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A Paris Hospital Fights Covid

<p>The Bichat hospital in Paris was hit hard by the first wave of Covid. This documentary goes to the heart of the emergency services following hard-working health professionals as they battle the coronavirus epidemic.</p>

This documentary goes to the heart of the emergency services following hard-working health professionals as they battle the coronavirus epidemic.

The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf both come from migrant backgrounds. As many ethnic minority politicians now hold high office in the country, is the United Kingdom becoming a truly diverse society?

As many ethnic minority politicians now hold high office in the country, is the United Kingdom becoming a truly diverse society?

UK: Kingdom of Diversity?

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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

Language is an instrument of political and social domination. From ancient China to Europe, the number of words and languages one mastered were signs of belonging to an elite. Artificial intelligence is reshaping the linguistic landscape. An interview with linguist Stefanie Ullmann, machine learning specialist Omolabake Adenle, and philosopher Marc Crépon.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the linguistic landscape.

AI and Language

The catastrophic train crash at Larissa in February 2023 provoked angry protests against the Greek government. Is this accident a symptom of a deeper problems?

Is Greece in a Permanent Crisis?

“When I sneeze, my neighbour says ‘bless you’,” Patrycia Łepkowska laughs. The 23-year-old student lives in a micro-apartment in Warsaw’s “Hong Kong” housing estate. Many of the tiny flats in this high-rise are dark and expensive. But for most tenants, there is no other alternative. This is what it’s like to live in a micro-flat.   

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.

Living, cooking and showering in 17m2. A housing shortage is revolutionising Poland’s real estate market.

Poland - Living in a micro-flat

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

Neurosciences seem to have pushed out psychoanalysis in understanding human development and behaviour. But could these two disciplines exist side by side and enrich each other?

Neurosciences: What happens to the Unconscious?

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

In southeast Nigeria, Mercy hopes to join her fiancé, who lives in Dubai. But the marriage negotiations between the two families over how big her dowry should be create tensions and put her dream future with her fiancé in Dubai on the line. 

Generation Africa

In southeast Nigeria, Mercy hopes to join her fiancé, who lives in Dubai.

Ime Ego, The Bride Price

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Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is betting his party’s survival on voters’ desire to keep the far right out of government. Although the pandemic is officially over, it has had a lasting impact on the mental health of young people across Europe. The Afghan artist Kubra Khademi’s bold artwork of the female body explores politics, culture and the patriarchy.

Spain’s snap election / Mental health / Kubra Khademi

Pedro Sanchez makes a risky gamble in calling a snap election. The pandemic has left lasting scars on young people’s mental health.

ARTE Europe Weekly

About 500,000 to 800,000 people in Germany are addicted to porn and many are no longer in control of their lives due to their sexual disorder. The problem is a taboo subject. But sex sells, especially on the internet: In Germany alone, online porn providers turn over an estimated 4.5 billion euros a year.

When Pleasure turns into Pain

About 500,000 to 800,000 people in Germany are addicted to porn with severe consequences for their lives and relationships.

Re: Porn Addiction

On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth recalls how her father's execution of her mother Anne Boleyn left her a bastard. This unique opera series follows the life of the 'Virgin Queen' to the music of Gaetano Donizetti. Episode 1: The Coronation...

The Coronation

On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth recalls how her mother's execution turned her into a bastard.

Gaetano Donizetti: Bastarda (1/6)

Dragan Daničić lives in northern Kosovo, which borders Serbia and is home to a mostly Serbian population. He is a farmer that sells his produce at market in Serbia. But time and again, the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo makes reaching his customers difficult, with tight borders and customs controls.

Serbia and Kosovo’s tense relationship means that ethnic Serb Dragan can’t bring his produce to market.

Re: Tensions in Kosovo

Conductors can gesticulate wildly when they conduct an orchestra. But have you ever wondered what exactly they are doing with their hands? And why do they use a baton?

Why Do Conductors Use Batons?

Gymnastics

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

Since the wars that devastated the Balkans in the 1990s, the international community has continued to associate Southeastern Europe with a powder keg. Tracks East has therefore chosen to give a voice to young artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo who strive to portray a different image of this region of the world.

The Millennials of the Balkans

Artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo are striving to present a different image of Southeastern Europe.

Tracks East

From pop to classical, musicians from all eras have been inspired by the visual arts. This episode explores Jane Zhang’s dialogue with European art history, Stephen Sondheim’s interest in the paintings of George Seurat and Beyoncé and Jay-Z take over the Louvre for their music video for Apeshit.

Louvre Da Vinci Will.i.am

From pop to classical, musicians from all eras have been inspired by the visual arts. 

Soundtrack of Arts

Portrait of the German symbolist painter and sculptor Max Klinger (1857-1920). Often compared to Rodin, he was famous in his day for his erotic and tender sculptures.

Dream and Seduction

Portrait of the German symbolist painter and sculptor Max Klinger (1857-1920), often compared to Rodin.

Max Klinger

They film their daily lives and that of their children. They earn income and gain fame from it. "Mum influencers" are increasingly sought after by brands. However, the boundary between family life and a "real" job is being blurred. How can we reconcile an opportunity for parents, the consent of children, and the right to their image?

The Family Business

They film their daily lives and their children. "Mum influencers" are increasingly sought after by brands.

Re: Mummy Influencers

Eclectic American singer-songwriter Ben Harper performs from his latest album, 2022’s Bloodline Maintenance. Filmed at Ground Control in Paris.

Ground Control

Eclectic American singer-songwriter Ben Harper performs from his latest album, 2022’s Bloodline Maintenance.

Ben Harper

Chat forums are full of tales of miraculous healing thanks to the medicinal properties of cannabis. But there's little hard scientific evidence to back those claims up. In Germany, since 2017, cannabis has been available with a doctor's prescription. Many medical professionals have criticised the widespread use of cannabis as a massive experiment on the most vulnerable. Meanwhile in France, legislation remains strict, while in Israel, medicinal cannabis has been used for decades.

A Controversial Plant

Chat forums are full of tales of miraculous healing thanks to the medicinal properties of cannabis

Medical Marijuana

Acrobatics, crazy sets, unobtainable beauty standards. A lot of porn often lacks realism. But the industry is changing: audio pornography, which leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories. The increasingly popular medium attracts feminist women who see the medium as more sensual and empowering than traditional porn.

The Sensual World of Podcast Porn

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

A legendary maestro conducts works by Carl Nielsen and Johannes Brahms at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on June 8 2023. Herbert Blomstedt will bring his modest authority to works by some of his favourite composers, including Nielsen's bold 5th Symphony and one of the most popular violin concertos of all time: Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major. 

At Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie

The legendary 95-year-old maestro conducts Nielsen's 5th Symphony and Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major.

Herbert Blomstedt and Leonidas Kavakos

Japan has just made an historic shift: In December, Tokyo announced a doubling of its defence budget by 2027, the first time this has happened since World War II. The Japanese are wary of China and North Korea.

Japan: Preparing for War

ARTE Reportage

A new generation has come of age in Turkey that doesn’t want to live like their parents. On social media, on comedy stages and in rap music a counterculture is flourishing. Filmmaker Ufuk Cam goes to Turkey to uncover the local scene.

Turkey: The New Generation

A new counterculture is flourishing in Turkey. Filmmaker Ufuk Cam goes there to uncover the local scene.

The many turquoise lakes and waterfalls in Plitvice National Park in Croatia are spectacular. This protected area is the refuge of 1,400 varieties of plants, some fifty species of mammals and 321 different butterflies. The park is located in the heart of one of the last primary forests in Europe, where the brown bear still roams. 

The Lakes of Plitvice in Croatia

The many turquoise lakes and waterfalls in Plitvice National Park in Croatia are spectacular

National Parks: A Macro View

Increasing authoritarianism means that Russian citizens have to decide: Do they stay quiet and allow freedom to die? Or do they speak up and risk changing their lives for ever? Tracks East meets Russians that could not accept the Putin dictatorship and now live in exile.

Anti-Putin Russians

Tracks East meets Russians that could not accept the Putin dictatorship and now live in exile.