Garlic & Pearls
Episodes
Donkey Skin: Catherine Deneuve in the weirdest fairy tale you’ve never heard of
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Muriel tells Suzanne about a favourite children’s film involving dead donkeys, incest and psychedelia, and Suzanne wonders a little at the ...
Halloween: Turnips and chisels at the ready – we’re carving a path to the celebration's spooky roots!
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we transition from harvest to winter, Suzanne leads Muriel back into the mists of time and elicits the origins of Halloween: the mumming and guisin...
Playing Cards: The French never miss a trick!
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Suzanne gives Muriel carte blanche to reveal the French origins of the ‘jeu de cartes’, and Muriel lays all her cards on the table and wo...
Hedgerows: A tale of British countryside, folklore and riots!
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why does Britain have such a staggering amount of hedgerows? Suzanne leads Muriel through a hedge backwards and finds a dazzle of biodiversity and a ...
La Cantine: How does the French Republic create petits gastronomes?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time for lunch! Muriel takes Suzanne through the workings of French school canteens. What’s on the menu? How does the French Republic make peti...
Sir Nigel Gresley: All aboard! Full steam ahead with a very British passion!
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What drives the British obsession with trains great and small? Suzanne takes Muriel on an epic journey, following the tracks of Sir Nigel Gresley, vis...
The Four-Colour Bic Pen: What goes “click” and is mightier than the sword?
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The four-colour Bic pen was a revolutionary invention. It’s also an emblem of optimistic Frenchness. Find out why as Muriel unpacks the pen’s orig...
Pickled Onions: Crossing a culinary chasm
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some might say that the pickled onion is a jewel in the crown of British gastronomy. But where does it come from? Suzanne explains all, including the ...
Garlic & Pearls: What makes the British so British and the French so French?
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What makes the British so British and the French so French? Suzanne Raine and Muriel Zagha astonish and entertain each other with a wide array of exam...