Tag Archives: France
I can’t believe he did that: David Guetta on Serge Gainsbourg
Super producer and DJ David Guetta came onto Front Row for last night’s show. Having grown up in the 70 and 80s in France he listened to American soul, funk and British synth and electronica, quoting Ultravox lyrics through our … Continue reading
Posted in France, Media, Music, Radio, TV
Tagged david guetta, France, front row, serge gainsbourg, tv
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Noooooo Uderzo Nooooo: Asterix and the afterlife
This article originally appeared in The Guardian online on September 29th and in the print edition on October 1st. In Obelix and Co, a devious young Roman general, Caius Preposterus (a thinly veiled Jacques Chirac) tries to corrupt Asterix’s proud … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Comedy, Comics/graphic novels, Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Asterix, Chirac, culture, France, Goscinny, media, publishing, Uderzo
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Eet is, ‘ow you say, uncanny, no?
Fans of Asterix will need no reminding that the comic featured a youthful Jacques Chirac as a thrusting young politician in Obelix and Co (1976). But this morning provided a particularly delightful example of the potential of looking at politics … Continue reading
Posted in Comics/graphic novels, Crime and Justice, Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Asterix, France, politics
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