Happiness (9/12)

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

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

“All your base are belong to us” was a baffling translation error in an early nineties video game which quickly became a long-running internet meme. But why share a meaningless sentence?

Hercules is known as an allegory of strength and virility. But his love life doesn't quite match up to that

Russian geophysicists want to prevent the permafrost from thawing due to climate change. 

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.

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

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

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

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

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

As Berlin-based label Ostgut Ton turns 16, ARTE Concert celebrates in style

Naturism has a long history in Germany and in the UK. but fewer young people are taking up the lifestyle. 

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.