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Garlic & Pearls

Garlic & Pearls

By: Muriel Zagha and Suzanne Raine
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 Suzanne and Muriel examine a series of very different things – from a film to a kitchen utensil, a model train to a bar of soap – that define British or French attitudes, each explaining her cultural background to the other and trying to get to the essence of what makes the British British and the French French.

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Muriel Zagha and Suzanne Raine Social Sciences
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  • The Battle of Lincoln, part 2: Did it forever close the door on the French invader?

    The Battle of Lincoln, part 2: Did it forever close the door on the French invader?
    Jul 11 2025
    It's D-Day, helmets are glinting and everything hinges on William Marshall – and on formidable Lincolnshire sheriff Nicola de la Haie – as the troops gather on both sides outside Lincoln Castle. Will you, like Suzanne, be heaving a sigh of relief as the covetous French are finally defeated, or bemoan, like Muriel, a tragic missed opportunity?

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Battle of Lincoln, part 1: Will Prince Louis of France secure the crown of England?

    The Battle of Lincoln, part 1: Will Prince Louis of France secure the crown of England?
    Jul 4 2025
    On the occasion of President Macron's state visit to Britain, Suzanne retraces the background to a momentous clash between France and England – the definitive repelling of the French on 20th May 1217 at the Battle of Lincoln – throwing light on fierce rivalries for succession to the throne of England and for ownership of territories on the Norman side of the Channel, with much switching of allegiance, and on such formidable figures as Philip-Augustus, first to call himself King of France, and William Marshall, former child hostage and greatest English knight.

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    1 hr
  • Orangina: How a home-grown Algerian drink became a French icon

    Orangina: How a home-grown Algerian drink became a French icon
    Jun 27 2025
    Muriel takes Suzanne – shaken, not stirred – back to the origins of the odd little yellow bottle, from sun-drenched Algerian orange groves to the smartest Parisian cafés, and into the heart of French escapism

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    1 hr and 2 mins

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