Famous Orchestras

Portrait of a revered conductor and pioneer of historically informed performance, as he celebrates his eightieth birthday.

Mikhail Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France play Rachmaninov's piano concertos Nos. 1 and 2.

Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 by Mikhail Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra combines repertoire and avant-garde for the Festival d'Automne in Paris.

Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 performed by Emmanuel Pahud and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs a programme of French and Russian works with celebrated British conductor John Eliot Gardiner and acclaimed German violinist Isabelle Faust.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

The Lichtburg Essen is a grand old cinema with a turbulent history.

Hellfest kicks off now! Day one of France's most famous heavy metal festival includes sets from Shelter and The Plot In You.

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

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

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

Half a century into their metal career, Judas Priest deliver an epic concert of mighty riffs and pyrotechnics.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

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