedness.
