On the menu this week we look at whether more French cities will follow the lead of Paris by turning up the heat big fuel guzzling SUV vehicles plus we find out why Eurostar is facing more travel misery.
We'll try to understand French waiters - are they just grumpy garçons or serious professionals who get an unfair reputation and answer some of your important questions on the new French language requirements for residency permits and citizenship.
And we'll explore whether the French, reputed as being the world's biggest romancers, are actually bothered about Valentine's Day?
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Ben McPartland your host is joined by the team at The Local Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and politics expert John Lichfield.
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The Macron-Mbappé 'bromance', the best Gallic spirits and what makes a French Christmas?
Foie gras shortages, Paris cafés battle laptops and why there's more to Brigitte Macron
Explaining France and England's 'sibling rivalry', possible power cuts and the latest on Christmas travel
How good are French American relations right now, tips for Paris Olympic tickets and why is Alsace so different?
Why France faces a 'cold Turkey' winter and how do French high streets stay independent?
Why France is facing a ‘dangerous moment’ and who is the ‘French Murdoch’?
France's plans for language tests and new passport controls
Will cars always be king in rural France and how angry are the French right now?
Are the French quitting meat and will fuel blockades spark a winter of discontent in France?
Macron's big battles, France's 'best coastline' and are the French the world's top strikers?
Why France is facing an autumn of strikes and how Brexit derailed Eurostar
PODCAST: Macron's mixed fortunes and do French hunters turn rural France into 'wild west'?
The future of Dijon mustard, French love for royals and is France heading for a 'disastrous' referendum?
What will the energy crisis mean for people in France and does Macron have a plan?
Travel, politics, Covid-19: What's in store for France this summer?
What next in France’s political crisis and why is everyone taking the train this summer?
Strikes, regional rivalries and how French cities are adapting to heatwaves
Why don’t the French seem to care about their crucial parliamentary elections?
How worker shortages in France will hit the summer holidays
How the climate crisis is changing France and French public holidays explained
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