The bottom line of the whole sequence is that France has lost its diplomatic influence in the Middle East Since the 1960s, French diplomacy had followed the tradition of President Charles de Gaulle ..

Schmoozing with figures from Hitler to JFK, the glamorous but polarising sisters sparked scandals that rocked UK high society ...

Two years later, Pauline and her friend Sheila, eager to travel the world, got summer jobs as au pairs in Hope Ranch. She then returned to London and married Alain, her French lover, a newspaperman.

A fresh period drama, Outrageous, has just landed on the free streaming platform U, home to all things UKTV. Set against the backdrop of the 1930s and the looming Second World War, the series delves ...