Jonathan Meades On France

Synopsis

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

First Air Date: 2012-01-18

Last Air Date: 2012-02-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Jonathan Meades

Networks: BBC Four

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Top Cast

Jonathan Meades as N/A

Seasons

Miniseries (2012)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.