Paname: The Secret History of Paris Podcast
1) Artists' Wives
Stretched at full length, on the great divan of a studio, cigar in mouth, two friends—a poet and a painter—were talking together one evening after dinner... what follows are a series of short stories ...Show More
2) The Pox
Spend a night with Venus and the rest of your life with Mercury... have a look inside the museum here Follow me on instagram or go to my website for sources and pictures.Support th...Show More
3) Delacroix Angels
In part two on Eugène Delacroix let's discover some of his work, for free, in a walking tour of 3 churches of Paris: Saint Paul Saint Louis, Saint Denys du Saint Sacrement both in the 3rd and Saint Su...Show More
4) Delacroix's Ear
Eugène Delacroix, the rebel Romantic painter of the 19th century. He would go on to inspire artists for generations to come with his dynamic use of colour and bold brushstrokes. In this episode we ta...Show More
5) 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 awarded the special status of 'remarkable' you can find the full list here. If that d...Show More
6) Paris - City of Lights
Paris is the city of lights, though whether that moniker refers to the intellectuals that have studied here from mediaeval times, the Enlightened thinkers of the 18th century or simply the street ligh...Show More
7) 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, all that was left were 6 monogrammed handkerchiefs and an old pair of slippers, ...Show More
8) 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 where you could enjoy the spectacle of beheading, quartering, boiling or ears bei...Show More
9) 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 first and fiercest female pirate driven to war with the French king in order t...Show More
10) 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 curious headquarters of the Communists building you will see a usual Paris scene o...Show More