Name: Italy: Like a Theatre Without Actors
Uploaded: 2020-03-18T18:04:03.000+01:00
Duration: 159 s
Description: A German journalist travels through Italy, a country where usually busy cities are empty due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Italy: Like a Theatre Without Actors

Da Roma a Firenze: un teatro senza attori

Włochy: Jak teatr bez aktorów

Italien: Wie eine Theaterkulisse ohne Darsteller

Florence : voyager malgré l'épidémie

Italia: Como un teatro sin actor

A German journalist travels through Italy, a country where usually busy cities are empty due to the coronavirus lockdown.

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<p>A German journalist travels through Italy, a country where usually busy cities are empty due to the coronavirus lockdown.</p>

A German journalist travels through Italy, a country where usually busy cities seem empty due to the coronavirus lockdown.

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In the Roman working-class neighbourhood of Centocelle, local people have been helping each other through the crisis. 

Italy: Solidarity is Contagious

Last stop in Gustav Hofer’s tour of Italy in lockdown: Milan, where solidarity is winning the day.

Milan: Solidarity in the Time of Coronavirus

German journalist Gustav Hofer travels through Italy in lockdown. Arriving in Bolgogna, the city is as deserted as Roma and Florence.

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Coronavirus in the Italian Capital

Rome: La Dolce Vita in Quarantine

Italy - From the Heart of the Pandemic

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Poland Puts its Trust in NATO

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Kosovo Youngsters (11/12)

Room for Culture and Debate

Many think that the European Union is not doing enough about green issues. But the EU is beginning to implement concrete measures to counter-act climate change.

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Many think that the European Union is not doing enough about green issues.

Europe is Letting Our Planet Die

The Broken English store has existed in Berlin for many years, but the economic uncertainties of Brexit convinced the owner to sell. So Antje Blank took up the torch and has decided to keep calm and carry on despite the risks. Brexit could send the price of British products soaring.

The Broken English store has existed in Berlin for many years, but the economic uncertainties of Brexit have been hard for the shop

Antje, Owner of a British Shop in Berlin

The European flag, 12 yellow stars on a blue background, is a potent symbol of the European Union. Paris-based fashion brand Etudes Studio includes the European flag in their designs.

Europe of Artists

European Flag in Fashion

Harry Shindler is 98 years old. In 1944 he landed in Anzio as a British soldier and fought for the liberation of Italy against fascism. He is the oldest member of the Labour Party and campaigns against Brexit from Italy, where he lives.

In 1944 Harry landed in Anzio and fought for Italy's liberation. At 98, he has a new battle on his hands: stopping Brexit

Harry, the British Veteran in Italy

Frankfurt's real estate prices have increased in recent years. Is it linked to Brexit? What will be the consequences of Brexit for this sector? Daniel Ritter, general manager of a large real estate agency, gives us his assessment.

Frankfurt's real estate prices have increased in recent years. Is it linked to Brexit?

Daniel; Estate Agent in Frankfurt

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Kosovo Youngsters (1/12)

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The United Kingdom: country of tea time, red telephone booths and cricket. But are politicians in London and Brussels aware that their decisions will impact the Strasbourg cricket club? Tariq Kareemulla talks about the consequences of Brexit on the sport he loves.

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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. 

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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

Lena is a 17-year-old girl from a middle-class family who is experiencing her first love: secret night adventures and magical morning walks along the Danube. However, her dream world is shattered when she is raped.

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Lena is a 17-year-old girl from a middle-class family who is experiencng her first love: secret night adventures and magical morning walks along the Danube. However, her dream world is shattered when she is raped.

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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.

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Two sets of gay parents discover that their children are related via their biological father

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

How I Became German

Fasciae, hidden connective tissues, are largely unstudied parts of our anatomy. What role do they play in the organism? And could a better understanding of them help in finding a cure for back pain?

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Fasciae, hidden connective tissues are largely unstudied. What role do they play in the human body?

Fascinating Fasciae

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

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Concorde was the epitome of elegance, speed and glamour, linking London and New York in little over three hours. The British-French airliner was in a class of its own. But on the 25th of July 2000 tragedy struck which meant the end of supersonic flight. A look back at the birth and demise of the king of the skies.

Concorde: Myth and Tragedy

The pole vault is a discipline is based on the transformation of kinetic energy into elastic energy and then into gravitational energy. Athletes must play with energy, optimise it, transform it, and conserve it.

The Strongest of Them All

Athletes must play with energy, optimise it, transform it, and conserve it

Pole Vaulting: Overcoming Gravity

Since antiquity, scientists have tracked down the principles behind the movements of moving things, from planets to athletes. Running champions make sure of basic principles of physics developed by Newton to improve their performance. We take a look at the maths behind the movement. 

The Mechanics of Strength

Since antiquity, scientists have tracked down the principles behind the movements of moving things, from planets to athletes

Sprinting and Newton's Law

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

 French swimmer Florent Manaudou, German pentathlete Marvin Dogue and French sabre fencer Cécilia Berder all trained hard for the Tokyo Olympics, but the most important part of their training they say is in the mind. Mental conditioning is a growing science designed to get the best out of sports champions at a time when they could crumble under the pressure. At the beginning of World War Two, American airforce pilots struggled to face off against the Japanese fleet. Cue Bud Winter: in peace time, a sports coach, and in war, a mental conditioner who taught the pilots how to keep their head in the game even in life-or-death situations. Gradually, the idea that sportsmen and women were as much mind as they were muscle took hold. 

 For Olympic French swimmer Florent Manaudou, his greatest challenge is mental, not physical

Inside the Heads of Champions

Lebanon was already close to bankruptcy before the catastrophic explosion on 4 August in the port of Beirut.  Now hospitals and clinics destroyed in the blast need to be rebuilt but the funds are not forthcoming

Lebanon was already close to bankruptcy before the catastrophic explosion on 4 August in the port of Beirut.  Now hospitals and clinics destroyed in the blast need to be rebuilt but the funds are not forthcoming.

Lebanon: Hospitals in Chaos After the Blast

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

Chachapoyas: Living with the Dead

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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

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

Matthew had a burnout years ago and fled to Portugal to set up his paradise quinta in Portugal. But that sanctuary is now under threat: permission has been granted for an avocado plantation to be built next door. But avocados use up huge amounts of water, and the stream that the quinta depends on as a primary water source is in danger of running dry.

Matthew set up his quinta after a burnout. But that sanctuary is now under threat, due to an avocado farm nearby

Re: Should We Give Up Avocados?

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

One Country, Two Systems? No Way! say the youth of Taiwan. But China under President Xi Jinping wants more than ever to bring the island of Taiwan back into the fold, just like Hong Kong. Can the burgeoning democracy on China’s doorstep, driven by digital technology, resist the Middle Kingdom’s advances?  

Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow

Twenty years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan. But without them, Afghan security forces fear they'll struggle to contain the advance of the insurgents. Terror attacks are on the rise, and the group is said to already control nearly half the country. The return to power of the fundamentalists seems inevitable.

The last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan, leading to fears of a Taliban resurgence

Italy - From the Heart of the Pandemic

Italy: Solidarity is Contagious

Milan: Solidarity in the Time of Coronavirus

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