Re: Mission Atlantic

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

Ciprian Hord is a psychologist and photographer who wants to change the stigma of mental illness in Romania.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

With wine consumption decreasing, producers are facing an existential crisis. Can alcohol-free wine save the industry? 

Why have orcas started interacting with boats on the strait of Gibraltar? Attacks or playful contact?

Aicha and Ceyda both come from poorer backgrounds which has made things harder for them in life.

The Sado Delta, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat. 

Originating in Japanese manga culture from the 1980s, Cosplay has gone global in the decades since

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

Workers in a French wool factory took over their failing business themselves. But will they make it a success?

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

Armed with his camera, Victor Organ visits Moldova’s isolated villages to meet local people and find out their stories.

Czech influencer Samuela Davidova travels the world to campaign for the recognition of tiny Liberland.

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?

The Sado Delta, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat. 

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, apiculture is a way of life for Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

On board the FS Meteor a team of German researchers spend five weeks at sea studying the unknown depths of the Atllantic Ocean.

Patrick runs a refuge near Chartres in France for animals that nobody wants or are not allowed to keep.

Why have orcas started interacting with boats on the strait of Gibraltar? Attacks or playful contact?

Many Senegalese fishermen are making the dangerous journey to Europe via the Canary Islands due to their difficult situation in Senegal. 

In this episode, we discover with the journalist Pierre Girard how cows can make the activity of a farm more respectful of nature.

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre.

How can we combat loneliness? Ronja von Rönne discovers new ways of living and experiences the power of togetherness while rowing.

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

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

Shipwrecks in the North Sea represent a serious threat to the environment and human life.

Be they mermaids or octopuses, artists are pushing the boundaries of species and challenging the place of human beings at the top. 

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

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

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

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

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy

Arguing can be painful, but it can also clear the air, resolve underlying issues, and strengthen relationships. 

With their adopted daughter and foster twins, Jana and Hartmut want to leave Germany for a new life in Greece.

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

How did the United Arab Emirates become influential on the world stage and a key player in the  the Middle East?

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.