Garlic & Pearls copertina

Garlic & Pearls

Garlic & Pearls

Di: 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 Scienze sociali
Episodi
  • French Brothels of the Golden Age: Sex, theatricality, escapism!

    French Brothels of the Golden Age: Sex, theatricality, escapism!
    Jan 16 2026

    Oh là là! From the Belle Epoque to the Jazz Age rose famous French brothels such as Le Chabanais, the One Two Two or the Sphynx. This vanished world, its outlandish themed rooms and enigmatic army of female denizens, live on in the iconography that they inspired and that remains forever wedded to French identity. The future Edward VII guest stars as a designer of unusual furniture.


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    1 ora e 5 min
  • A Study in Silver: The cryptic British world of precious metals, their hallmarks, assays, and guilds

    A Study in Silver: The cryptic British world of precious metals, their hallmarks, assays, and guilds
    Jan 9 2026
    Suzanne illuminates the origins and meaning of hallmarking, which began in the 13th century under Edward I – aka Edward Longshanks – as part of his wider effort to stabilise the kingdom by means of statutes. Though the French king Louis IX appears as a guest star, this is a case of Britain being far more systematic and precise than France while, in typical British fashion, devising a resilient system capable of evolving through the centuries. Where were the native silver and gold mines of Britain? And did you know that you could have your own hallmark made?

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    47 min
  • La dictée: How did a school spelling test become a French obsession and symbol of Frenchness?

    La dictée: How did a school spelling test become a French obsession and symbol of Frenchness?
    Jan 2 2026
    Muriel goes back to school to explore how in France the spelling test called la dictée became the backbone of French education. Who introduced it and why? Is it fascistic or democratic? And how did a school exercise become a beloved popular cultural event shared by the nation? It's a very Gallic tale of Republican alphabetisation, unification and nation-building, and Muriel joins in by pitting herself against Emperor Napoleon III in taking on a famously exacting dictée!

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    57 min
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