The Biosphere Experiment

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

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

In the biosphere, every waste product becomes a precious resource. Corentin and Caroline set out to find the most ingenious ways of reusing everything.

Shipwrecks in the North Sea represent a serious threat to the environment and human life.

Biodiversity is good for the environment but also for our taste buds.

How can Caroline and Corentin obtain enough water to survive in such an extreme environment? The answer lies in some ingenious low-tech.

Corentin and Caroline explore cutting-edge low-tech solutions to meet their electricity and heating needs.

Fifty years after man's first small step, the promise of colonisation and tourist trips to the Moon seem almost within reach. But is the moon ready for us?

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

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

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

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

42-year-old Armen Grigoryan is the youngest barber in the timeless atmosphere of the oldest barbershop in Armenia.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band perform at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

How 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