Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford, visits the Wallace Collection in London on the trail of objects that once belonged to Marie-Antoinette. With Dr Helen Jacobsen, Senior Curator and Curator of French 18th-century Decorative Arts, the Wallace Collection, London.
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Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford, visits the Wallace Collection in London on the trail of objects that once belonged to Marie-Antoinette. With Dr Helen Jacobsen, Senior Curator and Curator of French 18th-century Decorative Arts, the Wallace Collection, London.
Music | Excerpts from Orphee et Euridice (Paris Version) by Gluck, licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd.
Production ChromeRadio for TORCH / Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Producer - Catriona Oliphant.
Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University Of Oxford, heads for Paris in her pursuit of Marie-Antoinette. First stop is The Conciergerie, where Marie-Antoinette spent her final days before being executed on 16 October 1793 at the age of 37, to meet Cecile Rives (Administratrice Conciergerie/Sainte-Chapelle/Tours de Notre-Dame de Paris). Then it's on to see Chantal Thomas, author of best-selling novel, Les Adieux A La Reine (later made into a film by Benoit Jacquot), And La Reine Scelerate, Marie-Antoinette Dans Les Pamphlets.
Music - Excerpts from Alceste By Gluck, Licensed Courtesy Of Naxos Music Uk Ltd.
Production - ChromeRadio for TORCH / Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford | Producer - Catriona Oliphant.
In The Footsteps of Marie-Antoinette
Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford, visits the Wallace Collection in London on the trail of objects that once belonged to Marie-Antoinette. With Dr Helen Jacobsen, Senior Curator and Curator of French 18th-century Decorative Arts, the Wallace Collection, London.
Music | Excerpts from Orphee et Euridice (Paris Version) by Gluck, licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd.
Production ChromeRadio for TORCH / Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Producer - Catriona Oliphant.
