Spotlight on France
An in-depth look at what makes this country tick.
Spotlight on France - Podcast: Scrapping France’s elite training school, teaching the Holocaust, and the origins of La Marseillaise
How do you teach about the Holocaust when the survivors are dying? A teacher talks about this tricky period of history. Plus, an interview with political pundit Rokhaya Diallo on breaking the mould and making her way into the French public sphere. Also, why does it matter that Macron wants…
Spotlight on France - Podcast: Rebuilding Notre Dame gets political, French presidential powers, and village politics
This week we look at democracy in France: a conversation about the power of the French presidency and how French people trust their mayors more than other politicians. We meet a local councillor in a small village, who talks about his role on the very basic levels of French representative…
Spotlight on France - Podcast: Women journalists club together, CBD cannabis in France, and a different kind of strike
France wants lower taxes concludes the Prime Minister as the Great national debate, organised in answer to the Yellow vest protests, comes to an end. Officially, two million people participated. We look into those numbers. Also, the refugee crisis is over, but there are just as many migrants sleeping rough…
Spotlight on France - Podcast: French apples and Brexit, slavery reparations, and is Macron burning out?
Our first episode of a revamped Spotlight on France! Each week Sarah Elzas and Alison Hird bring you closer to this country and its people. This week, is president Macron on the brink of burnout? Michael Fitzpatrick talks about the case of a judge who asks for the least possible…