The Years By Annie Ernaux

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20231204

20231205 (R4)

Ernaux's memories - Impressions, cultural habits, language, photos, books, songs, radio and television - feature in this 'collective autobiography' to document the passing of time.

20231205

20231206 (R4)

Annie Ernaux looks back on life after the Second World War.

Annie Ernaux's account of life in France in the decades after the end of the Second World War.

20231206

20231207 (R4)

The Second World War might be over, but a new conflict is looming for 1950s France.

Although life in the 1950s in France was still shadowed by memories of the Second World war, a new violent conflict was about to erupt.

20231207

20231208 (R4)

Ernaux's memories of life in 1968 have little in common with those found in the media.

A young married teacher and mother, living in a small town, Ernaux no longer has time to read, let alone write. Her memories of 1968 differ from those chronicled by the media.

20231208

20231209 (R4)

The 21st century approaches. Annie Ernaux's chronicle reaches its final chapter.

As the 20th century bleeds into the 21st, Annie Ernaux's chronicle reaches its final chapter and technology attempts to take charge of memory.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20231204	20231205 (R4)	Ernaux's memories - Impressions, cultural habits, language, photos, books, songs, radio and television - feature in this 'collective autobiography' to document the passing of time.
02	20231205	20231206 (R4)	Annie Ernaux looks back on life after the Second World War. Annie Ernaux's account of life in France in the decades after the end of the Second World War.
03	20231206	20231207 (R4)	The Second World War might be over, but a new conflict is looming for 1950s France. Although life in the 1950s in France was still shadowed by memories of the Second World war, a new violent conflict was about to erupt.
04	20231207	20231208 (R4)	Ernaux's memories of life in 1968 have little in common with those found in the media. A young married teacher and mother, living in a small town, Ernaux no longer has time to read, let alone write. Her memories of 1968 differ from those chronicled by the media.
05	20231208	20231209 (R4)	The 21st century approaches. Annie Ernaux's chronicle reaches its final chapter. As the 20th century bleeds into the 21st, Annie Ernaux's chronicle reaches its final chapter and technology attempts to take charge of memory.