Duels of History

If a woman gave birth at the top of Mont Blanc, what nationality would the child be?

In Brussels, most single-parent families are headed by women. Being a lone mother often means being poor with single-parent households four times more likely to fall below the poverty line. But support is there with the Single Parents' House.

Sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel had a passionate affair, but things turned sour.

How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

In her battle against Ronald Reagan, activist Angela Davis became the icon of an entire generation.

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? 

How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin become a national story that divided France?

Did French Queen Marie-Antoinette really betray her adopted country? And was Robespierre a dictator or a democrat?

Friedrich Ebert and Rosa Luxemburg comrades on the left - and yet became bitter enemies.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

The US and Israel’s war is inevitably also Europe’s war. But Europe is divided on how to act.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

ow can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.