Jonathan Meades On France
Miniseries
2012tvEnded1 Season · 3 Ep
Documentary
Created by: Jonathan Meades
Network: BBC Four
Season aired: 2012-01-18
Overview
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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Episodes · 3
1
Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia
2012-01-18
Jonathan explains why Lorraine has become the symbolic heart of France and a stronghold of a romantic nationalism expressed by diverse means.
2
A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries
2012-01-25
Jonathan inspects the Parisian palaces of tyrannical colonial dynasties and the village where the Ayatollah Khomeini lived in exile.
3
Just a Few Debts France Owes to America
2012-02-01
Jonathan looks at how the French delude themselves that they are indifferent towards the USA, despite huge evidence of cultural indebtedness.
