Tracks East

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives as China hunts them down.

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

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

Journalist Vladimir Vasak returns to Russia to find out what life is like inside a country at war. 

Moldova is torn in two - part of the population wants rapprochement with the European Union, part looks back nostalgically to the Soviet era.

An official candidate for EU membership, Serbia has not applied sanctions against Moscow and has a good relationship with Beijing. 

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

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

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

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.