D-Day: Tiger to Trump
The 75th anniversary of D-Day: The beautiful coastline of Devon is packed with tourists every summer holiday season. In the spring of 1944 it was invaded by 30,000 American soldiers.
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Holy Smoke: Notre Dame in flames
The Notre Dame fire: disaster, miracle, social injustice?
Alain Delon: Exciting, seductive, sexy and French
Alain Delon is one of the most recognisable French film stars of the twentieth century. But Delon’s own unlikely story seemingly comes straight from the Hollywood script department.
The Compiègne wagon: signing a treaty to end all wars
There were other fundamental ingredients to ending the war, far beyond the Compiègne wagon…
Parisians pissed off with pissoires
Controversy: pissoires are causing a (metaphorical) stink in Paris.
Crossing the Channel: in ways you might not expect
There are many ways to cross the Channel…but what about without transport?
Alsace: an unmissable French region
Alsace is a ravishingly beautiful region, with secrets to uncover…
Five things you should know about Coco Chanel
Find out about the secret life behind Coco Chanel, who is considered as one of France’s top icons.
Taking holy waters at Lourdes: faith or fiction?
Ray explores whether the holy waters of Lourdes offer a religious experience…or just exploitation.
Armistice day 2018: 100 years of forgetting
Forgetting to remember? Join us as we reflect on the 100 year anniversary of Armistice Day.