“Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not die and cannot die.” So said Charles de Gaulle in a famous appeal to his countrymen broadcast by the BBC on 18 June 1940, after Paris had fallen to Nazi Germany. But the flame turned out to be a flickering one, and since the war France has endured decades of soul-searching and debate over what actually happened and whether the country’s wartime history should be a source of pride or shame.
"Energy Game changers", featuring Professor Wilhelm Schäfer, Robin Grimes and Colin Tudge, March 28th at RIBA
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"The best chance for peace between Israel and Palestine is for Uncle Sam to butt out”, featuring William Sieghart, 27th Feb 2012
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Rising star historian Faramerz Dabhoiwala on the origins of sex and how the permissive society arrived in Western Europe, 15th Feb
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