Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield for a look back at another wild week in France.
The political drama continues unabated with a new prime minister (sort of), a new government which may or may not survive the week and a big climb-down from Emmanuel Macron.
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But the constant rollercoaster that makes up French politics at the moment is leading an increasing number of people to ask whether France's political system is fit for purpose.
Via a whistle-stop tour of France's five (so far) republics, we take a look at how the current system functions and whether it is indeed time for change.
Residents in Paris might have received a flood warning this week - it's part of an emergency planning exercise modelled on the city's historic flood of 1910, which saw the capital under metres of water when the Metro tunnels and sewer system flooded.
In more appetising news, France's camembert-makers are pushing for UNESCO recognition for their craft - meanwhile, the French post office is releasing croissant-scented stamps and the judges have named a boulangerie in south-west France as the place that produces the best croissants in the country.
And you might think of street art as an urban thing - but one small village in central France has a world-beating collection which is open to visitors.
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