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Horses have long played an essential role for the nomadic peoples of Mongolia, but as Mongolians have adopted a sedentary way of life, they now breed horses primarily for their meat. This has had disastrous consequences, including animal abuse, overgrazing and obesity in large swathes of the population.
Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses for the good of the people and the natural world.

Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses.

Mongolia: The Man Who Loved Horses

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More and more city dwellers are getting a taste for foraging for food in the concrete jungle. They harvest herbs by the roadside and pick wild vegetables from cracks in the asphalt. From Brighton to Berlin, we meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets and parks of major cities.

Berlin to Brighton: The secrets of urban foraging 

We meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets.

Re: Urban Foraging

When it comes to defence, Europe is dependent on the US. But now Donald Trump will be returning to the White House in 2025, and he’s threatened to pull out of NATO in the past. Meanwhile, the military threat from Russia is growing. Can Europe learn to defend itself without America?

Can Europe defend itself alone?

After Trump's election victory, Europe is increasingly worried about being left to fend for itself against Russia.

ARTE Europe Weekly

COP29 takes place from 11 to 24 November in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. This year, the participants will have to agree on a climate finance plan to help the countries of the Global South face the challenges of climate change. A selection of reports and documentaries on the biggest challenge of our time.

Climate change conference: All of our programmes

A selection of reports and documentaries on the biggest challenge of our time.

COP29 in Baku

Fire in the Sky reveals how researchers have gained new insight into the impact of the Northern Lights on infrastructure and animal behavior. The documentary explains why solar storms can be a danger to humanity with the power to damage satellites, stop air traffic, and paralyze power grids and telecommunications networks.

Secrets of the Aurora Borealis

The Northern Lights

In 1972, in Germersheim, West Germany, the second edition of the British Rock Meeting saw some of the most prestigious bands of the day take to the stage, including Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rory Gallagher and Status Quo at an enormous gathering of the hippie generation.

The German Woodstock - Focus on the counter culture event in Germany

The 1972 British Rock Meeting was an important cultural event for the hippie generation in Germany.

The German Woodstock - Germersheim '72

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In a small New Zealand town, a young inspector investigates a murder case that is tearing apart the tight-knit community. A crime drama series with supernatural overtones.

A New Zealand crime thriller

A young inspector investigates a tragic death in a tight-knit community. 

One Lane Bridge

Could there be a more beautiful association? One of the rarest jewels of British pop from the last thirty years in the historic venue responsible for preserving France's literary heritage. Beth Gibbons performs at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in the heart of Paris: Two indispensable figures working in the shadows in a quest for eternity.

Passengers: Bibliothèque Nationale de France

This rare jewel of British pop in the historic venue responsible for preserving France's literary heritage.

Beth Gibbons

During the Cold War, when Germany was split between West and East, people still fell in love across the physical and ideological border. Some risked everything to cross over to join their partners.

Despite the Berlin Wall, people from East and West fell in love and wanted to live together. But how?

Love in the Cold War

In the last 50 years, the proportion of asthma and allergy sufferers in industrialised countries has risen from five to 30 per cent. This is likely due to the lack of diversity of microbes in our increasingly germ-free environment. This documentary look at how microbes affect our health and how we can plan urban space to renew our contact with the natural world.

Could microbes hold the key to understanding the increase in a number of chronic conditions and allergies?

The Power of Microbes

Climate change is making the weather increasingly unpredictable and volatile. Extreme weather events are on the increase: In a matter of minutes, hailstorms can destroy an entire year's harvests and flash floods can take lives and destroy homes. What are the causes of these extreme phenomena? And how bad could they become in future?

Hail, thunderstorms, flash floods: Why are these extreme weather events happening?

Extreme Weather Events

Forty years ago, in June 1982, Israel invaded southern Lebanon, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee by the Israelis. A small guerrilla group came together in secret to resist this offensive. Formed and supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran, it officially declared itself in 1985 as Hezbollah: The Party of God.
Four decades later, this small group has grown to become one of the most important military and political forces in the Middle East. A party of resistance for some, a terrorist group for others, Hezbollah is admired as much as it is feared. But the organisation, practically a state within a state, is living through turbulent times as Lebanon is experiencing a major political and economic crisis.

Focus on Lebanon's state within a state

As Hezbollah attacks Israel:Lebanon experiences an existential crisis, a focus on the history of militant group supported by Iran.

Lebanon: Inside Hezbollah

In Ireland, the River Shannon meanders between wet marshes and green plains before ending its journey at Limerick, in an estuary populated by dolphins. A trip along Ireland’s longest river to discover the people and landscapes of the Emerald Isle.

A trip along Ireland’s longest river to discover the people and landscapes of the Emerald Isle.

The Shannon: Ireland's Great River

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into the political landscape and daily life. But behind an increasingly smooth and respectable façade lies an ideology that remains fundamentally racist and violent. An in-depth focus into an ecosystem of extreme ideology in France, Germany, and Belgium.

Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

White Power

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours. The paints he used were vibrant, but cheap, and degraded within months of painting. It's now impossible to appreciate the true beauty of his works, as his flamboyant flare for colours has slowly turned drab. If nothing is done, the Sunflowers which are still a beautiful gold today could well turn brown. Should we just accept they can't be saved?

Why are their colours fading?

Saving Van Gogh's Works

The immune system is as vital to the human body as the heart or the lungs. It protects us from harm survival but can also turn against us. This documentary looks at the latest scientific discoveries around this complex and fascinating system, and how it can be strengthened.

In-depth doc: How our immune systems protect us, but can harm us too

The immune system is vital to the human body and protects us from harm, but it can also turn against us. 

Our Immune System - A Powerful Guardian

The number of migrants crossing the border from Mexico into the USA has increased over the last few years. The USA’s southern frontier and how to welcome (or not) migrants into the states is a major issue at this year’s presidential elections. ARTE visited both sides of the border to find out more about this burning issue.

USA: Trump's Wall

Migration continues to be a burning issue, and could be a decisive topic at November's presidential election.

ARTE Reportage

As dawn breaks over Cinecittà, Federico Fellini embarks on a new film inspired by Kafka. A Japanese TV crew arrives, prompting him to explore his illustrious career and the magic of filmmaking. The tour becomes a trip down memory lane, featuring iconic scenes and actors like Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg, blending reality with illusion in a love letter to cinema.

A Federico Fellini film

Featuring iconic scenes and actors, Fellini blends reality and illusion in this love letter to cinema.

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Every day in Beirut, missiles are raining down on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, as the Israeli army seeks to destroy Hezbollah's command centres and weapons stores, hidden in the heart of a district that is home to hundreds of thousands of people.

Every day in Beirut, Israeli missiles are raining down on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital

Lebanon: A Firestorm

The Czech Republic is on its way to legalising cannabis and Prague could be the next Amsterdam. However, the market is already booming - even without legalisation. Addiction counsellor Radek Jurnikl sees this every day in his work on the streets of Prague

The Czech Republic is on its way to legalising cannabis and Prague could be the next Amsterdam.

Re: The Czech Cannabis Boom

In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender. From now on, all companies accept the cryptocurrency from their customers, as well as the US dollar. "A crazy idea," says former economist Peter Bofinger. The price of bitcoin is far too volatile, and it's a dangerous bet - one that the president thinks he can pull off.

Cryptocurrencies: The Future?

Bitcoin can be a dangerous bet, especially when it's a nation's finances at stake

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Over 60,000 pregnancies have resulted from rape in the 14 American states where abortion has been banned since 2022, even in cases of non-consensual sex. The right to abortion is still a deep dividing line in American society and a major issue at this year’s presidential elections.

USA: Abortion - The Price of Pain

The right to abortion is still a deep dividing line in American society and a major issue at this year’s presidential elections.

As  Lebanon experiences an existential crisis, a focus on the history of militant group Hezbollah, a controversial organisation supported by Iran.

The US prison in Guantanamo Bay, where prisoners of George Bush’s War on Terror have been held, without trial for years, is still open. Almost forgotten by the outside world, there are still 30 inmates at the facility when once there were more than 700. ARTE Reportage managed to visit the detention camp.

Many in Washington would prefer to forget the US prison at Guantanamo. ARTE Reportage managed to visit the detention camp.

Guantanamo: Still Not Closed

Before the Russian invasion began in February 2022, Ukrainian women were not allowed to occupy certain roles, deemed too dangerous. The war has changed everything and women are now working as minors and other male-dominated sectors, in a society that is still patriarchal.

The war in Ukraine has meant women taking on jobs in traditionally male-dominated sectors.

Re: Ukrainian Women in 'Male' Jobs

Since 15 April 2023 war in Sudan has been plunged the country into a major humanitarian crisis. The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF paramilitary group has led to thousands of casualties and countless acts of rape and violence.

Since 15 April 2023 war in Sudan has been plunged the country into a major humanitarian crisis.

Sudan: The Forgotten War

In eastern Turkey, close to the Armenian border, an archaeological site highlights the difficult past between Turks and Armenians. Ani was the old capital of Armenia, and it’s restoration by Turkish is a bone of contention between the two countries.

In eastern Turkey, close to the Armenian border, an archaeological site highlights the difficult past between Turks and Armenians.

Turkey-Armenia: Peace in Ruins?

Many Taiwanese are realising that if Ukraine can stand up to Russia, they might just be able to pull off the impossible, and stand up to China. Inspired by Ukraine's surprisingly successful resistance, some civilians are studying the basics of civil defense, others are taking urban warfare courses, and some are considering how to renovate old bomb shelters.

Many Taiwanese are realising that if Ukraine can stand up to Russia, they might just be able to pull off the impossible, and stand up to China.

Taiwan: Learning from Ukraine

Incisive investigative documentaries and reportage

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 From Brighton to Berlin, we meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets.

In eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is at the heart of an intense migratory and geopolitical crisis. Despite the change of government last year, the whole area and its inhabitants are in turmoil as the Polish authorities try to militarise the border and stop migrant crossings.

In eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is at the heart of an intense migratory and geopolitical crisis. 

Re: Migration Crisis on the Polish Border

The eastern mediterranean island is a top tourist destination but also, due to its proximity to the Middle East, welcomes refugees from Israel and Palestine and acts as a base for humanitarian operations.

Cyprus welcomes refugees from the war in Gaza and acts as a base for humanitarian missions.

Re: Cyprus and the War in Gaza

Spain's LGBT+ senior citizens fought discrimination under Franco, when homosexuality was illegal, and fought to stay alive during the AIDS epidemic. But today they are tackling a new battle: living a happy old age in good health and good company.

Spain’s LGBT+ senior citizens are fighting to live a happy and secure retirement.

Re: LGBT+ Seniors in Spain

Living out your old age in a nursing home? In Pescueza, it is unthinkable. Here, the 150 residents are unanimous: the elderly should grow old in the village where they were born, grew up and feel at home. In this small settlement in the province of Caceres, halfway between Madrid and Lisbon, a cooperative is working to ensure that every senior citizen can access the help they need.

In the Spanish village of Pescueza, a cooperative is working to ensure that senior citizens can access the help they need.

Re: A Spanish Village Looks After Senior Residents

The attacks perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023 shocked the whole world. While Israeli bombardments continue to claim countless victims in Gaza, a group of Israelis and Palestinians are seeking to break the vicious cycle of violence. All of them have lost loved ones and all want the same thing: a lasting peace.

A group of Israelis and Palestinians are seeking to break the vicious cycle of violence and build a lasting peace.

Re: Dialogue in the Middle East

More and more women are taking up the male-dominated sport of motorcycling. Gone are the macho days: Nowadays women bikers are celebrating sisterhood and giving free rein to their passion at 100% female motorbike meet-ups and festivals.

Gone are the macho days: More and more women are getting into the male-dominated world of motorcycling.

Re: Women Bikers in the Fast Lane

In 2014, Islamic State fighters massacred thousands of Yazidis in northern Iraq, abducting women and children and turning them into slaves. Many of the survivors later found refuge in Germany. How are the Yazidis who survived the massacres faring in Europe?

10 years after the genocide of the Yazidis in northern Iraq: What has happened to survivors who fled to Germany?

Re: Yazidis in Germany and Iraq

A single industrial trawler can take the equivalent of the catches of a thousand small-scale fishing boats, seriously depleting fish stocks. To counter this unfair competition, small-scale fishermen in Normandy are waging a David versus Goliath battle against the mega-trawlers and finding new ways to sell their catch.

Fishermen in Normandy are waging a David versus Goliath battle against the mega-trawlers and finding new ways to sell their catch.

Re: New Small-Scale Fishing in the Channel

Marine biologist Andrej Gajić is fighting to save sharks in Albanian waters; more than 60,000 sharks and rays die each year caught up in fishermen’s nets. With his girlfriend Emina they go out to sea with the fishing boats to investigate the effects of industrial fishing on endangered species and try to work with the fishing industry to improve biodiversity in the seas.

Marine biologists Andrej and Emina are fighting to save sharks, which are important for the ecosystem in the Adriatic.

Re: Saving Sharks in the Adriatic

One third of the Latvian population is Russian, a hangover from the Soviet past. The Latvian and Russian speaking communities have been living side by side since independence in 1991 but this cohabitation is not always easy. The government has taken a tougher stance on the integration of Russian speakers since the war in Ukraine, with some now risking deportation.

The Latvian authorities are taking a tougher stance with the country’s Russian-speaking minority since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Re: Latvia’s Unwanted Russians

Ever more people are travelling abroad for medical procedures. Hungary is a major destination for dental health tourism from Germany as the price for implants and crowns are significantly cheaper whereas wealthy individuals from Russia and the Arab world come to Germany for the health sector’s reputation for quality care.

Going Abroad for Treatment

Ever more people are travelling abroad for medical procedures with Hungary a major destination for dental health tourism.

Re: Health Tourism

The Ponant college is the smallest school in France, spread across several remote islands in Britanny. Teachers brave the sometimes rough waters to offer an education to a handful of children in these small isolated communities.

The Ponant college is the smallest school in France, spread across several remote islands in Britanny.

Re: An Island School in Britanny

After the deadly and destructive megafires of October 2017, Portugal has developed a system of preventive firefighting which could inspire other European countries to follow suit.

Re: Fighting Megafires in Portugal

Werner Pfeiffer is an experimental archaeologist and museum educator. Together with his colleague Pedro Cura and a team of archaeologists, he is returning to the Stone Age for four weeks. Living as hunter-gatherers for a month aims to gain insight into what life was really like thousands of years ago.

A team of archaeologists live as hunter-gatherers for a month to understand what life was really like thousands of years ago.

Re: Back to the Stone Age

12 June is a very important date for the small Scottish island of Eigg. On this day in 1997, the islanders purchased their home from their landlord and took control of their destiny. More than 25 years later, how have the local people managed the community owned Eigg?

A Green Utopia for All?

26 years ago, 65 inhabitants of a Scottish island bought their home from their landlord.

Re: The Isle of Eigg

Giorgi has no thoughts of leaving Tusheti, he loves his home in the Georgian Caucasus. The villages in the high mountains can only be reached by car for five months of the year. And there are hardly any jobs or young people left. Horse guide Girogi wants to bring new life to the area with adventure tourism.

Horse guide Girogi wants to bring new life to his mountainous region with adventure tourism.

Re: The Horse Guide of Georgia

Midwifery has traditionally been a female profession. Of the 27,000 or so midwives in Germany, only around thirty are men, with similar statistics in other European companies. Why is it such a female dominated sector?

Of the 27,000 or so midwives in Germany, only around thirty are men. Why is it such a female dominated profession?

Re: The Midwife is a Man!

RE: European Stories

All in their mid-twenties, models Vivian, Lisa, and Tanja chase personal fulfillment and career triumphs. As they grapple with societal pressures, their friendship turns into rivalry, their bodies becoming battlegrounds in a relentless pursuit of beauty, love, and success.

Three models juggle the pressures of love, career, and self-image in a seemingly glamorous world.

Models

A Divided World- ZONE EVENT

In recent years, works by photographers who lived in the GDR before the fall of the Berlin Wall have been rediscovered and reappraised.  An exclusive look at a world that no longer exists.

Propaganda and Daily Life

An exclusive look at photography from the GDR, a world that no longer exists.

GDR Photo Shoot

Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.

More absurd geopolitics: A new season of Crazy Borders

The series that looks at 10 places with complicated and absurd borders.

Crazy Borders

Rowing, and the eight in particular, has a long tradition that is not just about sport: political influence, relationships and women's fight for equal rights have also played a major role. This documentary follows the German men's eight as it prepares for Paris 2024 as well as the historic Boat Race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

With all eyes on the Olympic Games in Paris, the documentary sheds light on the myth of the eight-man rowing team.

Eight on Board: A History of Rowing

In April 1974, left-wing factions in the Portuguese military staged a coup against the authoritarian regime which had been in power for half a century. The uprising was largely peaceful and went down in history as the Carnation Revolution. But the path to a democratic Portugal was not easy and not without obstacles.

Carnations against Dictatorship

On the night of 24 April 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the Salazar dictatorship, paving the way for a democratic Portugal.

Portugal

From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.

Re-telling history from a new perspective

Women’s contributions to history have often been downplayed or misrepresented. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.

Duels of History

The Marchioness Casati was admired throughout Europe for her incredible parties and expensive tastes. She was an eccentric patron of the arts, and her face appears again and again in the works of all the notable painters of her day. But she would rip through her inheritance by the age of fifty and end up wondering the streets of London, going though rubbish bins.

The Lost Ones

The Marchioness Casati went from living in a palace to eking out an existence on the streets of London

Luisa Casati, the Ruined Marchioness

UK universities are in a funding crisis, with nearly 40% in deficit. Inflation, tuition fee freezes, and a drop in EU students post-Brexit have strained finances. Visa restrictions further hinder international enrollments, leaving many institutions calling for urgent reforms to avoid collapse.

UK universities are facing a funding crisis and seeing falling numbers of international students now that Brexit has passed.

UK Universities Face Funding Crisis After Brexit

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