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The Diary of a GP

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Jean-Paul, a GP in the Paris suburbs, is preparing to retire. His young successor, Thomas, is taking on patients that Jean-Paul had been caring for for many years. In France, shortages of GPs have resulted in medical deserts, and because of this, Jean-Paul has to see up to forty patients a day. Many of his patients fear his departure, feeling that they won't be able to find another doctor who cares as much he does. <br /><br />

A few months before retirement, a GP is preparing to leave his patients to his young successor

All their lives they have devoted all their energy to take care of their disabled children. But as they grow older, a nagging question arises: who will take care of my child when I am gone? The film follows parents in their decision to live and grow old together with their children in a unique institution, while preparing for their eventual separation.

All their lives they have devoted all their energy to take care of their disabled children. But as they grow older, a nagging question arises: who will take care of my child when I am gone? 

What Will Happen to My Child?

The tragedy of Eva-Marree: Her children were taken from her because she was a prostitute and then she was killed by their father. In a convincing narrative, filmmaker Ovidie denounces the Swedish state’s abuse of power.

An indictment of the Swedish state in the tragic story of Eva-Marree.

Where Prostitutes Don't Exist

Over the course of several months in 2017, filmmaker Lech Kowalski followed GM&S workers in France as they did everything to keep their workplace open and keep their jobs. They occupied the factory, blockaded the entrance and even threatened to blow it up.
 

Blow It to Bits

In the French channel port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, 34-year-old Jérémy is the last in a long line of master fishermen. He is torn between his deep love of the sea and the bank loans that he can no longer pay back. Faced with the consequences of Brexit, fishing quotas, the Covid pandemic and global warming, he may be forced to make the most difficult decision of his life: to sell his fishing boat.

Faced with the consequences of Brexit, fishing quotas and global warming, is fishing in the channel still viable for French fishermen?

Living from the Sea

Jean-Paul, a GP in the Paris suburbs, is preparing to retire. His young successor, Thomas, is taking on patients that Jean-Paul had been caring for for many years. In France, shortages of GPs have resulted in medical deserts, and because of this, Jean-Paul has to see up to forty patients a day. Many of his patients fear his departure, feeling that they won't be able to find another doctor who cares as much he does. 

In France 173 people were killed by abusive partners in 2019.  84% of these victims were women. In the press and on social media the list of femicides grows longer every week and yet we know little about these women who have become statistics. This documentary focuses on domestic violence and femicide, a crisis going on behind closed doors.

This documentary focuses on domestic violence and femicide, a crisis going on behind closed doors.

To the Bitter End

For decades, the middle classes were what held post-war Europe together. Confidence in the Republic and its values was a given for the French middle classes who saw the state as a force for good and believed in social mobility. That all changed with the Yellow Vest movement (2018-2019) which saw angry protests against the government. This documentary follows participants in this movement.

The Working Poor in Revolt

Our Lives

It takes two Olga's to make the village of Ust-Talma in Siberia function. While the first brings delivers the mail, pension allowances and gossip, the second looks after the villagers’ health. While most Russian villages are dying out, Ust-Talma is keeping its population and is even attracting families from the cities.

While most Russian villages are dying out, Ust-Talma is keeping its population and is even attracting families from the cities.

Re: Village Life in the Siberian Taiga

Why is it so important for some to show that they have money? Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all? We go to the streets of Berlin to talk to the people of the city about wealth, minimalism and freedom.

Become Rich!

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Streetphilosophy

Last winter, the writer Pierre Lemaître completed a film on the volunteers of the Secours populaire. Filmed in Reims, this documentary tells the daily life of Jacques Bresson, a retired teacher who now devotes a part of his life to supporting the poor.

Square Artiste

Jacques Bresson is a retired teacher who devotes a part of his life to supporting the poor

Carte Blanche to Pierre Lemaître

 In war it is often the children who suffer the most. Their stable home lives are destroyed and they have to flee. According to Ukrainian sources, 12,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia, the Kremlin says they have been ‘brought home’.

Children of War

How is the war in Ukraine affecting children? According to Ukrainian sources, 12,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia, the Kremlin says they have been ‘brought home’.

Tracks East

Working her way out of poverty as a sex worker all while supporting her family in Romania. That’s Andrada’s goal. She speaks confidently and openly about her work in a red-light district in Germany’s Ruhr region.  
This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Portrait of a sex worker in the Ruhr region, Germany.  

Hard Life – I sell sex for money

“You can let yourself go and give up, or you can keep fighting.” That is Daniel’s motto. After many years spent incarcerated and homeless, he is now a magazine salesman and is managing to get by.

This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Better than prison. Portrait of a street magazine seller.

Hard Life – I spent half my life in prison

Mustafa is 28 years old and grew up in the Ratingen-West district in Düsseldorf, his “hood”. It’s an area with high unemployment rates and is home to people from many different nationalities, both a melting pot and socially deprived. Mustafa now runs a kiosk in the middle of the district, on Berliner Platz. Between high-rises, friendships and poverty, we discover his life.
This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Portrait of a kiosk owner in a socially deprived area of Düsseldorf, Germany.

Hard Life – I work in the middle of the ghetto

Cosmetic surgery is becoming more popular in Europe and the world. We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

Crazy for Plastic Surgery

Djimé always knew he would end up in prison. Now aged 29, he’s been free for one year, after spending half a life incarcerated. He recounts his experiences while Arnaud and Hervé, two prison guards, manage the new arrivals at Varennes-le-Grand penitentiary’s reception hall. This is a glimpse at what it’s like to take your first steps in the often-overcrowded French prison system.
This documentary series by France.tv Slash is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Djimé and the arrivals ward

Djimé, who spent half his life behind bars, talks about his incarceration while prison guards Arnaud and Hervé man the arrivals ward.

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron forced through an unpopular reform of the country’s pension system – and the French aren’t having it. We travel to Romania to find out about a possible law to ban gambling adverts, and look at how to protect Europeans from addictions.

France’s pension reform / Gambling / Photography

Protests erupt across France in response to the government’s pension reform bill, and we explore gambling across Europe.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Highly influential indie rockers from Boston, famous for such tracks as Debaser and Where is my mind perform in Paris as part of a European tour for their latest album Doggerel.

Legendary and highly influential indie rockers perform in Paris as part of their European tour.

Pixies - Live at the Paris Olympia

At once seductive and dangerous, historical myth and male fantasy, the femme fatale represents both erotic promise and a death trap to the male observer. Conceived at the end of the 19th century in the works of Gustave Moreau, Franz von Stuck and Lovis Corinth, the femme fatale was completely reinvented in the 20th century by many female artists.

Seductive and dangerous, the figure of the femme fatale in art was completely reinvented in the 20th century.

The Femme Fatale in Art

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

The decisive moment in 1618 that triggered the Thirty Years' War between Catholics and Protestants and changed the course of European history.

The decisive moment in 1618 that triggered the Thirty Years' War between Catholics and Protestants. 

The Defenestration of Prague

Tensions between Moldova and Russia are escalating over the breakaway region of Transnistria, an investigation on how prepared Europe is for another summer of wildfires, and a report from the Dissident Club in Paris.

Tensions in Moldova / WildFires in Europe

Tensions between Moldova and Russia are escalating with street protests and controversy over Russian secret documents.

Many governments and organisations are wary of their employers using the social media TikTok. Does the Chinese company really serve Xi Jinping’s regime?

TikTok: A Chinese Threat?

Mapping the World Essentials

Lyubov, which means love in Russian, is 80 years old and lives alone on the shores of Lake Baikal. She bears witness to this wonder of nature and possesses and unbreakable bond with the world’s deepest lake in Siberia. Her life here is hard, especially in winter, but she would not live anywhere else.

On the shores of Lake Baikal, an old woman lives alone in a beautiful place that is dear to her heart.

The Old Woman and the Lake

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 2,500 documents were leaked from Prigozhin’s servers by anti-Putin hackers, shedding light on this secretive group of mercenaries, a key element in the war in Ukraine.

Data Sources

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 

The Prigozhin Papers

At first glance, it's an image of innocence. A motherly milkmaid pouring out the milk in a kitchen, preparing snacks from our childhoods. But there's actually far more to her than meets the eye.

The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer

A famous image that at first glance looks totally innocent, but is in actual fact full of innuendo

Look but Don't Touch

The Greek government is under intense pressure to explain how February’s tragic train accident happened. The crash has sparked widespread anti-government protests. We take a broad view of the state of gender equality across Europe and find out about a pioneering law to help menopausal women in Spain.

Greece train crash / Gender equality / Photography

Massive protests engulf Greece after a deadly train crash, with the public pointing fingers at the government.

In El Salvador, gangs have terrorised the country for decades. But when Nayib Bukele was elected president in 2019, becoming the youngest head of state in Latin America, he vowed to take back control from the gangs by installing a state of emergency.

El Salvador: The coolest dictator in the world?

When Nayib Bukele was elected president in 2019, he vowed to take back control from the gangs by installing a state of emergency.

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The UK and the EU reach a new agreement on Northern Ireland, a focus on how bad fast fashion is for the environment, and the rise of literary influencers on Tiktok.

New Northern Ireland Agreement / Fast Fashion in Europe

The UK and the EU reach a new agreement on Northern Ireland and a focus on how bad fast fashion is for the environment, plus literary Tiktok,

A look at how we are getting better at managing and conserving water supplies in drier parts of our planet like southern Spain, Israel and the desert city of Las Vegas.

Water

 A look at how we are getting better at managing and conserving water supplies in drier parts of our planet like southern Spain, Israel and the desert city of Las Vegas.

Good News From Our Planet

Trumpeter Enrico Rava and pianist Fred Hersh perform from their album, The Song Is You, at the Italian Piacenza jazz festival.

Piacenza Jazz Fest

Trumpeter Enrico Rava and pianist Fred Hersh perform from their album, The Song Is You, at the Italian azz festival.

Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch

Far from the metropolitan centre of Tel Aviv, Sderot show another side of Israel. One with high-levels of social deprivation and strong support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s controversial judicial reforms.

Sderot - The Other Israel

Far from the metropolitan centre of Tel Aviv, Sderot is a different Israel with strong support for Netanjahu and high levels of social deprivation.

With all the religious wars, the 17th century was a tense time in Europe. And in art one theme caught everyone’s imagination: the Virgin Mary.

Assumption of the Virgin - Nicolas Poussin

Look But Don't Touch

During the Franco dictatorship and afterwards, around 300,000 babies were stolen from the mothers, sold to childless couples using forged documentation. The Catholic Church is implicated in these terrible crimes.

Franco's Spain and the Catholic Church

During the Franco dictatorship and afterwards, around 300,000 babies were stolen from the mothers, sold to childless couples using forged documentation

Our Lives

What Will Happen to My Child?

Where Prostitutes Don't Exist

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Living from the Sea

The Diary of a GP

To the Bitter End

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