Nice has been hosting a winter carnival for the last 700 years, traditionally seen as a last chance to eat, drink and make merry before the start of Lent and 40 days of fasting began. From 1294 up until 1872, the carnival was a festive whirl of balls, ...
Author: Vicki Riley
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FR2DAY Interview with Stephen Clarke, the writer – who else?
This is an interview with Stephen Clarke, the writer. As he says himself, not Stephen Clarke the Olympic swimmer, Stephen Clarke the classical pianist, Stephen Clarke the pop singer or Stephen Clarke “fastest pumpkin sculptor in the world”, but Ste...
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BREAKING NEWS – Monaco Grand Prix
At 2.20pm this afternoon in Place Ste Devote in Monaco, a Grand Prix truck parked in the middle of the roundabout caught fire. The truck's 4 tyres exploded and filled the air with thick black smoke. Within 10 minutes the fire brigade arrived and got th...
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Cinémoi – a British company with the French touch
With the 2011 Cannes Film Festival well underway on the Riviera, for the 3rd year running, a British TV company Cinémoi has been bringing fans all the backstage gossip and interviews live from the Croisette through its global TV and web coverage. Cin
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Cinémoi – a British company with the French touch
With the 2011 Cannes Film Festival well underway on the Riviera, for the 3rd year running, a British TV company Cinémoi has been bringing fans all the backstage gossip and interviews live from the Croisette through its global TV and web coverage. Cin
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Jessie J rocks La Croisette in Cannes
After Lady Gaga kicked off the musical festivities on the Grand Journal set in Cannes on Wednesday evening, last night it was the turn of English singer/songwriter Jessie J (real name Jessica Ellen Cornish) to perform as the Canal Plus show's musical g...