42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

If money can buy power and influence. Are the super rich undermining democracy?

Who really were our ancestors? And what can our DNA tell us about them and us?

Life emerged about four billion years ago, but exactly where and how it started is unclear. 42 tries to find out the answer.

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

Africa’s largest economy has regular power cuts so citizens must adapt to life without electricity.

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

Rather than leaving the cannabis market to unscrupulous dealers, should the state legalise and regulate the drug?

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

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

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

Prince was a diamond with many facets

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

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

For many, family means love and cohesion but can also be a source of tension and conflict.

The Czech Republic's leading horse race, which began in 1874, is also one of the most dangerous steeplechases in the world.

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