Allan Little is the BBC Paris Correspondent

In a new three part series for The Westminster Hour, first broadcast in August 2004, the BBC's Paris Correspondent Allan Little explores the political culture of France.

Part One - To Kill the King

In Part One, Allan Little remembers the political torpor of last August when, as the heat in Paris became unbearable, a new rivalry was emerging for the top job in the Republic.

Click here to listen to part one of The Gallic Way

Part Two - France and Memory

In Part Two, Allan Little explains how memories of war continue to influence the ebb and flow of French politics.

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Part Three - France and the World

In Part Three, Allan Little reflects on how France's conception of its own uniqueness impacts on its place in the world.

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