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Everything is True (or Almost): Bruce Lee

Though Bruce Lee's film career was tragically short, his influence on pop culture never died. The legend lives on. A whimsical tale of his life, told by hand puppets. Because why not. 

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Everything is True, or Almost

Though Bruce Lee's film career was tragically short, his influence on pop culture never died

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The series that tells celebrities’ life stories, with a little something extra. In this episode: When Prince became a Jehovah’s Witness, the star went knocking on doors, apologising for his songs sexual content.

Prince

When Prince became a Jehovah’s Witness, he went knocking on doors, apologising for his songs sexual content.

Everything is True (or Almost)

This whimsical series tells the life stories of famous artists and thinkers is back with a new season. In this episode: the Matrix filmmakers earned their place in Hollywood by "transcending the system".

The Matrix filmmakers earned their place in Hollywood by "transcending the system"

Everything is True (or Almost): Lana & Lilly Wachowski

Metallica, the band that pushed the metal to the next level, had a dizzying rise to the top punctuated with tragedy and conflict. But they didn't let that stop them, and they are still going strong today. 

Metallica, the band that pushed the metal to the next level, had a dizzying rise to the top punctuated with tragedy and conflict

Everything is True (or Almost): Lana & Lilly Wachowski: Metallica

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. And Elon Musk wants to go one step further and take us to Mars. 

But they had completely different ideas about how to go about it.

Elon Musk loved Neil Armstrong - but Neil didn't feel the same way

Everything is True (or Almost): Neil Armstrong & Elon Musk

 Mario and Zelda, two of the most successful video games in the world, are completely different from one another - though both are from Nintendo. Mario is a man of action ready to jump on anything that moves in a 2D platform world. And Zelda is a woman of power who has the destiny of the world in her hands.

Mario is a man of action ready to jump on anything that moves in a 2D platform world. And Zelda is a woman of power who has the destiny of the world in her hands

Everything is True (or Almost): Mario & Zelda

Amy Winehouse had a glittering career but she remained at heart a down to earth Camden girl. But her career, and her life, was cut short by her addictions.

Amy Winehouse joined the 27 club when her addictions finally caught up with her

Everything is True (or Almost): Amy Winehouse

His name is Bond, James Bond. But he was also Fleming, Ian Fleming. Bond was just his cooler, better alterego that was everything he wished he could be: the hypermasculine dream of the perfect manly man. Whether played by Sean Connery, Roger Moore or Daniel Craig, the muscles and attitude remain the same. 

His name is Bond, James Bond. But he was also Fleming, Ian Fleming

Everything is True (or Almost): Ian Fleming & James Bond

Zinedine Zidane was hailed by all as the best player of his generation. He was a living legend. The whole of France adored him. But like all tragic heroes, he had a fatal flaw that led to his downfall: his temper.

Zinedine Zidane, like all tragic heroes, had a fatal flaw that led to his downfall: his temper

Everything is True (or Almost): Zinédine Zidane

In 2009, Edward Snowden wrote on a forum that people who betray state secrets should be shot. Fast forward to him working at the NSA and blowing the lid off of one of the biggest scandals of modern times. Presumably, he changed his mind... 

Edward Snowden used to think that people who betray state secrets should be shot. Presumably, he changed his mind... 

Everything is True (or Almost): Edward Snowden

Behind the famous lightsaber hides a man - George Lucas - who was nearly destroyed by the success of the world he created.

George Lucas was nearly destroyed by the success of the world he created

Everything is True (or Almost): George Lucas

A three minute run through the life of horror writer Stephen King.

Stephen King

Is Wonder Woman a feminist icon? That was her creator's intention, but too often she has been relegated to the status of busty bimbo

Everything is True (or Almost): Wonder Woman

Georges Remi, aka Hergé, was a boisterous child who fed small pebbles to birds... lovely. Thankfully, there was one way of calming him down: drawing. Little did his family know, his hobby was to be the start of a global international career.

Georges Remi, aka Hergé, was a boisterous child who became the creator of Tintin

Everything is True (or Almost): Hergé

A three minute sketch of a celebrity’s life. In this episode: star of reality TV, Kim Kardashian.

Kim Kardashian

The Queen is an enigmatic figure, simultaneously warm towards her subjects and yet incredibly distant. Nobody knows what she thinks and instead journalists decipher her opinions through her clothing choices and careful silences. She is a more astute politician than a politician. But after 6 decades of rule she is also beloved; not only as the nation's monarch, but as the nation's matriarch. 

After 6 decades of rule Queen Elizabeth II is not only the nation's monarch, she's the nation's matriarch

Everything is True (or Almost): HRH Elizabeth II

A three minute sketch of a celebrity’s life. In this episode: Rihanna.

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Jean-Paul Gaultier's first top model was his teddy bear. And it was on his teddy bear that he first experimented with his now iconic conical bra so beloved by Madonna.

Jean-Paul Gaultier's first top model was his teddy bear

Everything is True (or Almost): Jean-Paul Gaultier

By the time Marie Curie had died from exposure to the radiation that made her so famous, she'd won two Nobel prizes and had become the first female university professor in France.

Everything is True (or Almost): Marie Curie

Pamela Anderson became famous in the 90s playing the iconic slo-mo lifeguard clad in a red swimsuit. Now, she wants to save the planet, but not in slo-mo this time; it's urgent.

Pamela Anderson is no longer about saving hapless swimmers and all about saving the hapless planet

Everything is True (or Almost): Pamela Anderson

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Kitschy trash or misunderstood genius? Italo disco was the euro sound of the 1980s that many loved and many hated. This documentary looks at how big names of the genre like Sabrina Salerno and duo Righeira conquered the charts.

The Sparkling Sound of the 1980s

Kitschy trash or misunderstood genius? Italo disco was the euro sound of the 1980s that many loved and many hated

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Can identities be forced, discarded, changed or revived? In the USSR, national identities were a political instrument. Millions of people were resettled, deported, and Russified. Today, the multi-ethnic social fabric of post-soviet nations harbours explosive tensions and the Ukraine war is opening up old wounds. What does identity mean for the next generation?

Identity

The multi-ethnic social fabric of post-soviet nations harbours explosive tensions and the Ukraine war is opening up old wounds. What does identity mean for the next generation?

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Discover contemporary cycling culture in three European cities: Berlin, the unofficial capital of vintage racing bikes. London, where cycle-cafés also hold speed dating evenings and Amsterdam where cyclists stand out from the crowd with style.

Cycling as Lifestyle

Discover contemporary cycling culture in three European cities: Berlin, London and Amsterdam.

Biking Boom

Yetundey is originally from Leipzig and mixes styles and influences. Layla Boe wants to make the German language smoother in her music.

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Girlhood - Women in Rap (1/4)

Since its invention in the 19th century, the bicycle has allowed Western women to move around independently. Today, it is the turn of women in Arab countries to discover its power. Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist.

The Freedom to Cycle

Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist

Gymnastics

More than 10 million people in the world are behind bars with half of the world's prison population in Russian, Chinese or American jails. In the United States, where the prison population has risen sharply in recent decades. Artists are sounding the alarm: Jay Z, Denzel Curry and Meek Mill are calling for judicial reform.

More than 10 million people in the world are behind bars with half of the world's prison population in Russian, Chinese or American jails. 

Tracks: Planet Prison

Have you ever wondered why pop songs sometimes sound a little too familiar? Welcome to the world of pop-recycling where borrowing, sampling and interpolation are the order of the day. Featuring interviews with Placebo, Ed Sheeran, Charlie XCX and Lauv.

Pop Music: The Great Recycling Business

Have you ever wondered why pop songs sometimes sound a little too familiar? Welcome to the world of pop-recycling. Featuring interviews with Placebo, Ed Sheeran, Charlie XCX and Lauv.

Tracks: Songwriting Special

Tracks East highlights the multiplicity of creative and surprising expressions of solidarity with Ukraine by artists in Ukraine and elsewhere.

Solidarity

From California to Iran, from London to Berlin, the bicycle is a symbol of freedom. No other mode of transport has succeeded in liberating so many people.

Protest Culture on Two Wheels

From California to Iran, from London to Berlin, the bicycle is a symbol of freedom for diverse groups.

Biking Boom (3/3)

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The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland. Once German East Prussia, it is now home to 1 million Russian citizens. What is life like in this small territory now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began?

Kaliningrad: Putin's Enclave

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland and is now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began.

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Martin Ritter is a German organic farmer, with land in both Germany and Ukraine. All of a sudden, his livelihood is located in a war zone. With the help of the municipality of Ostheim, he decides to send aid to Ukraine and to welcome refugees.

Martin Ritter is a German organic farmer, with land in both Germany and Ukraine. When war broke out, everything changed.

Re: Farming in a War Zone

As Lithuania stops Russia from transporting goods by train through its territory to Kaliningrad, a focus on the history of this singular Russian territory.

The Kaliningrad Affair

Mapping the World Essentials

Israeli choreographers Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar present their show Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart at Nuits de Fourvière.

Nuits de Fourvière

The Brutal Journey of the Heart by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar

Young Korean musicians have been taking the world of classical music by storm. A new generation are winning the big prizes and pursuing successful careers in Europe and around the world. What makes these Korean classical artists so good? A documentary following the rising stars of K-Classic

The Korean Musical Mystery

Generation K-Classics

Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was the most densely populated area on Earth. 33,000 people settled on 2.5 hectares of land that was disputed between Chinese and British - meaning neither country asserted its authority there. This vertical slum was a hotbed of crime, but also full of factories, cheap shops and a strong community. This is a case for Crazy Borders. 

Kowloon: The Lawless Super City

This vertical slum was a hotbed of crime, but also full of factories, cheap shops and a strong community.

Crazy Borders

The sea absorbs our carbon emissions, gives us plentiful food, and regulates our climate. A healthy sea is a healthy planet. But we can't stop stripping the sea of resources. Whether through overfishing or deep sea mining, humanity is destroying an ecosystem it can't live without.

Whether through overfishing or deep sea mining, humanity is destroying an ecosystem it can't live without.

Overexploited Oceans

Planting trees against climate change: Ireland is reforesting its territory by growing spruces. But it's not just about being green, it's about profit. Wood is a big business... much to the displeasure of local environmental activists who want Ireland's forestry policy changed. 

Growing trees to be harvested for wood is big business - but what are the environmental ramifications? 

Re: Money Grows on Trees

According to the latest calculations by the OECD, South Korean women could live to be over 92 years old on average in 2070, and men over 89. That would be a world record. What's the secret?

South Korea: An Obsession With Health

South Koreans are on track to be the longest-lived people in the world

If a woman gave birth at the top of Mont Blanc, what nationality would the child be? For France, of course, the baby would be French. But not for Italy! The quarrel has been going on since 1860, when the divison of territory at the top of the mountain was unclearly defined... leaving each country to interpret the boundary more or less as they saw fit. This really is a case for Crazy Borders!

Mont Blanc: A High Altitude Dispute

If a woman gave birth at the top of Mont Blanc, what nationality would the child be?

The prisoner of a promise made to Neptune, King Idomeneus is faced with a cruel dilemma... From the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, the most romantic of Mozart’s operas, directed by Satoshi Miyagi and conducted by Raphaël Pichon, with soprano Sabine Devieilhe, promises to be the operatic event of the 2022 Aix festival season.

Aix-en-Provence Festival 2022

The most romantic of Mozart’s operas, conducted by Raphaël Pichon, with soprano Sabine Devieilhe.

Mozart: Idomeneus, King of Crete

How can you misplace 80km2 of territory? In Mexico, the island of Bermeja had been on maps for generations. But when it came to actually finding the island... it seemed as if it had disappeared into thin air. And with the loss of Bermeja, Mexico lost a huge windfall of oil revenue in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a case for Crazy Borders. 

The Lost Island of Bermeja

Paradise islands synonymous with hell? Welcome to the Spratlys archipelago, at the heart of a regional power struggle with global implications. China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei all lay claim to these islands... but the question is far from settled. If major conflict does break out, this is where it could start. A clear case of Crazy Borders! 

The Spratly Islands: Flashpoint for WWIII?

Paradise islands synonymous with hell? Welcome to the Spratlys archipelago, at the heart of a regional power struggle

Did you know that the Middle Ages is only a few kilometers off the French coast? A lord and his vassals live peacefully on the island of Sark where cars are not allowed. This is a case for Crazy Borders! 

Sark: A Modern Day Feudal Island

A lord and his vassals live peacefully on the island of Sark where cars are not allowed.

The Tigray region has been cut off from the rest of Ethiopia because of the civil war. Supplies are low and people are starving. Because of the fighting, crops could not be sowed and there is no harvest this year? It is the youngest that are the first to die in what is a major humanitarian crisis.

Ethiopia: Tigray Humanitarian Crisis

The Tigray region has been cut off from the rest of Ethiopia because of the civil war. Supplies are low and people are starving.

The most popular of Gustav Mahler's symphonies, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and staged by Romeo Castellucci. A very special production, which promises to stir up the audience at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

A message from director Romeo Castellucci:
The action you are about to witness has the particular misfortune of containing images that, charged with violence, seem to be the cruel likeness of our near reality.
I imagined this work over a year ago.
No one could have foreseen this painful overlapping of art and reality, which today seems like an atrocious prophecy.
How to support today the unconscious exactness of these images on the stage?
But what to do in the face of the irretrievable that theatre represents?
It is essential to accept the pain produced by this concordance, in the light that Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection can represent.
Romeo Castellucci
July 2022
Recorded 13 July in Aix-en-Provence with the Orchestre de Paris and the Choir of the Orchestre de Paris.

The most popular of Gustav Mahler's symphonies, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and staged by Romeo Castellucci. A very special production, which promises to stir up the audience at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

Resurrection - Gustav Mahler

In Europe, the last primary forests are found almost exclusively in the mountains in the east or south-east of the continent. These virgin forests have never been exploited or cut down, and have remained as they have always been. Few studies have been done on this forests, which are presumably havens of biodiversity. We go on a research trip to the Dinaric Alps in Albania.

The Green Lungs of Europe

We go on a research trip to the Dinaric Alps in Albania

Geo Reportage

Bulgarian DJ and techno producer KiNK is adored for his dynamic and spontaneous sets. Both playful and experimental, his sets brilliantly alternate house, techno and acid, peppered with jazzy improvisations. Electro sounds that evoke the characteristic frenzy of a rave.

Stone Techno 2022

Bulgarian DJ and techno producer KiNK is adored for his dynamic and spontaneous sets.

KiNK live

After fifteen years with the White Stripes and The Raconteurs, Jack White started his solo career in 2012. 2022 marks a milestone for the Detroit-born artist with the release of two new albums: Fear of Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive. White is live in Paris at the legendary venue, the Olympia.

The White Stripes star is live in Paris to perform Fear of Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive.

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Everything is True (or Almost): Mario & Zelda

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