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1/2. Merimee- the Creator of Carmen. Writers Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee go on the trail of Prosper Merimee, author of the novella Carmen, who was employed in the 1830s as inspector-general of historical monuments, saving many of the sites that tourists in France enjoy to this day. Producer Robyn Read

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