Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Joyeux Noël from La Résidence!
Petit Papa Noël (Little Santa Claus) sung by the incomparable Tino Rossi
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Sunday, 2 December 2012
Vodafone France offer advice
... on what to do if you find yourself on a plane next to Emanuelle Béart
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La Résidence - THE French Property People
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Le singe est dans l'arbre (the monkey is in the tree)
Learning French is made easy by Eddie Izzard (from his show Dress to Kill 1999)
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Saturday, 3 November 2012
Downtime on the Western Front
As Remembrance Day approaches once again, an exhibition of recently-unearthed photographs shows everyday life on the Western Front nearly a century ago. The photos of allied servicemen were originally taken by a French couple in northern France and sold as postcards to soldiers during World War I.
The exhibition itself is in Australia, but you can see a slideshow preview here.
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Sunday, 14 October 2012
Wrong number!
A woman in south-west France, who received a
telephone bill of nearly 12 quadrillion euros, has had the real amount
she owed waived - after the company admitted its mistake.
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Monday, 1 October 2012
Adieu Edouard Leclerc
British tourists heading through France often pause to stock up at one of the giant hypermarkets bearing the name E Leclerc, which have sprung up on the edge of almost every French town. Edouard Leclerc gave up his ambitions to become a priest and opened his first grocery shop in Brittany in 1949...
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Saturday, 15 September 2012
French Royalty Topless!
As a riposte to French magazine Closer's scandalous recent publication, La Residence brings you France's most famous topless royal...... Marie Antoinette!
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Monday, 3 September 2012
The Journalist, the President, his Partner and his Ex......
The complicated love life of French President Francois Hollande is examined in the book, Between Two Fires - Entre Deux Feux, looking at the rivalry between his partner and ex-wife.
Previous presidents would not have faced such public scrutiny of their private affairs.
Journalist Pierre Haski, who co-founded the Rue 89 news website, said the allegations about former potential candidate Dominique Strauss Kahn "broke this whole status quo in France and opened the door for investigations into private lives when they have political consequences".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9747000/9747391.stm
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Thursday, 16 August 2012
Prends un tic-tac (have a tic-tac)
A very funny ad currently on French tv....
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Vive Bradley Wiggins!
As we wait patiently for gold medal success at the olympics, let's revisit some British sporting glory earlier this summer.
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Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Mind the jellyfish!
Scientists and officials in the French Riviera will soon be launching
a website to tell beach-goers where they may face a risk of a jellyfish sting.
Analysis of water mass and plankton levels helps to predict jellyfish movement along the coastline.
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Analysis of water mass and plankton levels helps to predict jellyfish movement along the coastline.
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Monday, 2 July 2012
La Barbe: France's bearded feminists
A group of French feminists has found a new way to fight inequality - with sarcastic humour and fake beards...
Colette Coffin unzipped her handbag and pulled out a small piece of artificial fur. "This is my speaking beard," she explains.
"I've got a much bushier one but this has a wider hole so I can talk without getting too much fluff in my mouth."
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Colette Coffin unzipped her handbag and pulled out a small piece of artificial fur. "This is my speaking beard," she explains.
"I've got a much bushier one but this has a wider hole so I can talk without getting too much fluff in my mouth."
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Saturday, 16 June 2012
Philately will get you everywhere
The US and French postal services have joined forces in order to pay tribute to the music legends Edith Piaf and Miles Davis.
The United States Postal Service and La Poste of France have released joint commemorative stamps to honour the careers of the two accomplished musicians. It is only the second time the two countries have released postage stamps together, with the set to be used on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Vive la reine!
... or why the republican French love Liz...
the BBC's David Chazan investigates
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the BBC's David Chazan investigates
(view of a French ship which took part in the jubilee pageant)
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Le rosbif...
For centuries, the French have derided English cuisine - now a celebrity Paris butcher is promoting British beef!
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
A May Day French Anthem
Serge Gainsbourg's reggae version of the Marseillaise infuriated France's far right when it was released. Especially for Marine LePen - here it is again!
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
The Donzy weathervane
The French village that predicts results of presidential elections...
Ahead of the official count, BBC correspondent Christian Fraser travelled to the village of Donzy in Burgundy, which has a remarkable record in predicting the final results.
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Sunday, 15 April 2012
Je dis, je dis, je dis...
French presidential hopeful Francois Hollande has been described as an unlikely comedian
When Francois Hollande decided to run in this year's presidential race he made two promises. The first was to lose weight. The second was to give up cracking jokes.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
French WWII resistance hero Raymond Aubrac dies aged 97
Raymond Aubrac told the BBC recently that his arrest had been a shock but not a surprise
One of the leading figures of the French resistance against the Nazis, Raymond Aubrac, has died aged 97, his family says. His daughter said he had died at Val de Grace military hospital in Paris on Tuesday evening. Raymond Aubrac and his late wife Lucie became important members of Jean Moulin's underground Resistance movement in 1942.
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La Résidence - THE French Property People
Monday, 9 April 2012
Allons etc...
Melenchon unites French hard left in presidential campaign
If you believe his rhetoric, the whole of Europe is on the verge of a new popular insurrection, merely waiting for France to point the way.
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Jean-Luc Melenchon invokes the spirit of the French Revolution to unite the "left of the left"
The word "revolution" comes easy to Jean-Luc Melenchon. The far-left candidate's campaign speeches are peppered with references to 1789, and calls for France to reconnect with the spirit of the Bastille.If you believe his rhetoric, the whole of Europe is on the verge of a new popular insurrection, merely waiting for France to point the way.
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Friday, 6 April 2012
Bien surly?
Surveys repeatedly suggest that people think the French to be rude and unwelcoming to visitors. But is there really any truth in the stereotype? Rajan Datar decided to put it to the test on the streets of Paris and also put the claim to France's Minister of Tourism Frederic Lefebvre.
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Monday, 2 April 2012
The changing face of French lunchtimes
Some French workers are finding their lunchtimes too brief for the traditional three-course meal
On a sunny spring day, a bistro with a well-deserved reputation for first-rate traditional cooking is all but deserted at lunchtime. "When the weather's good, people tend to grab a sandwich and eat outdoors," laments Otis Lebert, the owner and chef of Le Taxi Jaune in the trendy Marais district of central Paris...La Résidence - THE French Property People
Friday, 30 March 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Le sack... £1,250
France train firm pays out after delays cost woman job
This is not the first time SNCF has been told to pay compensation for delays
A court in France has ordered the national rail company, SNCF, to pay 1,500 euros (£1,250) in compensation to a commuter who lost her job because of delays.
Monday, 26 March 2012
Boneyland?
A theme park based on Napoleon is being proposed in Montereau, south of Paris, the scene of one of Napoleon's last victories. It is hoped there will be a direct train service from Waterloo...
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Friday, 23 March 2012
The La Résidence guide to French popular song - 21: Charles Aznavour
...we were going to play you Aznavour's greatest hit "She" - but he sings that in English! So here's "Isabelle"
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Monday, 19 March 2012
La farine
#2 in our series of foodstuffs being thrown at French presidential candidates is la farine = flour
watch again as Francois Hollande is lightly dusted
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watch again as Francois Hollande is lightly dusted
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Friday, 16 March 2012
The La Résidence guide to French popular song - 20: Brigitte Bardot
WARNING: This video contains graphic images of 1960's swimwear
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
La tomate
French President Nicholas Sarkozy has apologised to a policewoman after his son threw a tomato at her, reports say. Teenager Louis Sarkozy and a friend chucked a tomato and a pellet at the policewoman from the Elysee Palace, police sources said.
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Monday, 12 March 2012
Adieu Moebius...
Jean Giraud, one of France's leading comics artists, has died in Paris at the age of 73 after a long illness.
He drew for more than 50 years, under various names, but was most widely known as Moebius.
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Friday, 9 March 2012
The La Résidence guide to French popular song - 19: Vanessa Paradis
Teen siren Vanessa sings her paean to the Paris cabbie "Joe le taxi"
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Monday, 5 March 2012
Teach yourself basque
Friday, 2 March 2012
The La Résidence guide to French popular song - 18: Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou croons "Comme d'Habitude" - better known to anglophones as "My Way"
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012
75% ? Aieee !!!
French presidential hopeful François Hollande has proposed a 75% top rate of income tax for high earners. Coincidentally, his poll lead over incumbent Sarkozy has narrowed recently ...
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Monday, 27 February 2012
Friday, 24 February 2012
The La Résidence guide to French popular song - 17: Sascha Distel
Don't worry, it's not Raindrops keep falling.... This timeless 1970's classic is entitled "Pillow Talk"
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012
The bells! The bells!
Notre Dame de Paris will be 850 years old this year, and how better to celebrate than with a new set of bells!
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Saturday, 18 February 2012
The La Résidence guide to French popular song - 16: Dalida
... featuring matinée idol Alain Delon on smoky voiceover! What's not to like?
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Friday, 17 February 2012
Entente nucleaire
It's official! We're friends with the French again! And to prove it, we're going to let French company Areva build our nuclear power stations.
Curiously, no mention was made of any reciprocal arrangement...
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La Résidence - THE French Property People
Monday, 13 February 2012
Tintin not racist
A Belgian court has ruled today in defence of Herge's hero
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Thursday, 9 February 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Monday, 6 February 2012
Depardieu as Strauss-Kahn
Gerard Depardieu is to play Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a biopic about the best president France will never have....
La Résidence - THE French Property People
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Calling all French speakers in Gillingham!
... the Congolese olympic athletics team will be training in Medway and local interpreters are keenly sought!
La Résidence - THE French Property People
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
BBC2 The Dream King
BBC2's forthcoming trilogy The Dream King celebrates the life, loves and achievements of Louis XIV, though with an emphasis, by the looks of it, on the loves...
La Résidence - THE French Property People
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Monday, 23 January 2012
Friday, 20 January 2012
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
French garden high noon...
.... from our favourite cartoonist Perry Taylor
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Sunday, 15 January 2012
How French is your presidential candidate?
Quelle horreur! Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has been skewered in a new political attack ad - for speaking French!
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Thursday, 12 January 2012
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Monday, 2 January 2012
Une bonne oeuvre pour le nouvel an
Comment faire pour tester un nouveau pont ?
On met toutes les belles-mères sur le pont : s'il résiste, c'est que l'oeuvre est bonne, s'il craque, c'est une bonne oeuvre.
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