With another PM doomed and strikes ahead, is France now ungovernable?
Be warned, France’s strike calendar for September is quickly filling up as various unions announce industrial action that could impact, well, pretty much all aspects of life in France. We’ll look at j...
3 Sep 202531min
Does France realise the 'imminent danger' it's in?
So summer's almost over, but it's been an eventful one in France. We'll bring you up to date with what's been happening. But the thrust of this week's episode and the reason we've started the new seri...
27 Aug 202532min
From strikes to extreme heat: What to expect in France this summer
This final episode of the season is all about looking ahead to the summer in France. And it plans to be a hot one, in more ways than one with a raft of possible transport strikes ahead that could impa...
1 Juli 202525min
The story of Brittany's killer algae and where you can avoid the tourists in France
This week we'll find out about how toxic green algae on Brittany's famously picturesque beaches claimed the life of a French jogger and perhaps others plus the role French farming and even the state p...
26 Juni 202534min
Explaining naughty French politicians and the pros and cons of new Paris airport link
Up this week : It's been another bad week for the reputation of French politicians. We'll discuss why they are so naughty, and when I say naughty I mean corrupt, rather than bed hopping.And we'll also...
18 Juni 202537min
France shocked by 'senseless' school violence and the inventions you never knew were French
This week we discuss a shocking incident which saw a teaching assistant stabbed to death by a pupil outside a French secondary school, and find out what the government plans to do, to tackle what the ...
11 Juni 202537min
Has Uber changed France and will smoking ever be banned on café terraces?
This week we'll explain the ongoing and far-from-brotherly dispute behind the different kinds of taxi drivers in France and whether they'll ever declare peace with each other.We'll examine why France'...
4 Juni 202538min
What that 'slap' says about the Macrons and French farmers fight the future
In the line up this week we'll explain what prompted the huge reaction to that coming together between Brigitte Macron's hands and Emmanuel Macron's face. You must have seen the video by now. We don't...
28 Maj 202534min
