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On 16 December 2024, German chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in the Bundestag, the German parliament. Since then, parliament has been dissolved and new federal elections have been organised, initially planned for September 2025. The voting system will be majority and proportional and will almost systematically lead to the formation of a coalition, which is necessary to elect the future chancellor.

On 23 February 2025, the German federal elections are due to take place. The voting system will be both majority and proportional.

German elections: how does it work?

February 1993: Štrpci, Bosnia. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train and arrest civilians. Of the 500 or so passengers, only one man puts up resistance. This film tells the true story of the man who would not remain silent. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film; 2025.

February 1993: Štrpci, Bosnia. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train and arrest civilians.

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Wartburg Castle has towered majestically over the Thuringian Forest for almost a thousand years. The medieval building is a living testimony to Germany's complex history - and is a symbol of freedom, power and culture. This documentary explores its long and eventful history.

Power, Religion, Revolution

The emblematic Wartburg castle has towered marjestically over the Thuringian Forest for nearly 1,000 years.

Wartburg

Scrolling on your phone in bed: angry opinion pieces, cute animals, horrific images of war. Why does everything feel the same today? Why can’t I feel any emotions anymore? Director David Borenstein travels the world to find out why a sensation of numbness is so common.

 Why can’t I feel any emotions anymore? David Borenstein travels the world to find out why a sensation of numbness is so common.

Can't Feel Nothing

For many years, Germany, was admired throughout the world for its stable democracy and strong economy. But as elections approach on 23 February, the EU’s most populous country seems to be in turmoil. The poor are getting poorer, infrastructure is creaking, and far right movements are exploiting concern around migration.

Once a pillar of stability, Germany seems in crisis as federal elections loom.

Germany at Election Time

American Robben Ford started out playing jazz saxophone because he admired Paul Desmond. But he soon swapped this instrument for an electric guitar. A few years later, Musician magazine named him one of the 100 best guitarists of the 20th century. Big names in jazz, rock and pop, including Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Bob Dylan, asked him to join their bands.

with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band

The American guitar legend, sidekick to Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Bill Evans and Bob Dylan, in big band mode.

Robben Ford

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is allowed. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Gymnastics

The breakout success of Chinese DeepSeek has shaken the US’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. But although it might seem like a two-horse race between the US and China, the EU was the first region in the world to have created a legal framework for AI and is starting to massively invest in supercomputing and innovation. As the European Commission said, “The race for AI is far from over.”

Is Europe still in the AI race?

Europe may be lagging behind in AI technology, but DeepSeek’s rise is a sign it could catch up.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

ARTE Reportage

In Russia, a handful of businessmen control the oil and gas industry which has been vital to the Russian economy for decades. But who are these Russian oligarchs that surround President Putin? And how did they get their hands on a resource that was entirely nationalised during the Soviet Era?

The Oil Grab

A handful of businessmen control Russia’s oil and gas industry which has been vital to the country’s economy and war effort.

Oligarchs - Putin's Gang (1/3)

In 1942, a young Italian officer must transport Greek women – forced into sex work to survive – to military brothels in Albania. As they cross war-torn landscapes, Valerio Zurlini explores fascism's cruelty and the plight of women, with an international cast including Marie Laforêt and Anna Karina in this feminist film.

An Italian World War II officer escorts prostitutes to military brothels, revealing the moral and human toll war took.

The Camp Followers

Forget about polar bears and their pristine icy wilderness. As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

An Arctic Cold War

As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

Stories of Conflict

Malika is 47 and looks 10 years younger. Her life has always been intense and chaotic with many chance encounters. Tired of her unstable existence, she moves back in with her father, in the flat she grew up in and reconnects with him before he leaves for Algeria.

Malika is 47 or ten years younger. Tired of her unstable life, she finds refuge with her father ...

I'll Have an Island

The billionaire owner of X has announced loud and clear his support for the AFD in the upcoming German federal elections. Research shows that bots on his social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

Bots on Musk's social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

How Elon Musk is Manipulating the German Election

Following the Magdeburg Christmas market attack and several knife attacks in the rest of Germany, the themes of security and migration are being heavily debated ahead of the federal elections. An overview of the proposals of the different parties. 

At the top of worries for Germans, immigration is polarising politics in Germany.

German elections: Immigration policy

Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah, a book, film, and series on the Italian mafia is a writer who does not shy away from denouncing organised crime in Italy and the world. In this interview he talks about his latest book which deals with the Sicilian judge Roberto Falcone who fought the mafia, and about organised crime in Europe.

An Interview with Roberto Saviano

Roberto Saviano, the author of "Gomorrah", writes about his role model: Judge Falcone, who was murdered by the Mafia in 1992.

"The mafia is the vanguard of capitalism'

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism. They are calling on support from Nato, whilst worrying about the isolationist turn that Donald Trump's administration could take.

President Trump & European Defence Policy

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism.

Mapping the World Essentials

What if it was exhausting to live up to the ideals of masculinity? From Antiquity to the present day, this is the story of virility.

The Origins of Masculinity

Virile (1/3)

It's only when you lose your sense of smell that you realise how important this often-neglected sense is. Many people experienced this after catching Covid-19. This documentary shows how smell influences our lives from perception to interpersonal relationships and sheds light on how scientist are making progress in restoring a lost sense of smell.

Our sense of smell influences our perception of the world as well as interpersonal relationships.

In Search of Lost Smell

How do the British view Brexit, five years after leaving the European Union? From farmers to politicians to ordinary citizens, the range of opinion reveals the divisions caused by this major political event.

5 Years after Leaving the EU

How do the British view Brexit, five years after leaving the EU? And what are the real effects of this decision?

Brexit Blues

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Cuba with Raúl Paz, Mali with Pédro Kouyaté, France and Cameroon with Okali: Three concerts in three different styles and on three different continents. Yet another chance for the Journeys Through Music audiences to travel the world!

Journeys Through Music

Raúl Paz, Pédro Kouyaté and Okali

The Russian military base at Wünsdorf near Berlin was abandoned after the Berlin Wall fell. When the Soviet soldiers returned to Russia, they left behind a ghost town of the Cold War era.

East Germany: The Red Army Vanishes

Red Urbex (1/8)

This masterpiece of brutalist architecture was built in 1981 in the middle of the Bulgarian mountains under the leadership of Todor Jivkov. It was a near-sacred place during the era of Bulgarian communism, but now it's fallen into near-ruin. 

Bulgaria: Communism's UFO

This abandoned flying saucer tells the story of the rise and fall of Bulgarian communism

Red Urbex (2/8)

It now stands forgotten on a Croatian mountain, but this steel monument that took 7 years to build was to remember the uprising of the people against fascism in the former Yugoslavia.

Croatia: Tito's Last Folly

This steel monument surges from the mists, forgotten on a Croatian mountain

Red Urbex (3/8)

Tskaltubo, Georgia, is now a shadow of what it once was; one of the most popular Soviet spas. Stalin enjoyed coming here. But now, it's fallen into disuse and disrepair. These ruins blend classic Stalinist architecture with Georgian ethnic motifs. A haunting, melancoly trip through a piece of history that's fast disappearing. 

Georgia: Stalin's Secret Sanatorium

Visit the opulent ruins of Stalin's favourite spa

Red Urbex (4/8)

In Tirana, the monument was erected in 1988 in honour of the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha. Now, it's an empty mausoleum. After the fall of the regime, the statues were broken, and the building looted. 

Albania: The Tyrant's Pyramid

A monument to a dictator now fallen into ruins

Red Urbex (5/8)

Inaugurated in 1981 by the Soviet authorities, the circus of Chisinau was designed as a braided basket of concrete. It's become an iconic building in the heart of the Moldavian capital.

Moldova: Ghosts of the Soviet Circus

Inaugurated in 1981 by the Soviet authorities, the circus of Chisinau was designed as a braided basket of concrete

Red Urbex (6/8)

This brutalist skyscraper was built in 1977 for a large Yugoslavian company, Genex. Described as "the ugliest building in the world", this incredible brutalist skyscraper is loved and hated in Belgrade in equal measure.

Belgrade: A Brutalist Jewel

Described as "the ugliest building in the world", this incredible brutalist skyscraper is loved and hated in Belgrade in equal measure

Red Urbex (7/8)

Nicknamed the "corn cob" for its circular shape, this brutalist Moldovan tower was built in 1986 to provide temporary accommodation. It was supposed to last a hundred years but it's already decaying. People still live in this concrete rotunda which at times can feel oppressive.

Moldova: The Colossal Communist Tower

This tower was supposed to last a hundred years but it's already decaying

Red Urbex (8/8)

The right-wing CDU/CSU, often known simply as the Union, won the most votes in Germany’s Federal elections with the far-right AfD making large gains. But with whom can the CDU/CSU build a coalition government? Focus on the results of the elections in Germany.

The Results: Who Will Govern Germany?

The right-wing CDU/CSU won the most votes in Germany’s Federal elections with the far-right AfD making large gains. 

German Elections 2025

Best-selling author Matt Haig suffers from panic attacks and depression. In his novels he works through these feelings to bring his characters from darkness to light. For French singer Zaho de Sagazan, music is an outlet for her emotions. As for Chiharu Shiota, art helps her to ward off her fear of death and Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman's creations probe the power of feelings. This episode of Twist probes the power or emotions.

The Power of Sentiments

Probing the power of emotions with author Matt Haig and singer Zaho de Sagazan.

Twist

Children, school, bedrooms - the Russian regime meddles in its citizens’ intimate lives as the state needs as many patriotic children and future soldiers for Putin as possible. But while the state reigns supreme everywhere, some people still find a way to carve out their own spaces…

Putin's Patriot Factory

The Russian regime goes to great lengths to control the lives of its citizens and produce good patriotic Russians.

Tracks East

Following the sharp rise in piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 2000s, the maritime security business has expanded in the region. This documentary follows three professional guards who dedicate their lives to preparing for a threat that may never materialise, they are waiting for pirates.

Three professional guards spend their working lives preparing for a threat that may never materialise. A contemplative documentary.

Dogwatch

Since 2011, Georgian tea has been making a comeback. Once the world's fourth largest producer, Georgia has seen its old plantations, abandoned after the fall of the USSR, revitalised by a new generation of tea enthusiasts. 

A new generation of tea growers are revitalising Georgia's plantations, abandoned after the fall of the USSR.

Re: Georgian Tea Pioneers

What does it mean to be a mother of a daughter? How do closeness and creativity come together? Twist looks and the mother and daughter relationship through the prism of art.

Mother and Daughter: A Loving Relationship?

Digital twins are virtual copies of a patient’s anatomical structure, from their bones to their organs. Some healthcare workers believe this technology could revolutionise medicine, while others are wary of its consequences, since creating digital twins means working hand in hand with tech giants and AI.

Thanks to precise digital replicas of organs or bones, treatment plans are improving.

Digital Twins to Improve Healthcare

The stage director Vasily Barkhatov is famous for his razor-sharp character analyses translated into powerful visuals. In his reading, Norma rides an emotional rollercoaster that takes her from love to fury and despair. Making her debut in the title role is one of the greatest singers of our time: Asmik Grigorian.

Theater an der Wien, Vienna

Bellini’s enduringly popular opera Norma staged as a gripping psychodrama by director Vasily Barkhatov.

Vincenzo Bellini: Norma

For centuries women have been in charge on the isolated Estonian island of Kihnu. Whilst the men were away at sea, the women would look after the animals, harvest the crops and look after the children. Today, there are less opportunities on the island so many young people want to leave. Filmmaker Julia Finkernagel immersed herself in the local community over twelve months.

Between Lightness and Melancholy

This documentary looks at life on the isolated Estonian island of Kihnu over twelve months.

A Year in Kihnu - Estonia

The heroicisation of athletes conflates their physical ability with personal economic success. The football shirt is at once a useful everyday object and the stuff of legend. It's the modern day, real life hero's cape.

The Football Shirt: The Modern Hero's Uniform

The football shirt is at once a useful everyday object and the stuff of legend