France — History — 1789-.

  • Bastille day.

    An interview with the French Consul to the United States about the meaning of the French Revolution. Includes readings from Carlyle’s Storming of the Bastille and La Marseillaise.|BASTILLE DAY. – An interview with the French Consul to the United States about the meaning of the French Revolution. Includes readings from Carlyle’s “Storming of the Bastille”…

  • International women, past and present / produced by Pearl Skotnes.

    A documentary celebrating the history of women in political struggle: Clara Zetkin, Rosa Luxemburg, Alexandra Kollontai, La Pasionara (Dolores Ibárruri), women in the French Revolution, and South African women under apartheid. Music by Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, and Joan Baez. Includes a performance of the African National Anthem (N’Kosi Sikelel’ iAfrika) sung by African people.…