Europe at a Crossroads

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

From trade in goods to critical infrastructure to digital technology, we live in a globalised world. But how interdependent are the EU and the USA?

After a four-year delay, the ESA hopes Ariane 6, which represents an enormous technical challenge, will take off without a hitch.

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives as China hunts them down.

Icelanders have voted against resuming talks on EU membership. A blow to Brussels or just a bump in the road?

Far from living the ‘Chinese Dream’ maybe young people are unemployed and disillusioned.

Jagoda Marinić meets members of the Viennese culture scene and questions the limits of Austrian humour.

How does hope emerge? And what form does it take in art?

Many think that sport is a deeply human endeavour. But what happens when big data gets involved? 

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

The son of a merchant who gave up his riches, Francis of Assisi made poverty an ideal and turned the religious conventions of his time on their head.

This documentary showcases the best of France’s mythic holiday region, going beyond the glamour and clichés. 

Studies show that an increasing number of young people are being diagnosed with certain types of cancer

Symbols of eroticism, fertility, power or protection, our society is obsessed with breasts. 

In the most infamous district of Tokyo, the outcast youth of Japan come together at night.

Billie visits her parents’ country for the first time. Can she uncover her family’s secrets before she has to flee?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living.