Series, 2012–2012Ended
Jonathan Meades On France
1 season, 3 episodes, United Kingdom
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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Fragments of an Arbitrary EncyclopaediaUp next
Jan 18, 2012
Jonathan explains why Lorraine has become the symbolic heart of France and a stronghold of a romantic nationalism expressed by diverse means.
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A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries
Jan 25, 2012
Jonathan inspects the Parisian palaces of tyrannical colonial dynasties and the village where the Ayatollah Khomeini lived in exile.
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Just a Few Debts France Owes to America
Feb 1, 2012
Jonathan looks at how the French delude themselves that they are indifferent towards the USA, despite huge evidence of cultural indebtedness.
