Man Ray now arrives in the capital, hooking up with the likes of Andre Breton and Phillipe Soupault.

His photographic work advances in experimental ways, and he will get to meet 'Kiki de Montparnasse'.

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quarter.

Abridged by Katrin Williams.

Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018. Show less