The Basement

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

While Russian troops are at the gates of Kyiv, this documentary films events in a paediatric hospital in Lviv. A powerful portrait of a doctor’s daily life in wartime.

With endless air raids and drone strikes, the Ukrainian people are getting used to having to shelter in the metro and basements.

Romanians close to the Ukrainian border are living in fear of Russian drone attacks.

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Ganna makes experimental jazz with a Slavic twist in an exclusive session at the Eurosonic festival.

 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.

Fixer Ignace Ivlev-Yorke reports from a Ukrainian army unit on the frontline.

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.

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

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.

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

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

Ukrainian phenomenon Carpetman brings his swaying electro to the ESNS festival.

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.