Witness History: Archive 2012 - Paris 1968
How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.
Paris saw some of the worst of the unrest as protesters clashed with riot police.
The students wanted changes to the archaic university system, while the workers pressed for reforms of the labour laws.
Photo: AP/Guy Kopelowicz.
Published on Thursday, 10th May 2012.
Available Podcasts from Witness History: Archive 2012
Subscribe to Witness History: Archive 2012
We are not the BBC, we only list available podcasts. To find out more about the programme including episodes available on BBC iPlayer, go to the Witness History: Archive 2012 webpage.