Alfred de Montesquiou

A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident.

The powerful explosion in Beirut port in August 2020 left the city in ruins and the country in deep crisis. With a corrupt government, sectarian antagonisms and an economy in freefall, Lebanon is on the verge of collapse. But in the deeply divided country there is also a young generation fighting for reforms that could lead Lebanon out of the current chaos. French documentary from 2022.

French current affair show

Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and a journalist for Paris Match – for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions – will be our knowledge broker along the Silk Road, the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides and accompanies you in this fresh and original way to discover History.