Man Alive

Entente Tropicale (1973x5)

Air date: Jan 31, 1973

A report by Man Alive and French Television on the New Hebrides in the South Pacific. In a tropical paradise miles from anywhere lies this tiny chain of volcanic islands. By a unique accident of historical convenience they are jointly governed by Great Britain and France. This condominium - a colony of beer and beaujolais, chips and camembert -has two of everything. There are bobbies and gendarmes, lycees and grammar schools, Douanes and Customs, pubs and bistros. Yet this strange mixed-marriage of government still seems to work - at least for the Europeans. Jim Douglas Henry and a Man Alive team make their own entente with Dominique Viard and French Television.