D is for Deauville, a small town north of Paris on the coast of Normandy that has captured the attention of film-buffs, gamblers, beach lovers, and horse racing fans since the 1800s. We visited with the help of the local tourism board for this episode. Featured is the voice of horse-related storyteller and journalist Fanny[...]

00:00

Released on:

July 17, 2023

D is for Deauville, a small town north of Paris on the coast of Normandy that has captured the attention of film-buffs, gamblers, beach lovers, and horse racing fans since the 1800s.

We visited with the help of the local tourism board for this episode.

Featured is the voice of horse-related storyteller and journalist Fanny Hubart-Salmon and then Annie Madet-Vache who is Director of the local museum Les Franciscaines.

Become a Patreon member of The Earful Tower here to support this show and get extras.

The music in this episode is from Pres Maxson.

Click here for our walking tours of Paris.

See More Episodes

October 7, 2024

EPISODE 88 – PETITE FRITE

Play

Pause

Created by World Radio Paris and recorded in our studios in Paris.

September 20, 2024

Turning Points

Play

Pause

In this episode of Turning Points, Patricia Killeen welcomed South African born Celebrity Photographer, Denzil Jacobs. For the past 15 years he has work with and photographed some of the most popular television, fashion and sports personalities in South Africa. His photographs have also graced the covers and pages of international magazines, billboards, and online[...]

September 11, 2024

Lost in Frenchlation: A History of Paris Cinema

Play

Pause

Paris is the birthplace of Cinema culture and one of the most filmed cities in the world. On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation we talk about the history of films shot in Paris and the directors who love to shoot the city of light. Juliette Dubois is a cinema historian who gives intricate guided[...]

August 31, 2024

AUP RADIO LIVE

Play

Pause

August 31, 2024

WRP Presents – The Alchemy of Stand-up, with Laughing Stock

Play

Pause

Join *Laughing Stock* comics Charley Lanyon, Jennifer Marsala, and Holly Hudson, co-host of *Don’t Tell Comedy Paris*, as they chat with *Yannick Champion-Osselin* about the magic behind stand-up comedy events. Fresh from their UK tour, this comedy collective dives into their experiences performing in Edinburgh, the challenges of hosting shows, and why they’re building a[...]

August 28, 2024

Turning Points 111: Yseult Williams, an Empress of Fashion

Play

Pause

Yseult Williams - editorial director, journalist, award-winning author, and an “Empress of Fashion.” In this episode of Turning Points, Patricia Killeen welcomed Yseult Williams. Yseult’s father, Patrick, was English, and her mother, Darina, is Irish. She studied at the Sorbonne and Lille University and had an Erasmus year in Italy. At the end of her[...]