Jonathan Meades On France Season 1

E1: Fragments of an Arbitrary Encyclopaedia

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

E2: A Biased Anthology of Parisian Peripheries

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

E3: Just a Few Debts France Owes to America

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