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Jessica Duchen
Friday 18th June 2010
Vive la France!
It's the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's historic broadcast to rally the French against Nazi Germany, so here is a special something to mark the occasion. I'm sure it needs no introduction. Youtube won't allow embedding, but here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KL76edqCKc
... They don't make 'em like this any more....
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About Jessica Duchen
Jessica Duchen is a music journalist and the author of four novels, two biographies and several stage works. She writes regularly for The Independent and BBC Music Magazine. Her latest novel, Songs of Triumphant Love, is published by Hodder.
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