Jonathan Meades :: On France ep2 (2/5)

A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries.

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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[MegaPetrof]

I really like Jonathan Meades's documentaries, especially this series, but bloody hell, he plagiarises himself more than usual!

[TheLightBearer1969]

Meades is so far above most other "members of the intelligentsia" these days. And, as a tv programme, this is so much needed among all the celebrity/reality/cookery wastefulness that makes television largely unwatchable.

[Stereolabdream]

Stunning.

[pjdonagh]

If this is evidence of BBC dumbing down............then dumb me down..........PLEASE!