Coco Chanel has certainly left her mark on Paris fashion, but did Paris leave its mark on her? Come with me in this episode to find out about the design and the story behind her iconic perfume Chanel No. 5

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In part 2 let's find out how the statue was built and what we can find to remeber her by in Paris.

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In these episodes we are once again on the trail of a statue that is no longer here but for a very different reason to last time. The statue of Liberty, as you probably know, was a gift from the French to the Americans. In Paris there are actually 7 different small replicas of Madame Liberty and the one which used to be outside the Arts & Metiers museum, which was made from Bartholdi’s original plaster model, is being sent to America for the 135 anniversary of her big sister’s original voyage. She was sent first to NY and then will be heading to Washington DC. Find out how the idea came about, how she was nearly never made and how she nearly became the statue of Liberté!

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Marguerite Durand, Belle Epoch feminist, journalist, pioneer and animal lover. Famous for having a pet lion called 'Tigre,’ having once said "Feminism owes a lot to my blond hair" and for generally standing up to the patriarchy at a time when women were not even allowed to wear trousers. In this episode find out just how much feminism owes to her hair and more. 

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During the Nazi occupation Paris and France, saw the sad demise of many of their bronze statues. In this episode come with me to find out what happens to statues when they die and how to remember something that is no longer here. 

Read Gary Young's article here

hear about a curious statue of Lenin on 99pi here

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Part 2: find out what happened following the assassination of Marat and the Execution of Charlotte.

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If you are at all familiar with the French revolution you may have come across the painting by Jacques Louis David called ‘The Death of Marat', one of the most famous works of art concerning a revolutionary event. The painting itself depicts the moment of Marat’s assasination;  he lies in his bath, holding in his hand a letter, his chest pierced, bleeding, stabbed by Charlotte Corday just moments earlier. It is a gorgeous painting, but also  a piece of revolutionary propaganda and a true story, and it speaks volumes both in what is shown and what is absent.  In this episode find out more about  Marat, Why Charlotte stabbed him and what happened to his bathtub.  So come with me and let’s start by going to the Louvre to see what we can learn from this painting. (Part 1 of 2)

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In this episode my attention has been captured by a gesture, a  finger - the pointing finger of the sculpture of Danton causing me to wonder why and where is he pointing or rather what is he pointing at?  So come with me as we go back to the time time to the revolution and examine the unlovely face and complicated story of George Jacques Danton; the man, the statue and the finger.....

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To end our look at signs that gave their names (sort of) to streets let’s visit  two lovely streets and discover two fabulous stories; Rue des Canettes and Rue Dragon, or as we might say Ducks and Dragon(s)

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In this episode we will look at two shop signs. One that is still in place, and one recently removed. ‘Au Negre Joyeux’ and ‘Au Planteur.’ Do historical racist images deserve to be left in place or should they be taken down?

And who is the man in the picture, could it be Zamor, the Paige and later ‘traitor’ of Madame Du Barry?

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