On This is Not a Poem this week, Paris-based writer and translator Carrie Chappell joins us in the studio to discuss 20th-century French writer Hélène Bessette. Alongside host Elliott K.B, Carrie Chappell dives into her discovery of this largely forgotten author, defining her poetic novel Garance Rose and speaking on Hélène Bessette’s struggles with both law and finding respect in the literary world.
Tune in to the top 30 songs from UK Radio each Sunday at 4pm. Find out which new hits are most aired this week across the Channel. Tom Watts, from Capital Radio, delivers the freshest music each weekend exclusively to WRP.
World Radio Paris brings you the Official World Chart Show from Hollywood each Saturday at 4pm. Host PJ Butta Counts down the 20 most popular hits on the planet this week mixed in with artist interviews and music news.
WRP is now available in your car continuously from Cannes to Nice thanks to our new transmitter on the hills above Cannes. Welcome to our new listeners on the Côte d’Azur on DAB+ Digital Radio Band.
This September, I moved from Madrid to Paris for a job with Fáilte Ireland. Queue a three-month-long conveyor belt of disaster after disaster!
[Example Blog Post: True story about a 24 year old Irish girl who had issues with insecure tenancies due to a lack of a contract and an untrustworthy landlord. Her boyfriend lived in a hostel for a month while they looked for a new place. Eventually they found a temporary sublet and spent two months looking for a permanent lease. In the blog post, she could discuss her experience of balancing apartment-hunting in the evenings, with the demands of work and settling into a new social life in Paris.]
If you don’t laugh you’ll cry. Petite Frite returns with an irreverent recap on the week in news and politics, featuring a hefty data roaming fee for one Scottish minister!