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Lives from afar

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Single mothers Anulawathi, Thushari and Jega drive tuk-tuks to earn money to support their families. In Sri Lanka, most drivers are men, but these women are breaking the mold for the sake of their children's futures.

Sri Lankan Women Behind the Wheel

Single mothers Anulawathi, Thushari and Jega drive tuk-tuks to earn money to support their families.

A Tuk-tuk to Freedom

Ayurveda, from India, advocates the internal and external purification of the body, and is now being recognised by conventional medicine. We meet a convinced young doctor in Varanasi.

Ayurved is now being recognised by conventional medicine

360° GEO: Ayurvedic Medicine in India

German presenter Andreas Korn takes a tour around Europe to meet couples just before they get married. In Bulgaria Toni and Victor are having a grand traditional wedding.

A Wedding in Bulgaria

How Europe Gets Married

German presenter Andreas Korn takes a tour around Europe and meets various couples getting married. In Finnish Lapland Marjo and Tomi are preparing their wedding celebrations. What are weddings like in the world’s happiest country?

A Wedding in Finland

German presenter Andreas Korn takes a tour around Europe to meet couples just before they get married. Emine and Cemal are getting married on Cyprus, the island of the love goddess Aphrodite. What better place for a wedding?

A Wedding in Cyprus

German presenter Andreas Korn takes a tour around Europe to meet couples about to get married. Simona and Gaetano are preparing a Sicilian wedding. How traditional will it be?

A Wedding in Sicily

German presenter Andreas Korn takes a tour around Europe to meet couples just before they get married. Catholic Ireland has allowed same-sex marriage since 2015 after a national referendum on the issue. Wayne and Heitor have been together for eight years and are ready to tie the knot.

A Wedding in Ireland

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre. Five dolphins help patients, young and old, to regain a taste for life. However, the effectiveness and seriousness of this treatment is criticised by some in the scientific community.

Dolphin Therapy in Curaçao

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

Geo Reportage

Morris dancing is one of England’s oldest traditions with a history that goes back at least 500 years. In that time, it has changed, fallen into obscurity and been revived. Today a new generation is emerging to keep the tradition alive.

An English Tradition

One of England’s oldest traditions, this peculiar dance has a history that goes back at least 500 years.

Morris Dancing

India, the cradle of Hinduism and Buddhism, is a land of spirituality. Babas are healers that claim to be able to cure all many of ills by invoking higher powers. But many denounce these superstitious practices, not least The Rationalists, an organisation of 10,000 members which works make Indians aware of fake healers.

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A Tuk-tuk to Freedom

Sri Lankan Women Behind the Wheel

360° GEO: Ayurvedic Medicine in India

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Bulgaria

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Finland

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Cyprus

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Sicily

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Ireland

Geo Reportage

Dolphin Therapy in Curaçao

Morris Dancing

An English Tradition

ARTE 360° Reportage

India: Healers or Charlatans?

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A Tuk-tuk to Freedom

Sri Lankan Women Behind the Wheel

360° GEO: Ayurvedic Medicine in India

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Bulgaria

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Finland

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Cyprus

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Sicily

How Europe Gets Married

A Wedding in Ireland

Geo Reportage

Dolphin Therapy in Curaçao

Morris Dancing

An English Tradition

ARTE 360° Reportage

India: Healers or Charlatans?

Discovery
Lives from afar