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Shadi and Ferial are hanging out at the playground in their wealthy neighbourhood in northern Tehran.

The story of a wealthy man saving a ‘fallen’ woman has become a cliché (Pretty Woman, Anora), far from the reality of prostitution. But what if sex workers told their own stories through art?

How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

Anne Lister was an openly lesbian nineteenth century noblewoman, with up to five lovers at the same time.

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

Gabrielle and Alice tidy up after the party and talk about their relationship.

Gabrielle receives a letter from the Tribunal, hoping it's about the adoption. But the Court asked her to 'prove' her motherhood.

Alice and Gabrielle are expecting a child. After three years of IVF they are final they are finally going to become mothers. 

Alice is getting dressed to go out. But wasn't Gabrielle supposed to be going out tonight, not Alice?

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

Cultural workers are calling for a Europe-wide work status that protects artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

ow can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Slovenia has experienced a turbulent campaign for the parliamentary elections on Sunday 22 March.