'The Week in France' is an in-depth look at the political and social events shaping France, hosted by Melissa Bell. Watch the show on FRANCE 24 Tuesdays at 18:40 am Paris time.
In this edition: controversy erupts over Goncourt prize winner Marie NDiaye's anti-Sarkozy comments; convicted in the Angolagate arms trial, former minister Charles Pasqua points the finger; and we look at the would-be king of France, Jean d'Orléans.
In this edition: a portrait of the first black female winner of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize, former French President Jacques Chirac is in legal hot water and the plight of being a tenant in Paris.
In this Edition: Trial of repeat sex offender Francis Evrard fuels castration debate; Cleastream slander case comes to an end; and The Crazy Horse sends top lap dancers out to recruit new customers.
In this Edition: angry French farmers take to the streets of Paris; the Elysee Palace tries a new charm offensive; police continue their hunt for suspected killer Jean-Pierre Treiber; and Lucky Luke travels to the big screen.
In this edition: President Nicolas Sarkozy's son causes controversy as he's tipped to land a top French job and concerns about highly organised left-wing activists.
In today's edition: the former head of French espionage heaps pressure on Dominique de Villepin in the Clearstream trial; Air France pilots say the Paris-Rio crash could have been avoided; and France's first couple unveils its website.
In this edition: Former PM Dominique de Villepin files suit against President Nicolas Sarkozy, behind the scene with France's intelligence agencies and justice catches up with film director Roman Polanski.
In this edition: Clearstream, the "trial of the decade", gets underway; dairy farmers spectacularly dump milk to alert public opinion; the so-called immigrant "jungle" of Calais is dismantled.
In this edition: French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux faces calls to resign after remarks caught on camera; a spate of suicides in the ranks of France's biggest telecom operator; and French households told to pay to save the environment.
In this edition: the Clearstream trial is to open in France; former Presidential candidate Segolene Royal is getting ready for her political comeback; and find out how President Sarkozy reportedly tried to grow in public…
In this edition: A complete overhaul in store for the French Socialist party after a conference in La Rochelle; Sarkzoy is set to put bonuses under strict control; bluffs aplenty at the first French poker tour at the Louvre museum.
In this edition: As it recovers from its worst riots in years, New Caledonia grapples with an outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1); alliance or not? The Socialist Party ripped apart once more; and focus on France's Muslims during Ramadan.
In this edition of The Week in France: the country is gripped by the story of Clotilde Reiss, the French woman arrested in Iran; schools prepare for H1N1 flu; and shopping on Sundays.
In this edition: a week of violence in New Caledonia left 28 gendarmes injured; toxic algae dangers are back in the news after a horse and its rider died in Brittany; is it the end of cheap rents for civil servants?
In this edition: the threatened collapse of legendary French photo agency Gamma marks the end of an era; an SMS is retained as evidence in a divorce case; and a Japanese journalist writes down her thoughts on Parisians.
