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Jonathan Meades on France: Episode 2: A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries

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Episode 2: A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries

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A look at the Parisian palaces of tyrannical dynasties and the sites of political murders.

Jonathan inspects the Parisian palaces of tyrannical colonial dynasties and the village where the Ayatollah Khomeini lived in exile.

France granted independence to its colonies in the 1960s. That, anyway, is the official line. In fact, through such agencies as Francophonie which notionally promotes the French language and the secretive Francafrique which wields influence throughout much of Africa, the French state is in reality still a colonial power. 

Jonathan inspects the Parisian palaces of tyrannical dynasties, the sites of political murders and the village where the Ayatollah Khomeini lived in exile.

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Jonathan Meades explores the many facets of France that Britons often seems to ignore

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

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