In Montparnasse By Sue Roe

Pablo Picasso moves to Montparnasse and during the years before the Great War, others will follow him to the artist studios, bars and clubs.

But who are these men and women exactly?

They include Andre Breton, Jean Cocteau, Man Ray and ... Kiki de Montparnasse. And this is their story.

Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams:

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

Then Marcel Duchamp will invent his infamous '50cc of Paris Air' before returning to New York.

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quarter.

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

His photographic work advances in experimental ways, and he will get to meet 'Kiki de Montparnasse'.

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quarter.

In July 1921, American photographer Man Ray arrives in Paris. What lies in store for him?

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

In October 1924 Andre Breton makes public the Surrealist Manifesto. And followers of the movement should visit the Bureau for Surrealistic Reasearch in the rue de Grenelle, it's a real eye-opener..

In October 1924 it is time to heed the Surrealist Manifesto.

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

Salvador Dali arrives in Paris with Luis Bunuel, they will release the infamous film Un Chien Andalou. After that, Dali meets Gala Eluard and romance follows. And, finally, the Surrealist legacy beyond 1930..

Reader Tracy Ann Oberman

Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

Featured are the lives of famous artists and writers such as Jean Cocteau, Andre Breton, Louis Aragon, and later Salvador Dali, who all gravitated to this place of bars, galleries and nightclubs.

That was why Pablo Picasso first moved there..

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.