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In September 1968 a strange phenomenon took hold in the heart of America’s financial district: Huge crowds of men turned out on Wall Street to watch one women walk from the subway to her office.  

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Shortly before the Second World War, Mussolini chose an island paradise as a place of exile for people who violated the moral codes of their time.

Mussolini's Gay Island

Close to New York, in New Jersey lies the small town of Orange with an important industrial heritage. In the early 20th century a radium painting factory put their employees in danger leading to a major scandal.

USA: The Radium Girl Scandal

Known as the White City, Merida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán attracts tourists in search of Maya ruins and haciendas dating from the golden age of the Spanish conquest. But in the 1920s, another aspect attracted foreigners: divorce tourism.

Yucatan: Divorce Mexican Style

The Indian capital New Delhi is home to an architectural gem: the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Built at the start of the 20th century, it is now the official residence of the President of India. In the 1920s, it was be the setting for a love story, doomed from the start.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Dehli was the backdrop for a 1920s love story, doomed from the start

New Dehli: Nehru's Lost Love

Atop the Art Deco Bacardi building, a bronze bat watches over Havana. Headquarters of the famous rum company, the building was, when it opened in 1930, the largest in the whole of the capital. But thirty years later, the Bacardi family would flee when Fidel Castro came to power.

The Art Deco Bacardi building in Havana is a story of fortune, loss, and communism

Cuba: Rum Wars

It was in Florence that the very first piano was developed. Although it was the sound that would take over music for centuries to come, at first, it was greeted with contempt. It was an ugly sound in comparison to the harpsichord, musicians said.

It was the sound that would take over music for centuries to come, but at first, the panio was greeted with contempt

Piano in Florence

At the Bosnian Cultural Centre in downtown Sarajevo an unusual event took place in 1993 during the terrible siege of the city: A beauty pageant.

Miss Sarajevo

In 1967, Sweden flipped a switch: no longer would the country drive on the left like in the UK, it would drive on the right, like the rest of Europe. This simple change was a mammoth undertaking.

In 1967, Sweden flipped from driving on the left to the right: a simple change was a mammoth undertaking

How Sweden Learnt to Drive on the Right

In Palermo, in the 17th century, one woman concocted the cure to an unhappy marriage: an un traceable poison. 

In Palermo, in the 17th century, one woman concocted the cure to an unhappy marriage: an un traceable poison

Palermo: The Poison of Matrimony

In the hills behind Barcelona lies the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, an area with breathtaking views over the Catalan capital. In the Spanish Civil War this area was home to ‘checas’, notorious detention centres used for interrogation by the republican side with modern art used as a means of torture.

Barcelona: When Art Hurts

The Chamonix valley is home to the tallest peak in Europe and is popular with climbers.  In the 19th century it was an English heiress who attempted a seemingly impossible climb: Mont Blanc in winter

 In the 19th century it was an English heiress who attempted a seemingly impossible climb: Mont Blanc in winter

Mont Blanc: An Impossible Climb

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Spotlight on the Sztuki Museum's collection of radical contemporary art, which has flourished in an old textile factory in the heart of the industrial city of Lodz, dubbed the ‘Polish Manchester’.

Muzeum Sztuki, Łodz

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As a show of solidarity, Europe is displaying the colours of Ukraine, a country whose desire for democracy and freedom is perceived as a danger by Vladimir Putin's Russia. The pursuit of freedom is the subject of this episode of Twist. A desire shared by artists from all over the world.

The Pursuit of Freedom

The pursuit of freedom is the subject of this episode of Twist. A desire shared by artists from all over the world.

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Women artists and thinkers give their view on women's progress. Alice Schwarzer, French icon of the women's movement, talks to us about 4,000 years of patriarchy and why women are still there are too nice. Viennese choreographer Florentina Holzinger doesn't give a damn about body norms and classic images of women. María Hesse, an author from Madrid, explores female sexuality.

Women artists and thinkers give their view on women's progress

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A look at the tormented life of Clara Haskil (1895-1960), and the dazzling purity and fluidity of her unique sound. Her 10 year professional career was short but disproportionately influential.

The Magic of Interpretation

A look at the tormented life of Clara Haskil (1895-1960)

Clara Haskil

With Estonia celebrating 30 years of independence this year, TWIST goes to Tallinn to discover the city’s cultural scene. Featuring writer Sofi Oksanen, artists Flo Kasearu and Timo Toots, the Estonian Voices ensemble and rapper Tommy Cash

Estonia: Young, Digital, Provocative

With Estonia celebrating 30 years of independence this year, TWIST goes to Tallinn to discover the city’s cultural scene.

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In the southern French town of Arles, the Luma Foundation, created by Swiss billionaire Maja Hoffmann, has transformed former railway workshops into an artistic and cultural space. The inclusion of a glittering 56-metre high tower by Frank Gehry divides opinion.

The Luma Arles

In the southern French town of Arles, the Luma Foundation, created by Swiss billionaire Maja Hoffmann, has transformed former railway workshops into an artistic and cultural space.

In Belgium, the former colliery site of Grand-Hornu is now home to a remarkable museum of contemporary art, which brings together the history of the industrial complex with works of art.

MACS in Grand-Hornu, Belgium

The Falckenberg Collection is one of the top-class private art collections in Europe, located in the Phoenix AG factory buildings in Hamburg. More than 2,000 works of contemporary art are on display and it's a who's who of contemporary art, including: Daniel Richter, Jonathan Meese, Monica Bonvicini and Katharina Sieverding.

The Falckenberg Collection in Hamburg

The Falckenberg Collection is one of the top-class private art collections in Europe.

Is Saint Thomas' touching of Jesus' wounds homoerotic? It's certainly in stark contrast to Mary Magdalene, who is told not to touch him and spends the rest of her life living in a cave.

The incredulity of Saint Thomas - Caravaggio

Is Saint Thomas' touching of Jesus' wounds homoerotic?

Look but Don't Touch

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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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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

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

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

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

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

Sting was an ecologically-conscious yogi hipster before it was even a thing. He's always been fighting for our right to enjoy a better future than the one we are making for ourselves. Perhaps a strange mission for someone with punk musical roots?

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Sting was an ecologically-conscious yogi hipster before it was even a thing

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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

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

Lockdowns, crop failures due to climate change and the war in Ukraine are all to blame for soaring prices around the world.

Geopolitics of Inflation

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

Since its invention in the 19th century, the bicycle has allowed Western women to move around independently. Today, it is the turn of women in Arab countries to discover its power. Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist.

The Freedom to Cycle

Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist

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