10.7- Paris Commune Revisited

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In 1872, the First International fractured into rival camps led by Marx and Bakunin.  

Two Romes have fallen. The third stands. And there will be no fourth. No one shall replace your Christian Tsardom! 

In this podcast, Jules Legendre from Révolution - the French section of the International Marxist Tendency - explains what the Paris Commune was, and the lessons that revolutionaries must draw from it today. For two months between March and May 1871 the armed workers of Paris, su ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war and the social unrest that followed, as the French capital was cut off from the rest of the country and food was scarce. When the French government surrendered Paris to the Prussians, power gravitat ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war and the social unrest that followed, as the French capital was cut off from the rest of the country and food was scarce. When the French government surrendered Paris to the Prussians, power gravitat ... Show More

<p>Steven, James and Rudy sit down for a long discussion on the French Communist Party from its inception all the way to its present state. We cover all the periods in its history: the Pre-WW2 Popular Front, the post WW2 entrance into government, its isolation, and its coming bac ... Show More

<p>We&#39;ve got the Summer Palace; they&#39;ve got Versailles. We&#39;ve got Shaolin Temple; they&#39;ve got Notre Dame. They&#39;ve got stinky cheese; we&#39;ve got stinky tofu. They, eau de toilette; us, squat toilettes. We&#39;re the Paris of the east; they&#39;re... Paris. I ... Show More

In episode six of this new series exploring the sights and stories of Europe’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic cities, travel journalist Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian and author Professor Colin Jones for a jaunt around Paris. Together they stroll along boulevards ... Show More