Tracks East

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

Once the fad of Californian billionaires, the quest for longevity is now a global trend.

A Russian soldier contacts the sister of a missing Ukrainian soldier. He says he killed him. Data Sources investigates. .

A team of Russian journalists visited a small town in the Urals to find out how locals feel about their leaders.

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.

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

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

Coupé-Décalé got the world dancing in the early 2000s. Today, its little brother, biama, is going through the roof.

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

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

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.

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

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

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

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

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

Arson, sabotage and destabilisation operations: Russia has stepped up its covert activities on European soil.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

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