Ranked #1
Delacroix's Ear
Delacroix's Ear
Eugène Delacroix, the rebel Romantic painter of the 19th century. He would go on to inspire artists for generations to c... Read more
7 May 2023
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20mins
Ranked #2
Celebri-Trees of Paris
Celebri-Trees of Paris
Paris is full of celebrities but did you know that there are also celebri-trees? Fifteen trees of Paris have been award... Read more
27 Mar 2023
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22mins
Ranked #3
Paris - City of Lights
Paris - City of Lights
Paris is the city of lights, though whether that moniker refers to the intellectuals that have studied here from mediaev... Read more
6 Mar 2023
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15mins
Ranked #4
The Count of Paris
The Count of Paris
Upon his death at the age of 90 his children found his home completely empty, stripped of furniture and even lightbulb, ... Read more
20 Feb 2023
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14mins
Ranked #5
Places of execution in Paris
Places of execution in Paris
Today we are heading on a rather a rather morbid walking tour of Paris and to the some of the many places of execution w... Read more
6 Feb 2023
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23mins
Ranked #6
Jeanne de Clisson - France's fiercest female pirate
Jeanne de Clisson - France's fiercest female pirate
Jeanne de Clisson, also known as Jeanne de Belleville, or by her nickname ‘The Lioness of Brittany’ and was France's fir... Read more
23 Jan 2023
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19mins
Ranked #7
The Gibbet of Montfaucon
The Gibbet of Montfaucon
In the 10th arrondissement of Paris at place Colonel Fabien, just up from the lovely canal St Martin and opposite the cu... Read more
9 Jan 2023
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14mins
Ranked #8
The Louis d'or
The Louis d'or
A story by François Coppée set on a cold, Christmas Eve night in Paris. First published in 1893.Sound design from the t... Read more
24 Dec 2022
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14mins
Ranked #9
The Smallest Cemetery in Paris
The Smallest Cemetery in Paris
Come with me to the smallest, most exclusive cemetery in Paris, only open twice a year! I managed to get in for a visit ... Read more
6 Dec 2022
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15mins
Ranked #10
The pig that killed a King
The pig that killed a King
The 13th of October was really an unlucky day for the Capet Kings! In this episode find out how a humble pig changed the... Read more
7 Mar 2022
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13mins