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Discover the new generation of French Chanson artists

June 17, 2022 - 08:30 PM We are launching a new feature called: "5 questions to...". A 10 minute podcast to discover the artists who are perpetuating the tradition of French chanson all around the world. First stop: Sweden, with Elise and Tobi. They have brought back to life an iconic song from World War 2... in French: "I'll be seeing you": "Je te verrai". A symbol of freedom and hope that still resonates strongly today.Go to our podcasts section to find out more....

Bardot "breaks" the Cannes Film Festival

May 17, 2022 - 09:25 AM To mark the opening of the Cannes Film Festival 2022, we go back to... 12th May 1967.14 years after her Cannes debut, Brigitte Bardot comes back to the festival, as an international sex symbol, for the closing ceremonies.One of those times when the Croisette went absolutely mad...Watch a video of he...

Want to be a "bouquiniste"?

May 04, 2022 - 11:34 AM JOB ADVERT! - The booksellers that line the Seine river in Paris – known as “bouquinistes” – are an iconic part of the city’s landscape. But recent years have proved difficult, with the growth of online shopping, a series of strikes and protests and now Covid-19 all tak...

Eiffel Tower grows 6 metres

March 15, 2022 - 01:38 PM ... thanks to digital radio broadcasting! PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower grew 6 metres (19.69 ft) on Tuesday after a new digital radio antenna was attached to the top of the Paris monument. The tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in the late 19th century, now measures 330 metres after the ...

Jane Birkin on Gainsbourg's museum: "people will be amazed"

March 09, 2022 - 05:40 PM Anglo-French singer and actress Jane Birkin gave an interview to the French regional newspaper Nice Matin on March 8th, in which she briefly talks about the museum Maison Gainsbourg (opening Spring 2022, 5 bis rue de Verneuil, in Paris): "Charlotte is the one behind it all. I've lived there for 20 ...

A TV series on Brigitte Bardot's life

March 08, 2022 - 01:13 AM Fan of Brigitte Bardot ? Good news, the filming of a TV series on her life has started in France a few days ago in St Tropez and Paris. This 6 episode programme directed by Daniele Thompson and her son Christopher focuses on BB's youth (15 to 25 years old) and will be broadcasted on French TV channe...

London almost got its own Eiffel Tower

March 08, 2022 - 12:14 AM CNN - Somewhere beneath the pitch of England's national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations of what could have been the city's tallest building. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Great Tower of London was poised to surpass it in height and reach almost 1,200 feet. Instead, ...

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Discover the new generation of French Chanson artists

Bardot "breaks" the Cannes Film Festival

Want to be a "bouquiniste"?

Eiffel Tower grows 6 metres

Jane Birkin on Gainsbourg's museum: "people will be amazed"

A TV series on Brigitte Bardot's life

London almost got its own Eiffel Tower

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