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Jonathan Meades On France

Miniseries · 3 episodes · Jan 18, 2012

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    Episode 1

    Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia

    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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    Episode 2

    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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    Episode 3

    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.