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What should we do when there is a shortage of hospital beds due to the COVID-19 health crisis? Should older patients, more at risk, be prioritised? Can we justify coronavirus lockdowns which save older citizens’ lives while ruining the economic prospects of the younger generation? Raphaël Enthoven explores the moral dilemmas of today’s world.

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<p>What should we do when there is a shortage of hospital beds due to the COVID-19 health crisis? Should older patients, more at risk, be prioritised? Can we justify coronavirus lockdowns which save older citizens’ lives while ruining the economic prospects of the younger generation? Raphaël Enthoven explores the moral dilemmas of today’s world.</p>

How to Solve a Moral Dilemma

What should we do when there is a shortage of hospital beds due to the COVID-19 health crisis? Should older patients, more at risk, be prioritised? Can we justify coronavirus lockdowns which save older citizens’ lives while ruining the economic prospects the younger generation? Raphaël Enthoven explores the moral dilemmas of today’s world.

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The pandemic saw us press pause on consumption and carbon emissions, and many ecologists celebrated the fact that the planet was being given a much-needed break.Raphaël Enthoven talks with the philosopher Dominique Bourg and the journalist Ferghane Azihari about being green in the modern world.

Ecology: The Enemy of Progress?

Raphaël Enthoven talks with the philosopher Dominique Bourg and the journalist Ferghane Azihari about being green in the modern world

The mask is both a symbol of altruism and civicism, and of personal liberty curtailed. Raphaël Enthoven explores its many paradoxes with the philosophy researcher Elsa Novelli and the Secretary of State Sophie Cluzel in charge of People with Disabilities.

Behind the Mask

The mask is both a symbol of altruism and civicism, but also of personal liberty curtailed

Raphaël Enthoven explores the notion of black identity with Tania de Montaigne, author of "Assignation - Black people do not exist", and Lilian Thuram, former footballer and author of "White Thought".

Offended Identities?

Raphaël Enthoven explores the notion of black identity

The pandemic has stopped some people from attending the funerals of their loved ones, or forced them into low key, socially distanced affairs. Raphaël Enthoven explores the psychological impact on missing out on those grief rituals. But if they don't help lessen the pain, what is the point of them? Grief therapist Sophie Poupard-Bonnet and philosopher Vincent Delecroix explore what it means to grieve in a time of coronavirus.

Does Consoling the Bereaved Even Work?

Raphaël Enthoven explores the psychological impact of socially distanced funerals on grief

There is erotic love, familial love, love of a city and love of humanity. Raphaël Enthoven debates with Laure Barillas, specialist in the philosophy of Vladimir Jankélévitch, and Luc-Thomas Somme, a Dominican priest.

Fifty Shades... of Love

Where does the cliché of the dumb athlete come from? Is cycling essentially futile? For this episode on intelligence and the meaning of sport, Raphaël Enthoven talks with Guillaume Martin, cyclist and philosopher, as well as Chantal Jouanno, former Minister of Sports.

Is Sport Meaningless?

Where does the cliché of the dumb athlete come from?

Why, in the era of twitter and other social media, do we get angry so often? Why are we outraged by events in the world today? Raphaël Enthoven debates the notion of outrage with professor Laurent de Sutter and Cécile Duflot, director of Oxfam France.

Outrage!

Why, in the era of twitter and other social media, do we get angry so often?

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How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners, starting with four voguing performers who've created a safe space for themselves, and an asexual model who posts sexy pictures online. Next we visit a hypersexual couple and discover puppy play with Marion and Leo.

Embrace Your Sexuality!

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners

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"The aim of education is to form beings adapted to a system," said philosopher Johannes Winter. But Rousseau convinced us that children must be free to develop as they wish. Can we educate entire societies? Ronja discusses the idea with a lifeguard from Berlin, Extinction Rebellion activists and a couple of artists.

The Importance of Being Educated

Can we educate entire societies? Ronja discusses the idea with a lifeguard from Berlin, Extinction Rebellion activists and a couple of artists

Is lazy good? Ronja meets ex-football player Kevin Pannewitz, who was about to break through into the Bundesliga, but was kicked out by the clubs for lack of discipline. Today he plays in the district league and is a happy father. Does he still feel like he missed something because of his lack of work ethic? Laziness can have meaning: it's a form of resistance, says philosopher Marilena Berends. It's a radical act against our high-speed society and the never-ending drive for production and growth. 

Ronja meets ex-player Kevin Pannewitz, who was kicked out of professional football due to lack of discipline

Being Lazy is Awesome

What if our lives were governed by the supernatural? Why do so many people feel the urge to connect with gods, angels and energies? The occult doesn't have a great reputation, but how bad is it really? In this episode, Jan searches for answers to his metaphysical doubts.

The Occult: is the Supernatural a Natural Part of Life?

What if our lives were governed by the supernatural?

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?

Working to live or living to work. In a capitalist society characterised by ever-increasing mechanisation, what meaning can we give to our daily grind? Ronja von Rönne finds out by meeting lawyers, circus performers and old-time taxi drivers.

Living for Work

Streetphilosophy roams the streets of Berlin to find answers to philosophical questions. In this episode Ronja von Rönne asks: What is happiness? How do I please myself while also pleasing others? And how can I realise my desires?

Live your Desires! But How?

Artists from Ukraine and around the world send their messages of peace. Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky is from Moscow, he is famous for his best-selling science-fiction novels.

#Ukraine #notspeechless: Dmitry Glukhovsky

The pandemic, the climate emergency ... Everything seems extremely fragile at the moment. But is it possible to grow with crises? If so, what is the key? How can adaptability and courage make you more resilient?

Be Antifragile!

The solution to having your plans upset? Don't make plans

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"They called us: 'Tutsi! Tutsi!' They took you out of the tent and did what they wanted with you." 

Prisca, Marie-Jeanne and Concessa say they survived the Rwandan genocide and sought safety in refugee camps, only to be repeatedly raped and abused by the French soldiers sent there to protect them. All describe similar horrors: abduction from their tent, the gang rapes, and the photos of the assaults taken by the soldiers. “We naively thought that the white man was a saviour, that he would bring peace,” sighs one of the women. While French army denies all accusations of rape, the three women filed a complaint with the French courts in 2004 and 2012. The investigation is now at a standstill.

Rwanda: The Silence of Words

Three survivors of the Rwandan genocide level terrible accusations at the French army

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An investigation into a little-known story from the Second World War. Having planned and executed their mass murders, the Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

The Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

Operation 1005

French electroclash duo Kittin & The Hacker are back to set alight the Nuit Sonores electro festival in Lyon.

Nuits Sonores 2022

Kittin & The Hacker

The planet's jet streams are being affected by rising temperatures in the Arctic. These streams are part of a wind system that circulates at high altitude around the Earth, and they have an influence on extreme weather events. Changes in them are bad news for life on Earth.

How Climate Change Makes Storms Worse

Changing jet streams are bad news for life on Earth

Winds of Change

The literary source for Richard Strauss’s opera immortalizing the degeneracy of Herodes Antipas, King of Judea, and his step-daughter Salome, was supplied by Oscar Wilde. It tells of Herodes, who is keeping the prophet Jochanaan captive inside a cistern. Salome tries to seduce him and on being rebuffed, forces her stepfather to serve her the prophet’s head on a silver platter.

Directed by Christof Loy in Helsinki

Rejected by the prophet Jochanaan, Salome forces her abusive stepfather to exact revenge.

Richard Strauss: Salome

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. As heat waves become more frequent, the harmful effects on humans and the environment are ever more apparent.

Heatwaves in Spring

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. 

Mapping the World Essentials

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

In 2017, Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev was living and working from the separatist region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Critical of the self-proclaimed republic, he used pseudonyms to protect his identity. But one day he was exposed which led to his imprisonment and torture in the notorious Izolyatsia prison

The story of Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev who was imprisonment and tortured in the separatist region of Donbas.

The Torture Camp on Paradise Street

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

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 30,000 Russians have left their country for Georgia. This is the case of Artyom Petukhov, organiser of an anti-war demonstration, who fled Putin's regime with only his smartphone in hand.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 30,000 Russians have left their country for Georgia.

Re: Russians Flee to Georgia

The Maginot Line is a giant: Thousands of underground bunkers and concrete defences lining the French border, from Belgium to the Mediterranean. In its time it was celebrated as a technical masterpiece and thought to be impregnable, today it also stands for the trauma of the French defeat in 1940. The documentary looks at a military construction that is as fascinating as it is controversial.

France's Defensive Barrier

Thought to be impregnable, the French defensive barrier did not halt the German invasion in 1940.

The Maginot Line

Pianist Maria-João Pires joins the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival in a concert featuring the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann.


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Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Overture, Op. 21
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271

Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, "Spring", Op. 38

Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival 2022

Pianist Maria-João Pires joins the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival in a concert featuring the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann.

Maria-João Pires plays Mozart

Far away from the South Korean capital of Seoul is the Buddhist Gameunsa Temple. Three nuns live, pray and cook together here as they preserve the knowledge of centuries-old temple cuisine. The abbess of this small monastery is the charismatic Wookwan Sunim, revered in Asia as one of the best cooks in the world.

South Korea: Magic Temple Food

Far away from the South Korean metropolis of Seoul is the Buddhist Gameunsa Temple where three nuns live, pray and cook together 

Geo Reportage

Three Japanese men have fallen under the charms of high school student Rinko, a character from the video game Love Plus. The game finally leads them to the seaside resort of Atami, where the virtual world and real life collides.

Three Japanese men have fallen under the charms of high school student Rinko, a character from the video game Love Plus

Petit ami parfait

At the release of his album, Imposter, a collection of covers recorded with blues-rock outfit Soulsavers, Dave Gahan gives a remarkable performance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The Depeche Mode singer chose songs that have had a profound effect on him and have provided solace in hard times, revisiting classics by Cat Power, Neil Young, PJ Harvey, Bob Dylan and Charlie Chaplin.

Salle Pleyel, Paris

Dave Gahan gives a classy performance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, revisiting classic songs by by Cat Power, Neil Young, PJ Harvey, Bob Dylan and Charlie Chaplin.

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers

After two months of fighting, the Russian troops had their advance towards the West blocked by fierce Ukrainian resistance. Forced to leave the suburbs of Kyiv, the occupying army left behind mass graves and horrific accounts of rape and abuse in their wake. Russia is now turning its efforts to the Dobas and the coastline along the Sea of ​​Azov. In Kyiv, the return of spring is also the return of many residents who had fled.

 In Kyiv, the return of spring is also the return of many residents who had fled

Ukraine: Kyiv in Spring

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

It has its own currency, flag and government. Yet the state of Transnistria is not recognised by the international community. Wedged between Ukraine and Moldova, 450 kilometres long and a few dozen kilometres wide, it claimed independence in 1990.

Transnistria: Back to the USSR

It has its own currency, flag and government. Yet the state of Transnistria is not recognised by the international community.

ARTE Concert Festival welcomes a legend, Damon Albarn. He performs his new album live: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows.

ARTE Concert Festival 2021

ARTE Concert Festival welcomes a legend, Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

Scotland inspired J.K Rowling to create the world of Harry Potter. From the Edinburgh tearoom where she wrote the first novel to the wilds of the highlands, we see the inspiration for this most popular of magical sagas. 

Cult Film Locations

Edinburgh and Northern Scotland inspired J.K Rowling to create the world of Harry Potter.

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