I WAS browsing around a few internet music sites recently and crossed a French musician whose work is so different to that you normally hear.
Fabien Marsaud is described as a slam poet and works under the name Grand Corps Malade, a reference to an accident that means he now has difficulty walking.
THE tale of The Little Prince enjoys its 60th birthday this month and the book’s popularity looks set to continue for many more years.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beautiful story of the adventures of a young prince, who travels around the Universe and the characters he meets, was published in April 1946.
TAKE one husband, two dogs full of energy and a camper van with a mind of its own and you have a recipe for a road trip with a difference.
For her latest book writer Susie Kelly combined all these ingredients and added to the mix a 10,000-kilometre trip around France.
MOVE to the South of France? You must be joking!
Well, he wasn’t and eighteen months later, here we still are, my husband, two children and I, still struggling to make ends meet, but enjoying a much better quality of life than I could have imagined. Writes Ione Harrison.
FOR many artists the appeal of heading to Paris and establishing a reputation within their field sees many head to the capital city.
But the challenge of actually moving to a new place, as well as find the people in the know, can see many head back home before they have found their feet.
THE Alliance Française in Manchester celebrated July 14 with a special dance show in a unique location.
A FILM about a French chef who served at Croxteth Hall, in Liverpool, is to be shown at the stately home on July 14.
TO savour the real taste of France, taking in the language as well as its lifestyle is key to getting the most from your time here.
AFTER a night-time storm the rising sun lights up the sky with an array of colours and shades.
The church at Loubejac stands dark against the clouds, and a hazy mist lies in the valley floor.
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WITHIN a day or so of each other the BBC and French television opened up their archives on the internet, with differing degrees of success.