Crazy Borders

A technical feat and the pride of Ukraine, this is the story of a giant of aviation history, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

When Italy capitulated in 1943, some soldiers from the German Wehrmacht also changed sides and joined the Italians.

Why did French President Jacques Chirac chase Israeli police from a church in Jerusalem? 

A blow-by-blow account of one momentous day that marked a turning point in the history of a nation and its people.

Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

Did you know that the last war between France and Spain took place in the 1970s?

Welcome to the Hotel Arbez, it’s a lovely place straddling the Franco-Swiss border.

 On 13 January 2018, Hawaiian citizens were suddenly confronted by a real nuclear danger, one that we all currently face, but rarely acknowledge.

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

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.

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

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.

You can’t get rid of the ‘oldest profession in the world,’ but European countries are grappling with how to regulate the sex trade.