In Montparnasse

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Tracy Ann Oberman

Sue Roe

Katrin Williams

Duncan Minshull

In Montparnasse by Sue Roe: Episode 1

Episode 1

In Montparnasse by Sue Roe

BBC Radio 4 - In Montparnasse by Sue Roe, Episode 1

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

4 Extra Debut. The birth of surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quarter: Pablo Picasso moves to Montparnasse. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

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

Pablo Picasso moves to Montparnasse and during the years before the Great War, others will follow him to the artist studios, bars and clubs. 

But who are these men and women exactly? 

They include Andre Breton, Jean Cocteau, Man Ray and ... Kiki de Montparnasse. And this is their story.

Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams:

Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.  

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.

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Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman. Abridged by Katrin Williams.

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