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The Essay Three hundred metres in Montparnasse Episodes

  1. Mon 12 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Rue Boissonade

    A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.

  2. Tue 13 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Gardens shaping creative imaginations

    How a small patch of Paris became home to generations of influential artists and writers. (R)

  3. Wed 14 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composers, singers - and Chopin's piano

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers. (R)

  4. Thu 15 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Writers and spirituality

    The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality. (R)

  5. Fri 16 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The living and the dead

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers. (R)