42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Participative democracy existed in ancient Athens, but not everyone could take part. But did the Greeks really have the first democratic government?

Is it possible to modify our genes?

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

In France, in the Massif Central, Sarah Singla practices conservation agriculture.

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

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

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

There have never been more opportunities for sex in our liberated world. But how come we havz less sex today than in the past?

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

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?

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

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