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<p>Since the Elysée Treaty of friendship was signed between France and Germany in January 1962, the two countries have built ever closer ties. In this intimate documentary, individual Germans from both east and west share their experiences of French culture in the post-war era.</p>

In this intimate documentary, individual Germans from both east and west share their experiences of French culture in the post-war era.

During the Second World War, two separate resistance networks, one based in Brussels and then Paris, and the other in Berlin, provided inteligence to the Soviets. This in-depth documentary tells their story and how the Third Reich tried to hunt them down.

During the Second World War, two separate resistance networks provided intelligence to the Soviets. The gestapo called them the Red Orchestra.

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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.

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

Operation 1005

During the Second World War, two separate resistance networks, one based in Brussels and then Paris, and the other in Berlin, provided information to the Soviets. This in-depth documentary tells the story of these organisations and how the Third Reich tried to hunt them down. In part two the Gestapo begin to close in on the resistance networks.

The story of how resistance networks passed Nazi secrets to the Soviets in world war 2.

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A few weeks before the end of World War II, a light aircraft took off from Berlin, before crash landing in a forest some 70 km to the east of the German capital. Who was on board this mysterious aeroplane? Where were they going? And did they survive?

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The little-known story of the film archives brought together for the Nuremberg trials in 1945 in order to prove Nazis war crimes.  Two young American soldiers, Budd and Stuart Schulberg are given the mission of collecting film evidence of the horrors of the concentration camps used in the trials of the leaders of the Third Reich.

The little-known story of the film archives brought together for the Nuremberg trials in 1945 in order to prove Nazis war crimes.  

The Lost Film of Nuremberg

During the First World War France was badly hit, with cities such as Arras and Reims reduced to rubble. In World War II, allied bombings destroyed Germany with cities like Berlin, Cologne and Dresden in ruins by 1945. Later it was the turn of Beirut and then the cities of Syria to be destroyed by war. With extensive archive footage, this documentary looks at the political, social and aesthetic issues of ruins, the very image of war.

With extensive archive footage, this documentary looks at the political, social and aesthetic issues of ruins, the very image of war.

Ruins: A History of Contemporary Warfare

Geneviève is one of the first female analysts of the DST, the French counterintelligence service. In the 1970s, she spent her days cataloging Soviet diplomats present in France. It's slow, meticulous work: this is the reality of intelligence gathering. She must also balance the demands of her career with the expectations of her husband and family.

Geneviève: Mum, Wife, Spy

To escape life as a housewife, Geneviève becomes a spy

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On April 12, 1961, in the midst of the Cold War, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth, making him a household name overnight. But Houston decided to set its sights on an even greater feat: on September 12, 1962, the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, announced the US would send the first man on the moon. A few years later, on July 21, 1969, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. 

Trip to the Moon

During the Cold War, the USSR and the USA were in a battle to conquer space 

Turning Points

On July 5, 1954, in Nashville, Tennessee, Elvis Presley recorded his first two songs. Ten years later, Great Britain breathed new life into this music with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, before hard rock and punk broke out onto the scene. Rock is the soundtrack to protest movements. 

Rock is the soundtrack to protest movements

Turning Points: Rock, the Sound of Protest

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The 50th edition of the Prix de Lausanne opens with classical and contemporary classes given by Clairemarie Osta, Julio Bocca and Lakey Evans-Peña.

Day 1: Morning

First morning of training for the young contestants of the prestigious dance prize.

50th Prix de Lausanne

This first afternoon of training features classical dance with classes led by Elisabeth Platel and Julio Bocca.

Day 1: Afternoon

Training continues at the prestigious international dance competition.

After the end of the Cold War, the Baltic was viewed almost as a quiet backwater. A nice place to visit to see charming Hanseatic cities and sandy beaches. But since the war in Ukraine the Baltic sea, bordered by eight European Union countries as well as Russia, has become a hot spot of world geopolitics. And tensions are high.

Russia, Europe and NATO

Since the war in Ukraine the Baltic sea has become a hot spot of world geopolitics. And tensions are high.

Panic in the Baltic

Human beings evolved in the warm climate of Africa before striking out to live in colder parts of the world. It is testament to our ingenuity as a species that we can now survive in hostile climates. But what if the cold was actually good for us? This documentary explores the science of cold with elite Finnish cold swimmer Elina as she attempts the Polar Ice Mile in arctic Svalbard.

What if the cold was  good for us? This documentary explores the science of cold with elite Finnish cold swimmer Elina as she attempts the Polar Ice Mile in arctic Svalbard.

Into the Cold

Anti-Turkey protests by Sweden’s Kurdish community put the brakes on Sweden’s NATO membership bid. The EU green lights the sale of some insects as food, paving the way for bugs to leap into European diets. Our cultural pick of the week is a photographer’s tender gaze for her autistic brother.

NATO membership / Eating insects / Autism

Sweden’s bid to join NATO is blocked by Turkey, while insects are creeping onto European menus.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Junk foods’ effects on the body are well documented. But what are their effects on the brain? This documentary draws on the latest research looking at how different diets effect our mood, our memory, and our brain matter, a fascinating journey into neuro-nutrition.

Eat Yourself Smart and Happy

Mixing in-depth excavation work and scientific analysis of the  forgotten city of Naachtun, this documentary traces the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.

The Forgotten Mayan City

 Tracing the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.

Naachtun

Emberá Chamí live in the Andes Mountains, a region famous for its high quality coffee. Ostracised by conservative Colombian society, the trans women of this ethnic group find refuge on a coffee plantation that enables them to earn a living. among a community of like-minded peers.

The Indigenous Trans Women of the Andes

Ostracised by conservative Colombian society, a group of trans women find refuge on a coffee plantation.

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Every spring in Sardinia, locals organise a parade in honor of Sant'Antioco, one of the patron saints of the island. In the churches, altars are decorated with cloths adorned with sea silk. These golden threads were once made from the filaments of the large pen shells, but the species is now critically endangered and with it, the skill of crafting sea silk into precious fabrics.

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The  large pen shells that produce sea silk are critically endangered, as is the ancient art of sea silk embroidery.

The Silk of the Sea

With all the religious wars, the 17th century was a tense time in Europe. And in art one theme caught everyone’s imagination: the Virgin Mary.

Assumption of the Virgin - Nicolas Poussin

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With the increase in the cost of living, food banks are increasingly in demand in Germany. But the massive influx of people in need poses a major challenge to charities, which sometimes have to refuse new applicants.

With the increase in the cost of living, food banks are increasingly in demand in Germany.

Re: The Newly Poor in Germany

Thousands of young people join McDonald’s “big family” of employees each year, which the company claims has led it to become France’s leading recruiter. But from behind the scenes of its kitchens, the veil is being lifted. Employees are starting to speak out about the deplorable working conditions, high pressure environment and impossible targets they face.
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A journalist goes undercover in McDonald’s kitchens to lift the veil on the working conditions of France’s leading recruiter.

My job at McDonald’s

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland. Once German East Prussia, it is now home to 1 million Russian citizens. What is life like in this small territory now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began?

Kaliningrad: Putin's Enclave

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland and is now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began.

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The island of Hawaii, also called "Big Island", is the largest of the archipelago of the same name. It is home to the very active Kilauea volcano. Around the crater, a few rare walkers enjoy the grandiose landscapes, like the New Yorker Jade Chen.

Big Island

A journey through the different islands of the Hawaiian archipelago.

Hawaii

Many Germans have possessions passed down in their families that originally belonged to Jewish people, dispossessed during the Nazi period. Today, the Berlin-based foundation Stiftung Zurückgeben tries to track down the rightful owners.

Germans Search for Rightful Owners

Re: Returning Jewish Property

In 1983 legendary London gay-club Heaven was the setting for a memorable performance by Eurhythmics. The band had recently broken through into the mainstream and Annie Lennox had just become a global pop icon.  

In 1983 legendary London gay-club Heaven was the setting for a memorable performance by newly-famous pop duo, Eurhythmics.

Eurythmics Live from Heaven

Sven Philipp and Martin Rheinländer run workshops called  “Strengthening Masculinity” to teach men about women, flirting and sex. But critics like Christoph May and Susanne Kaiser warn against these types of workshops, which they say promote toxic male values and old-fashioned ideas. Christoph became so bored and annoyed by his male-dominated environment that he now avoids all-male groups as much as possible. As a researcher, he often gives public lectures, urging men to rethink critically their role in society.

Being a Man in the Modern World

The pick-up artist industrial complex has come to Germany.

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Winner of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019, French pianist Alexandre Kantorowperforms his winning piece, Tchaikovsky’s lesser-known second piano concerto in G Major, accompanied by the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov.

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French pianist Alexandre Kantorowperforms Tchaikovsky’s lesser-known second piano concerto in G Major, accompanied by the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov.

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As Lithuania stops Russia from transporting goods by train through its territory to Kaliningrad, a focus on the history of this singular Russian territory.

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