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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
Episodes
  • 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
  • Pirates: Why the British treasure the Robin Hoods of the seas

    Pirates: Why the British treasure the Robin Hoods of the seas
    Jun 20 2025
    Ahoy! Suzanne sails off to the Spanish Main and the Barbary Coast, introducing Muriel to a cast of buccaneers, corsairs and privateers against a shifting background of enterprise, geopolitics - and marine insurance!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • French Theme Parks: Running the Gamut From Fun to Propaganda

    French Theme Parks: Running the Gamut From Fun to Propaganda
    Jun 13 2025

    What do France's homegrown theme parks tell us about Frenchness? asks Muriel. From the 'ethnographic exhibitions' at the Jardin d'Acclimatation to visionary vulcanologists in the Auvergne and spectacular historical romancing at Le Puy du Fou, controversy looms large!


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    1 hr and 1 min
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