Miniseries

Episodes • 2012

Jonathan Meades
Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia

1. Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia

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Jonathan explains why Lorraine has become the symbolic heart of France and a stronghold of a romantic nationalism expressed by diverse means.

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A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries

2. A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries

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

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Just a Few Debts France Owes to America

3. Just a Few Debts France Owes to America

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Jonathan looks at how the French delude themselves that they are indifferent towards the USA, despite huge evidence of cultural indebtedness.

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