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' VIVE LA FRANCE !'

on BBC Home Service Basic

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A fortnightly programme reflecting the life, the song, and the story of the people of France
This is the second of a new series in which English people who love and understand France are coming to the microphone to discuss various aspects of the French national life and character. The speakers are varying each fortnight and will tell listeners about such things as French food, the stories of French regiments, life in the French countryside, and famous Frenchmen in history.
From time to time visiting Frenchmen to this country will be invited to the microphone to speak from the French point of view. Such speakers may include politicians, scientists, poets, artists, musicians, and Frenchmen serving with the Forces.

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