Mapping the World

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives as China hunts them down.

Washington is waging a brutal campaign against South Africa, cutting much-needed aid and denouncing ‘white genocide’ in the rainbow nation.

Since the end of the Cold War, Romania has seen its population decline with millions emigrating to work in Western Europe. 

 Relations between Israel and the European Union have been going through a period of considerable turbulence. 

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

When a solar eclipse took place in 2023 in  Australia, photographer Michael Goh managed to capture it with spectacular images.

It's an image worthy of a science fiction film, and yet faithful to scientific truth.

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

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?

Mozart’s most famous opera from the Aix-en-Provence festival with a star-studded cast.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Wagner’s mammoth opera= cycle is concentrated into a grand symphonic poem 150 years after its first performance.

Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions. But does living with less things make them happier?

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change. 

With many western destinations inaccesible, where can Russians go on holiday? Tracks East went to find out.

When a solar eclipse took place in 2023 in  Australia, photographer Michael Goh managed to capture it with spectacular images.

They fly tiny FPV drones for fun around urban environments: Tracks went to meet people who do 'guerilla whooping'.

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