Is France a Backward Country? by BARBARA BRAY
AnKlo-Saxons are constantly beaten over the head with France's traditional superiority in matters of mind. After living in Paris for five years Barbara Bray tries to distinguish what is real from what is illusory in some of the more flattering images the French see in their mirrors.
Second broadcast
Friday, 8.10 p.m.: Sylvam Lourié on The Virtue of Backwardness