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? 

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

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

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

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.

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

The Estonian duo modernising the Talharpa, a traditional Northern European instrument.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

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

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

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

Loulou is the hilarious story of the unbreakable friendship between Loulou and her three best friends Alice, Marie and Max. Season 1 follows the four friends as they deal with her unplanned pregnancy. And when her child appears in season 2 it's just the beginning of Loulou’s travails.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

British band bring Me The Horizon bring their power metalcore to the main stage at Hellfest.

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface...