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The neighbourhood of Montparnasse in central Paris has been home to some of the most influential artists, writers and composers of the last two centuries, perhaps nowhere more so than the area around Joanna Robertson鈥檚 street, rue Boissonade.

In the second of her series, Joanna explores the relationship between the road鈥檚 natural environment and some of its most famous residents, such as the nineteenth century writer Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand who bought land here and cultivated a substantial park. To this day, some of the residents enjoy surprisingly lush gardens behind the street's walls.

Presenter: Joanna Robertson
Producer: Arlene Gregorius
Editor: Sara Wadeson
Production coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar