Champs Elysee parade to celebrate bicentennial of French Revolution

Title

Champs Elysee parade to celebrate bicentennial of French Revolution

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

14 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Tim Marshall outlines a £10million parade down the Champs Elysees planned by Jean-Paul Goude (includes interview with him). The parade is to mark the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Opera singer Jessie Norman will sing the French National Anthem, La Marseillaise, she says it is an honour. For AM programme.

Contributors

Tim Marshall; Jean Paul Goude; Jessie Norman

Keywords

Anniversary celebrations; France; Paris; Parades; National anthems; AM (radio programme); French Revolution (1789-1799); La Marseillaise; Champs Elysees

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