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1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 min. 56 sec.) ; 156677662 bytes |
| Summary |
Versailles is one of Europe's main tourist attractions, drawing over 3 million visitors a year. That's a lot of people to walk through the palace's rooms and corridors and a lot of history to cover, from the Sun King, Louis the XIV to the French Revolution in 1789. The tour guides of Versailles are a passionate and dedicated lot, but their profession is threatened by the advent of the audio-guide. But young Fabrice is undeterred: he's been dreaming of becoming a tour guide in Versailles since he was a little boy, rummaging in the attic of his grandparents' home, and is now sitting the tough National Museums' examination hoping to get his dream job. (From the UK, in English and French) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 |
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Broadcast 2009-11-26 at 16:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)
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Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
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Tour guides (Persons)
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Tour guides (Persons) -- Education.
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Tour guides (Persons) -- Vocational guidance.
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Tourism -- Management.
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France -- Versailles.
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Streaming video
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Cole, Sarah, director
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Thornton, James, cast
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