Monty Don Explores The Gardens That Ruled France
Monty Don travels through France to uncover how gardens became symbols of power, romance, revolution, and national identity. From Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medici at Chenonceau to Vaux…
How French Houses Reveal Where You Are
“En France, une maison n’est jamais seulement une maison.” In France, a house is never just a house. Look closely at the stone, the roof, the shutters, the windows and…
The Marie Antoinette Diet
Marie Antoinette loved dessert, and even the water she drank was sweetened; she would keep pounded sugar on hand and stir in a few spoonfuls before drinking it. The daughter…
Getting Dressed as a Medieval Queen
In this video, historical interpreters go through all the stages of dressing for medieval women, both for wealthy and poorer working women, to create an outfit fit for a queen…
Read French With Me: Intermediate | B1 level
Alexa guides learners through a B1-level French text focused on the history of the Olympics. The lesson highlights pronunciation nuances, specifically the G and J sound rules, and explains how…
Inside the Joyful Maximalist Home of Tatiana de Nicolay | Invisible Collection
Color and print are her constant companions; lush momentos of her years in India and an endless source of inspiration for her exquisite watercolor illustrations. Anchoring the living and dining…
Inside the Life of a Graphic Designer in Marseille, Southern France
In the first episode of My City, My Backyard, graphic designer and illustrator Guillaume Denaud opens the door to his everyday life in Marseille, introducing us to the places and…
NEVER TOO SMALL: Architects Transform Small Dark, Disjointed 70s Paris Apartment, 57sqm/613sqft
Perched on the 12th floor in Paris’s lively Belleville neighbourhood, this once fragmented 57sqm/613sqft apartment has been opened up by architects Taïna Pichon of Meraki Architecture and Mathieu Durbec of…
He Took the World to the Moon, From This French City
The bottom of the sea. The center of the Earth. A journey around the world in eighty days. And even a trip to the Moon. One man took us on…
From the archives: “Persepolis” author-filmmaker Marjane Satrapi
Iranian-French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, who won acclaim for her graphic novel "Persepolis" about growing up in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution, died on June 4, 2026 at age 56. In…