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Jamie Cullum, Britain’s best-selling jazz artist, natural showman and fearless performer, made his mark with covers of Rihanna’s “Don't Stop the Music” and “Frontin'” by Pharrell Williams. This special live performance comes from Versailles’s old royal hospital, the Espace Richaud.

Jamie Cullum, Britain’s best-selling jazz artist, performs in the elegant surrounding of Versailles’s old royal hospital.

Jamie Cullum: piano solo

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24 short films by 24 female writers, performed by 24 women actors, all based on women’s real life experiences of sexism, harassment and violence. A diversity of female voices and talent from across Europe come together for a series that tackles head on the everyday brutality experienced by women. Conceived by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urrea.

24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories

24 short films inspired by women’s real life experiences of sexism, harassment, abuse and violence in everyday life.

What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.

What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show.

42 – The Answer to Nearly Everything

Tortured, murdered, or kidnapped, migrants held in Libya go through hell. Shot on location, this poignant documentary reveals a system ruled by impunity and collusion between smugglers, militias and authorities, to which Europe turns a blind eye.

ARTE Reportage

Tortured, murdered, or kidnapped, migrants held in Libya go through hell.

Libya: Migrant Camps Scandal

Long-neglected works from several centuries of operatic history have long been a staple of the internationally acclaimed annual opera festival in the little Irish coastal town of Wexford.Having been forced to take a break last year, the festival has a rediscovered work by the important Italian composer Alfredo Catalani on this year’s programme: Edmea.

Wexford Festival Opera 2021

Wexford Opera Festival proudly presents a rediscovered, long forgotten work by Alfredo Catalani.

Alfredo Catalani: Edmea

Celebrating hip-hop culture in all its forms from street art to rap.

Hip-Hop Culture

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From South Africa to Morocco, Algeria to Nigeria, the breakdancing scenes of Africa is dynamic, alive and always changing.   

Bboys & Bgirls Africa

When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death. The veterinarian, whose specialty was caring for cattle, had found his vocation: he opened a hedgehog refuge, now a local institution partly run by volunteers.

When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death

360° Geo: A Hedgehog Shelter in Italy

Pasta made from worm flour, grass-hopper salads or muesli bars with cricket… Insect food products could be appearing on our plates soon if Laetitia Giroud and Julien Foucher get their way. 360° Geo visited the couple at their insect farm in Spain.

Insect food products could be appearing on our plates soon if insect farmers Laetitia Giroud and Julien Foucher get their way.

360° Geo: Insects - the Food of the Future

In the middle of the desert, Malika has been running a tiny refreshment bar for about thirty years, where she offers tea, coffee, soft drinks, cigarettes and sometimes an omelette to passing travellers along the National Highway 1, the longest road on the African continent, linking Algiers to Tamanrasset. Alone in this cement shack, with her dog, her cat and her radio, she describes herself as the sentry of this almost uninhabited plateau. Sage or recluse, Malika lives in her own kingdom.

A Film by Hassen Ferhani

In the middle of the desert, Malika runs a tiny refreshment bar for passing travellers next to the the longest road on the African continent.

The Kingdom of Malika

From the late 1990s, Rødhåd laid the foundations for his DJ career. His perfectionist mixes of dub techno and percussive grooves earned him widespread recognition and since 2010, he has been a resident of Berlin's Berghain.
At the same time, Vril took the techno scene by storm, almost out of nowhere. As a producer, he pursues a timeless sound aesthetic that serves no trend in the genre. With his energetic live sets, he has impressed audiences across the world.
The techno giants perform from the post-industrial space of the Ruhr Museum. 

Stone Techno X Zollverein

Techno giants Rødhåd and Vril perform from the post-industrial space of the Ruhr Museum.

Vril & Rødhåd: "Out Of Place Artefacts"

The Berlin Palace, home of the Prussian royal family for centuries and an imposing presence on the Berlin skyline, was badly damaged by bombing in 1945. After the war the East German authorities demolished the ruins and built the Palace of the Republic, the seat of the parliament of the GDR.
After German reunification this communist-era edifice was torn down to make way for a replica of the baroque palace, finally completed and reopened to the public in June 2021. The controversial building houses the Humboldt Forum, a museum of non-European art, itself controversial in an age where the debate is raging over the restitution of art and artefacts from former European colonies.

The Humboldt Forum

Berlin controversial new (old) palace houses a controversial museum, the Humboldt Forum with its collection of non-European art.

A New Palace for Berlin

Italy is a leading nation when it comes to training rescue dogs. The courageous animals are able to leap from helicopters or boats to save people at sea. Ferruccio Pilenga’s training school was founded with an understanding of the potential of our four-legged friends to help save lives.

Italy is a leading nation when it comes to training rescue dogs. The courageous animals are able to leap from helicopters or boats to save people at sea. It's canine baywatch.

Baywatch for Dogs

From an incredibly varied selection of 19th century postcards, the Paris of the Belle Epoque (1871 – 1914) comes to life. Street-photography captured Parisians from all walks of life and conveyed the optimism and elegance of the period.

From an incredibly varied selection of 19th century postcards, the Paris of the Belle Epoque (1871 – 1914) comes to life.

Late Nineteenth Century Paris

Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism. Her high profile fans include Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Angelina Jolie.

Gymnastics

Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism

Ayn Rand, Capitalism Guru

25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area. Rejected by her fellow villagers, she relentlessly hunts down a wolf that is said to be prowling in the neighbouring forest, sparking off fears and fantasies among the village women. There she crosses path with a fugitive. Injured, threatening and vulnerable, he is the first one to take a fresh look at her.

25-year-old Sibel relentlessly hunts down a wolf that is said to be prowling in the neighbouring forest.

Sibel

For some people a bicycle is just a mode of transport, however for many it is a passion and a way of life.  

Biking Boom

There are an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth and in the 20th century, 437 of them erupted in places like the United States, Russia, Indonesia and Japan. Both a blessing and a curse, they have shaped our world on land and at the sea.

Mapping the World

There are an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth and in the 20th century, 437 of them erupted. Both a blessing and a curse, they have shaped our world on land and at the sea.

A World of Volcanoes

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Discovering the people and places of the east coast of America.

The US East Coast

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It was long thought that women in Islamic State were victims, forced to obey their husbands. But this idea is simplistic. Those who agreed to speak on camera were fully integrated into the terror regime giving a shocking insight into how it worked. These women are now mostly in hiding and are trying to forget their painful and often shameful pasts.

It was long thought that women in Islamic State were victims, forced to obey their husbands. But this documentary tells a different story.

The Women of Daesh

Tortured, murdered, or kidnapped, migrants held in Libya go through hell

Russian opposition leader Alexeï Navalny has been in prison since his return to Moscow in January 2021. But in his wake a new generation of politically active followers are making themselves heard.

Navalny: Russia's Most Famous Prisoner

In the state of Michoacan, in central-western Mexico, one of the regions hardest hit by violence linked to drug trafficking, Patricia, Teresa and Indalecio, are on a heartbroken search for their loved ones.

Patricia, Teresa, and Indalecio are on a heartbroken search for their loved ones

Mexico: The Lost Children

For a new generation of designers, "fast fashion" and disposable clothing is over! Their motto: "less is more". They are making a radical change in the fashion world by using timeless designs to produce clothing that is sustainable, and fair trade.

For a new generation of designers, "fast fashion" and disposable clothing is over! 

Fashion Rebels

Glaciers contain essential data on the climate of previous eras. The melting ice is a major concern for scientists, who are racing against time. The presenters of Xenius survey a cave in the Stubai Alps, discover the working methods of glaciologists, and learn about the wealth of information hidden in the layers of ice.

Xenius

The melting of the glaciers is a major concern for scientists, who are racing against time

Glaciers in a Changing Climate

Every year Russia celebrates Victory day on 9 May to mark the end of the Second World War with great pomp and ceremony. The story of a steadfast Soviet Union defeating the forces of fascism looms large in the Russian imagination, a story that Vladimir Putin uses to his own ends.

 The story of a steadfast Soviet Union defeating the forces of fascism with looms large in the Russian imagination, a story that Vladimir Putin uses to his own ends.

Russia: Putin's World View

All her life, Loredana Rossi from Naples has only ever wanted one thing: to be recognised as a woman. She has fought so hard against transphobia because her experiences as a transgender person in Italy has been marked by stigmatisation, intolerance and ostracism.

All her life, Loredana Rossi from Naples has only ever wanted one thing: to be recognised as a woman. 

Re: Loredana's Fight Against Transphobia

Theresa Kachindamoto was made chief of the Dedza district in central Malawi in 2003, the first women ever to hold this post. Since then she has tirelessly fought to protect girls from child marriages, an engrained cultural practice

Theresa Kachindamoto was made chief of the Dedza district in central Malawi in 2003, the first women ever to hold this post. Since then she has tirelessly fought to protect girls from child marriages.

Malawi: One Woman Fights Child Marriage

The world's tech giants - the likes of Facebook, Apple or Google - now have a political role to play. They can curb misinformation or spread it, along with all of the massive social issues that entails. An in-depth analysis of social media uses and regulations in China, the United States, and Europe.

An in-depth analysis of social media uses and regulations in China, the United States, Europe and Russia.

The Geopolitics of Social Media

Second or third children born illegally during China’s One Child Policy are banned from marrying, having children or simply boarding a train. Condemned to a non-life, these ghost children do not officially exist according to the Chinese state. ARTE Reportage goes in search of these ‘Haihaizi’,  those children who should not have been born.

Arte Reportage

Second or third children born illegally during China’s One Child Policy are banned from marrying, having children or simply boarding a train. 

China's Ghost Children

A century ago the Treaty of Trianon formally ended World War I between the Kingdom of Hungary and the allied powers. Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory at Trianon which is still a contentious subject in Hungarian politics and society.

Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory after the First World War, which is still a contentious subject in Hungarian politics and society.

Hungary's Trauma

Incisive investigative documentaries and reportage

In Depth

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Travel & Adventure

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A look at how we are getting better at managing and conserving water supplies in drier parts of our planet like southern Spain, Israel and the desert city of Las Vegas.

Water

 A look at how we are getting better at managing and conserving water supplies in drier parts of our planet like southern Spain, Israel and the desert city of Las Vegas.

Good News From Our Planet

Climate Change: the Global Challenge

There Is No Planet B

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ARTE’s landmark series on the history of religion, produced in 2003. In ten episodes this programme tells how Christianity emerged between the death of Jesus around 30 CE and 150 CE. How did the crucifixion act as a starting point for the irreversible separation between Jews and Christians?

An analysis of how Christianity emerged between the death of Jesus circa 30 CE and 150 CE. How did the crucifixion act as a starting point for the irreversible separation between Jews and Christians?

The Birth of Christianity

Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in the worst place at the worst time twice over. On August 6, 1945, he was working in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb exploded over the city. Traumatised by the apocalyptic experience, he just wanted to go back home to his family. Except home was Nagasaki. 

The Lost Ones

Tsutomu Yamaguchi was traumatised by Hiroshima, and went back home as soon as he could. Except home was Nagasaki. 

Yamaguchi, Survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Jesus looms large in the Qur'an, which may surprise many Christians. He's a central figure, but a very different one from the son of God found in the Bible. 

In Islam, Jesus is a central figure, but a very different one to Jesus Christ, son of God

Jesus and Islam

The Lost Ones are stories of people who were born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Their individual fates give insight into big, dramatic events in world history.

The Lost Ones are stories of people who were born in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Historians explain the fascinating history of objects: Documents, materials, devices or clothes, everything has a tale to tell.

Historians reveal the fascinating history of objects: Documents, materials, devices or clothes, everything has a tale to tell.

Making History

Séraphine de Senlis is one of the most important French painters of naïve painting. She was an uneducated woman who earned a living as a cleaning lady. But one day a vision from God told her to pick up a paint brush. Entirely self-taught, from then on she painted incessantly until her mental illness took over. She died in 1942 in a mental hospital.

Séraphine de Senlis was an uneducated cleaning woman until one day a vision from God told her to start painting

Séraphine de Senlis, The Painter's Delirium

The speeches of the likes of Martin Luther King or Churchill are rooted in the struggles of their time; but the words are eternal. 

The speeches of the likes of Martin Luther King or Churchill are rooted in the struggles of their time; but the words are eternal

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

Luisa Casati, the Ruined Marchioness

A light-hearted look at stories of conflict in international affairs from the Crimean crisis, North Korean nuclear threats and Trump's ever-present tweets.

A light-hearted look at stories of conflict in international affairs from the Crimean crisis to Northern Ireland, North Korean nuclear threats to Donald Trump..

Stories of Conflict

History

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From Bruce Lee to The Matrix, manga to hip-hop, martial arts are everywhere.

Kung Fu Revolution(s)

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As Daniel Hope has been awarded the distinguished Opus Klassik prize, we celebrate with highlights from his much-loved lockdown series, Hope@Home.

With Daniel Hope, Christoph Israel and Guests

The Best of Hope@Home

The Franco-Venezuelan singer’s performances are as emotional as they are upbeat, impressing audiences with her refreshing electro-pop blend of European and Latin American sounds

Nancy Jazz Pulsations

The Franco-Venezuelan singer impresses audiences with her refreshing electro-pop blend of European and Latin American sounds.

La Chica 

Spanish JASSS (Silvia Jiménez Álvarez) and Venezuelan Hyperaktivist celebrate in Berlin the 16th birthday of the Ostgut Ton label.

Ostgut Ton from the Halle am Berghain

JASSS X Hyperaktivist

Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. Discover the track exclusively! As a bonus, one of the Police's biggest hits "Every Breath You Take".

Reeperbahn Festival 2021

Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. 

Sting - 'Rushing Water'

A leading proponent of underground techno since the early 2000s and a major influence in electronic music in his native Spain since the early 1990s, Oscar Mulero performs in Stone Techno at the cavernous post-industrial space of the Zollverein near Essen.

A major influence in electronic music in his native Spain since the early 1990s, Oscar Mulero performs in Stone Techno at the cavernous post-industrial space of the Zollverein near Essen.

Oscar Mulero

Two techno legends come together to perform a B2B set built on a deep common understanding: Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann brings together old and new musical forms and Detroit born DJ Stingray is an authority on futuristic sounds, which he calls cyborg beats.

Two techno legends come together to perform a B2B set built on a deep common understanding: Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann and Detroit born DJ Stingray 313.

Marcel Dettmann X DJ Stingray 313

Better known by his stage name Kyteman, Dutchman Colin Benders has had an impressive career on the hip-hop scene. More recently, his talent has also been noted on the techno scene.

Colin Benders

After four years of waiting London Grammar have finally released a new album. To celebrate ,the British trio are invited onto the Ground Control set and ,as usual with London Grammar, the result is beautiful.

Ground Control

After four years of waiting London Grammar have finally released a new album. To celebrate ,the British trio are invited onto the Ground Control set to perform.

London Grammar

Classical music's biggest stars perform at the Salzburg Festival every year. The festival features renowned conductors including Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, and Teodor Currentzis, and world-class performers such as Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov and Elīna Garanča. Catch their unmissable performances every weekend in August from Friday to Sunday, on ARTE Concert.

Classical music's biggest stars perform at the Salzburg Festival.

Salzburg Festival 2021

German producer and composer Pantha du Prince, exquisite blender of electronic and organic sounds, unveils his Conference of Trees album which takes us on a sonic journey into the heart of the forest. Live from the Nuits Sonores electronic music festival in Lyon.

Nuits Sonores 2021

German producer and composer Pantha du Prince unveils his Conference of Trees album at the Nuits Sonores electronic music festival in Lyon.

Pantha du Prince

An evening from the Paris Philharmonie with the French National Orchestra conducted by Cristian Măcelaru . On the programme: Hector Berlioz’s Carnaval Romain Overture followed by Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with star pianist Bertrand Chamayou as soloist. The evening finishes with César Franck’s Symphony in D Minor.

With the French National Orchestra

 Works by Berlioz, Saint-Saëns and César Franck featuring star pianist Bertrand Chamayou.

Bertrand Chamayou

In just two tracks, Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko shows us the full extent of his talent and his mastery of the Kora.

Ballaké Sissoko

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A film by Guillaume Giovanetti and Cagla Zencirci

25-year-old Sibel, rejected by her fellow villagers, relentlessly hunts down a wolf that is said to be prowling in the neighbouring forest.

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The best live productions from across Europe