An Englishman in the Midi

Author and broadcaster John Harris lives in an ancient house in a small village in the Languedoc region of the Midi - "not the posh end of the South of France", he admits. Foreigners are welcome (after all, Mayor Delmas was originally from somewhere near Millau in the Aveyron, all of 50 miles away), and Harris and his wife have made it their task to integrate with their neighbours for the last 15 years. His wry and affectionate observations on life in this unspoilt part of France are familiar to Radio 4 listeners, and are now conveyed here in written form.