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Roger's Marvellous Mantle

18 min

In 12th century Sicily King Roger II had a ceremonial cloak made showing his power and magnificence. Exploring the past, one object at a time.

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USA: The Boy Scout Paedophile Scandal

25 min

Tens of thousands of people in the US have suffered sexual abuse as children at the hands of their scout leaders.

Female Truckers Take the Wheel

33 min

Driving heavy goods vehicles is a male-dominated sector. But today more women are getting behind the wheel.

Scotland: Brexit Takes Toll on Fishing

ARTE Reportage

13 min

UK fishermen were sold a dream, and now it's time to wake up

The Virtues of Pollen

Xenius

27 min

Pollen allergies are very common, but these tiny irritants are also extremely useful to science. As pollen is almost indestructible, it can also be used to see how people lived thousands of years ago.

India: Drowned by the Second Wave

13 min

Imagine being told that your loved one only has five minutes of oxygen left, and all you can do is watch the minutes tick by

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Fashion Scandals

52 min

Fashion is addicted to provocation. And if you are offended, so much the better.

The Genius of Gothic Art

53 min

Death and the devil, nudity and eroticism, horror in blazing colours , Gothic art cast a spell over people 500 years ago.

Female Truckers Take the Wheel

33 min

Driving heavy goods vehicles is a male-dominated sector. But today more women are getting behind the wheel.

Re: Love Letters to Juliet

30 min

Shakespeare’s Rome and Juliet met their tragic end over 400 hundred years ago but the play still inspires the romantic to visit Verona or to send letters to Juliet.

Making History

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

Liberated!

Tackling Taboos with Humour

Down with sexual diktats! Writers and broadcasters Ovidie and Sophie-Marie Larrouy examine prejudice and taboos around sex with humour and intelligence.

Look but Don't Touch

Hortense is an art history professor like no other: irreverent and subversive

Greetings from Planet Smurf

53 min

The Smurfs were created by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo and are amongst Belgium’s most recognisable exports. From Brussels to Los Angeles via Dubai, a journey into the world of the famous little blue people.