This week we explain the anger among French farmers that has led them to block motorways across the country. Who's to blame, how long will the road blocks go on for and how will it be resolved?
We'll also look at why President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion the French need to be making more babies has caused a bit of uproar and why the French are making so many films but not as many babies.
We will also reveal the one département in France that has no train services but is well worth a visit - if you can get there and find out whether French fries and other so-called French things are indeed actually French.
Host Ben McPartland is joined by the three tenors of The Local France this week: Pearson, Mansfield and Lichfield. Or Emma, Gen and John as we know them
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Explaining Paris syndrome and how the EU elections will impact France
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Major French border changes explained and could France ban screens for kids?
How French invaded the English language, where foreigners buy second homes and youth violence flares
Is the Entente Cordiale still worth anything, France's new rail pass and 'crookie' versus croissant?
Can regional French airports survive, big changes in Paris and France's most dangerous animals
Is France heading for a Greek-style debt crisis and the most beautiful French train journeys?
Why is France so negative about the Olympics, a new schools row and the secret Michelin critics
Why the European elections really matter in France plus deadly floods and French casinos
Why France loves shopping rules, the real Versailles and how to blend in with the French
Macron breaks war taboo, why Lyon is the place to move to and French language test tips
Losing your French citizenship, energy ratings explained and is Monaco just for millionaires?
Eurostar faces more misery, defending Paris waiters and key questions on new French language tests
France's new language test rules explained and how will the farmers' 'siege of Paris' end?
What's Macron really up to, French private schools explained and are doggy bags ok in France?
Your questions answered: Why do people think the French aren't funny and can anyone stop Marine Le Pen?
What to expect in France in 2024 from politics to travel news and the Olympic Games
Does French immigration law spell bad news for foreigners and how Catholic is France?
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