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The idea that a french channel would be broadcasting in english. am i right? well, look, the traditional idea of the french language, the language of moliere, was that it must be preserved, it must be looked after, it must not have too much franglais and english words. it won't come as a surprise to you, as being somebody who's half french, half british, having been steeped in that from the word go in my life, that i actually think and i know having worked for the bbc, world service, bbc world, france 24 and reaching out to across the planet, the more we can communicate between each other's cu...

Possibly, or elsewhere. he pushed for there to be a global news channel. he understood that a country like france, that has a un security council permanent seat, it was essential that that voice be heard. so, ted turner, when he created cnn, the cable news network, if we cast our minds back that far, was thought to be bonkers, frankly. then bbc world then decides to do the same thing in the '90s, and we can see that as the world has become more globalized, it is essential, as one of the other guests was saying, i think it was dominic, whether it's about brexit or partygate, there is huge inter...

Was that it must be preserved, it must be looked after, it must not have too much franglais and english words. it won't come as a surprise to you, as being somebody who's half french, half british, having been steeped in that from the word go in my life, that i actually think and i know having worked for the bbc, world service, bbc world, france 24 and reaching out to across the planet, the more we can communicate between each other's cultures, look at our politics in those countries that have free speech because, of course, that isn't true and free news and free reporting, that is not true. a...

Because some people thought that they should be custodians and the best way of keeping the culture and the language was that way. when president chirac decided to have the french elise website notjust in french but also in english, quite a lot of people were not happy, whether that was in the establishment or elsewhere, the academie francaise, possibly, or elsewhere. he pushed for there to be a global news channel. he understood that a country like france, that has a un security council permanent seat, it was essential that that voice be heard. so, ted turner, when he created cnn, the cable ne...

People thought that they should be custodians and the best way of keeping the culture and the language was that way. when president chirac decided to have the french elise website notjust in french but also in english, quite a lot of people were not happy, whether that was in the establishment or elsewhere, the academie francaise, possibly, or elsewhere. he pushed for there to be a global news channel. he understood that a country like france that has a un security council permanent seat, it was essential that that voice be heard. so ted turner, when he created cnn, the cable news network, if ...