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
Episode 1
Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia
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
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
Jonathan looks at how the French delude themselves that they are indifferent towards the USA, despite huge evidence of cultural indebtedness.
Jonathan Meades
2010 · ★ 8.8
2005 · ★ 8.0
1969 · ★ 8.2
2020 · ★ 7.4
1978 · ★ 8.0
2020 · ★ 7.1
1986 · ★ 7.0
1964 · ★ 7.5
2022 · ★ 7.0
2019 · ★ 6.6
1987 · ★ 6.7
2018 · ★ 6.4
2026 · ★ 8.1
2021 · ★ 8.0
2022 · ★ 7.9
2023 · ★ 7.5
2006 · ★ 7.5
1994 · ★ 7.5
2020 · ★ 7.0
2023 · ★ 6.3
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