Muránska Planina

Slowakische Nationalparks

Les parcs nationaux slovaques

Parchi nazionali della Slovacchia: Muránska Planina

Exploring the national parks of Slovakia, a country at the very heart of Europe. The Muránska Planina is a veritable natural wonder of mountainous forests, home to wild horses, ground squirrels and bears.

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<p>Exploring the national parks of Slovakia, a country at the very heart of Europe. The Muránska Planina is a veritable natural wonder of mountainous forests, home to wild horses, ground squirrels and bears.</p>

Slovakian National Parks

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Around 100 beavers live in the rivers and lakes of Berlin. But accommodation on the waterfront is in high demand and the beaver habitat is being encroached on by property developers. It's just one of many animals to make Berlin home; there's urban gulls taking over a shopping centre roof, and the nightingale, which has a particularly fondness for Berlin. 

Animals of the Metropolis

Berlin is teeming with wildlife that has adapted to life in the urban jungle

Wild Berlin

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The river Doubs winds its way between the French Jura region and Switzerland. An enchanting and atypical watercourse that never quite seems to decide where it is going.

Border Rivers: The Doubs

A series exploring animal beviour. In many animal communities, making friends is of utmost importance for survival and reproduction. This is the case for the common guinea fowl on the Kenyan savannah; the rock hyrax in Israel; the vampire bats of Panama; and the yellow-bellied marmots of the Colorado mountains.

Animal Social Networks

A series exploring animal beviour. In many animal communities, making friends is of utmost importance for survival and reproduction. 

Friendship in the Animal World

A river with two names, Kupa for the Croatians and Kulpa for the Slovenians, marks the border between the two countries for 118 km. Its source in the Croatian Gorski Kotar national park is a special place where turquoise waters spring from the earth in a pristine wilderness.

Border Rivers: The Kupa

Charles Darwin noticed that humans are not the only animals that learn by imitating their peers. Researchers are realising that animal culture and traditions are transmitted from generation to generation in the animal kingdom.

Following Tradition

Perceptions abound when it comes to magpies; they are seen as clever, mischievous and sometimes aggressive. Many also hold superstitions about these distinctive birds that go back generations. This documentary shows the magpie’s true nature.

Perceptions abound when it comes to magpies; they are seen as clever, mischievous and sometimes aggressive. This documentary shows the their true nature.

Clever Like a Magpie

Cristóbal, 9, lives in one of the most remote regions of Peru. He is a member of the Q'eros ethnic group, descendants of the Incas, who are fiercely attached to their traditions. It is customary, in particular, for the newborn alpaca to be entrusted to a child of the community. Cristóbal's mission, as 'godfather' to the young animal, is to protect it during the first months of its life. 

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In a remote area of Peru, Cristóbal, aged 9, is about to become 'godfather' to a young alpaca

Peru: A Baby Alpaca For Cristóbal

A series looking at animal behaviour in the wild. This episode focuses on family bonds. Plains zebras in Kenya live in close-knit family units. In Israel, ants form families of thousands of siblings, forced to work together to achieve their goals. And in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, members of a meerkat family must be prepared to sacrifice themselves in order to maintain their bond.

Family Secrets

A series looking at animal behaviour in the wild. This episode focuses on individual personality. In Germany, groups of Great Tits work better as a team when different character traits are present. In the Panama rainforest, the collective identity of ant colonies influences the health of the tree they live next to. In the Kenyan savannah, confident, wise and gentle elephants are essential to the cohesion of their clan and the survival of the species.

A series looking at animal behaviour in the wild. This episode focuses on individual personality.

A Question of Personality

We all know their strategy: The female cuckoo, to save having to bring up her young, places her eggs in other bird species’ nests. Astonishing footage from Europe and Africa of the cuckoo’s ingenious behaviour in the wild.

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Cuckoo and Co.

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Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

A portrait of the Chinese president giving an unprecedented insight into his politics and showing how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

The New World of Xi Jinping

In 1974, the French erotic film Emmanuelle broke audience records: almost 350 million viewers worldwide and a twelve-year run on the Champs Elysées in Paris. After the success of the sexually explicit Last Tango in Paris, Emmanuelle appeared at a turning point in French society: The sexual emancipation following May '68 in France. 

Queen of French Erotic Cinema

In 1974, the French erotic film Emmanuelle broke audience records: almost 350 million viewers worldwide and a twelve-year run on the Champs Elysées in Paris

Emmanuelle

In France, the bungalow evokes holidays in the sun. In the UK, they are humble everyday dwellings for grandparents. But in Germany or the United States, they take on a very different form: they are a bourgeois luxury, a single-storey villa with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking nature. Inspired by the "bangalo", a traditional one-storey Bengal house open to the outside, this style was also a staple of colonial architecture. 

In the US and Germany, bungalows are a bourgeois luxury: a single-storey villa with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking nature

The Beauty of Bungalows

With his Stetson on his head and a cigarette in his mouth, Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), was a singer-songwriter of incandescent, beautifully despairing country songs. He was an artist plagued by demons, often under the influence of alcohol and drugs, but he nevertheless wrote some of the masterpieces of American song, including "If I Needed You" and "To Live is to Fly", and managed to climb to the top of the charts in spite of himself with the song "Pancho and Lefty", first popularised by Emmylou Harris and then covered by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. His song 'Kathleen' was recently covered by Tindersticks.
 Troubled Troubadour
Through concert footage, film archives and interviews, this remarkable documentary sensitively traces Townes Van Zandt's formative experiences and existential and artistic ups and downs - from the beginning of his musical career, inspired by early Bob Dylan records and legendary blues bard Lightnin' Hopkins, to his untimely death. His managers, his children, his three wives and numerous musician friends shed light on his personality and reveal the affection they had for this troubled troubadour.

Portait of troubled Texan folk singer Townes van Zandt (1944-1997) who wrote beautiful and despairing country songs.

Townes Van Zandt: Be Here to Love Me

Star violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and composer JohnWilliams have long been something of a dream team. The 89-year-old American has composed a new violin concerto especially for the German violin virtuoso. Together with works by Jessie Montgomery, Aaron Copland and Igor Stravinsky, this world premiere is the highlight of the Tanglewood Festival 2021. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is conducted by BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons and John Williams.

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Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
John Williams: Violin concerto No. 2 (World Premiere)
John Williams: New arrangements of film themes “Across the Stars“
Aaron Copland: Quiet City
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from “The Firebird“ (1919 Edition)

Tanglewood Festival 2021

Anne-Sophie Mutter performs the world premiere of John Williams new violin concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Anne-Sophie Mutter - John Williams

Moria, Europe's largest refugee camp, has become one giant shanty town. When Covid struck, those living in the camp felt abandoned as things turned from bad to worse.
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Greece: Moria - A Living Hell

Darío Aguirre is from Ecuador, living in Germany with his wife. When the city of Hamburg unexpectedly invited him to become a German citizen, Darío revisits his rocky path to building a life for himself in Europe and wonders about who he has become. This film is about arriving and living abroad in a time when xenophobia is suddenly acceptable again in Germany, and society is struggling to find the right way to integrate new citizens.

 What it's like to live in Germany as a foreigner when xenophobia is suddenly socially acceptable again

How I Became German

Love is political, says journalist and author Şeyda Kurt. In her book Radical Tenderness she does away with the myth of romantic love. Ultimately, the widespread ideal of romantic, two-person love only serves to preserve existing patriarchal power relations, she says. Maria Schrader's new movie Ich bin Dein Mensch revolves around a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence that is programmed to serve as the 'perfect partner'.  Plus: Philosopher Peter Trawny, who says that freedom and love are incompatible, and LBGTQI+ groups fight for the freedom to love in Islam. 

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Love is political, says journalist and author Şeyda Kurt. In her book Radical Tenderness she does away with the myth of romantic love

Why is Love so Hard?

38 million Japanese live together in the most populated urban area in the world. No wonder that the people of Tokyo have taken over the roofs to have extra space. A traditional Japanese garden and tea house, along with a martial arts class, take to the skies in search of  tranquility.

A traditional Japanese garden and tea house, along with a martial arts class, take to the skies in search of  tranquility

City Rooftops: Tokyo

What is the vocal alchemy that propels pop singers to the pinnacle of success, decade after decade? While many of them, like Freddy Mercury or Alicia Keys, display impeccable power and technique, these assets are not always what counts. Can we identify common characteristics in the immense diversity of voices from pop music, past and present? With interviews from musicians such as Damn Albarn, DJ Koze, Joy Denalane and Joan as Police Woman, the first part of this two-part documentary explores the very essence of the pop voice.

The first part of this two-part documentary explores the very essence of the pop voice, with interviews from musicians such as Damn Albarn, DJ Koze, Joy Denalane and Joan as Police Woman.

The Magic Voices of Pop (1/2)

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The Working Poor in Revolt

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Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow

From the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Mozart’s opera – directed by Lotte de Beer – opens the festivities at the Aix-en-Provence opera festival. Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock leads a fine vocal ensemble that includes soprano Julie Fuchs, baritone Andrè Schuen and mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre.

Aix-en-Provence Festival 2021

Mozart’s opera – directed by Lotte de Beer – opens the festivities of the festival of lyric art in Aix-en-Provence.

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

Earth's drinking water resources are dwindling and to avoid shortages, scientists will have to come to the rescue.

Earth's drinking water resources are dwindling

Drinking Water in Danger

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

From Chur, Switzerland’s oldest city, to Tirano in Northern Italy, the Bernina Express winds its way through deep valleys and wild gorges, crossing some 196 bridges and going through 55 tunnels in its journey through the Graubünden Alps. A journey to discover one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world and an audacious feat of engineering.

A Train through the Alps

 A journey of discovery on one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world, and an audacious feat of engineering.

The Bernina Express

Millions of people worldwide suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), an extreme and persistent exhaustion for which there is no cure. An investigation into a little known illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

ME/CFS – A Misunderstood Illness

 An investigation into little understood illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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

The Chachapoyas of Peru fascinate archaeologists and historians. Between the 8th and the 16th centuries this reputedly fierce warrior people practiced an unusual mortuary ritual.

Archaeological Investigations

The Chachapoyas of Peru fascinate archaeologists and historians with their unusual mortuary rituals.

Chachapoyas: Living with the Dead

Every year, the Kediri Vespa festival attracts thousands of enthusiasts to the Indonesian city.

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