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During the pandemic we have all spent a lot of time at home. But when a home is also an office and a classroom, how do we stop ourselves from drowning in too many things?

Drowning in Things

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In the last 50 years, the proportion of asthma and allergy sufferers in industrialised countries has risen from five to 30 per cent. This is likely due to the lack of diversity of microbes in our increasingly germ-free environment. This documentary look at how microbes affect our health and how we can plan urban space to renew our contact with the natural world.

The Power of Microbes

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<p>During the pandemic we have all spent a lot of time at home. But when a home is also an office and a classroom, how do we stop ourselves from drowning in too many things?</p>

Could microbes hold the key to understanding the increase in a number of chronic conditions and allergies?

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When we're really in love, all hell breaks loose. The heart races, palms sweat, the mouth goes dry and the brain switches to "happily insane" mode. Some cultures are convinced that that's not a solid foundation to build a marriage and family on, opting for arranged partnerships instead. But romantic love evolved for a reason. If we loved each other in small groups, then males would know who they were related to, and would fight for them and their children. 

Why do We Fall in Love?

Love may drive you crazy - but it also keeps you alive.

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Tidying, clearing out, decluttering: social media is awash with advice on how to simplify or improve your life by living with less things. Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions and even people, getting rid of toxic people in their lives. But does minimalism make them happier?

Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions. But does living with less things make them happier?

Re: Minimalism - A Life of Luxury?

Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy? To find out, Ronja von Rönne meets biohacker Andreas Breitfeld and international DJ Ellen Allien.

Happiness and Health

Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy?

Unhappy

You can choose your friends, but not your family. Some siblings work together in creative fields such as architecture, design or music. A source of joy and inspiration, but also sometimes a source of conflict...

Creative Siblings

Some siblings work together in creative fields such as architecture, design or music. A source of joy and inspiration, but also sometimes a source of conflict...

Twist

Why is it so important for some to show that they have money? Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all? We go to the streets of Berlin to talk to the people of the city about wealth, minimalism and freedom.

Become Rich!

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

Streetphilosophy

British Booker Prize winning writer Bernardine Evaristo is Jagoda Marinić’s guest. They discuss life, literature and cultural politics.

With Bernardine Evaristo

British Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo talks to Jagoda Marinić about her life and literature.

The Book of My Life

Max has lost his lust for life, and he doesn’t even want to be the leader of the pack anymore.

Canis familiaris (1/6)

The immune system is as vital to the human body as the heart or the lungs. It protects us from harm survival but can also turn against us. This documentary looks at the latest scientific discoveries around this complex and fascinating system, and how it can be strengthened.

The immune system is as vital to the human body as the heart or the lungs. It protects us from harm survival but can also turn against us. 

Our Immune System - A Powerful Guardian

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

ARTE Reportage

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

Entire generations have learned about sex through mainstream porn, blurring the lines between personal desires and platform-driven fantasies. But if our sexuality is shaped by algorithms, can’t we take back some control? The post-porn movement is doing exactly that. Aimed at creating pornography that reflects honest, consensual sex – its creators are making waves online.

Can Post-porn Awaken Our True Desires?

What if porn reflected our true desires? Post-porn aims to be more ethical, more honest and more revolutionary.

Tracks

When it comes to defence, Europe is dependent on the US. But now Donald Trump will be returning to the White House in 2025, and he’s threatened to pull out of NATO in the past. Meanwhile, the military threat from Russia is growing. Can Europe learn to defend itself without America?

Can Europe defend itself alone?

After Trump's election victory, Europe is increasingly worried about being left to fend for itself against Russia.

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.

Horses have long played an essential role for the nomadic peoples of Mongolia, but as Mongolians have adopted a sedentary way of life, they now breed horses primarily for their meat. This has had disastrous consequences, including animal abuse, overgrazing and obesity in large swathes of the population.
Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses for the good of the people and the natural world.

Mongolia: The Man Who Loved Horses

Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses.

360° Reportage

During his term in office, President Trump overturned the principles of American foreign policy and implemented his America first" doctrine whereas President Biden sought to restore traditional American multilateralism. Which foreign policy will prevail after the US Elections?

US Foreign Policy under Biden and Trump

A comparison of Donald Trump's and Joe Biden's approach to international relations.

Mapping the World

Allegations against R. Kelly have dogged the R’n’B star for decades. With alleged sexual abuse and child pornography, can we still listen to R. Kelly songs?

R. Kelly

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There have never been more opportunities to meet new sexual partners in our liberated world of dating apps, sex parties and queer liberation. But how come we are having less sex today than in the past?

Why Do We Have Less Sex?

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

All in their mid-twenties, models Vivian, Lisa, and Tanja chase personal fulfillment and career triumphs. As they grapple with societal pressures, their friendship turns into rivalry, their bodies becoming battlegrounds in a relentless pursuit of beauty, love, and success.

Three models juggle the pressures of love, career, and self-image in a seemingly glamorous world.

Models

Cécile McLorin Salvant has been described as ‘the heiress of Billie Holiday’. When she sings, it's as if time and space disappear, with a modern-day voice reviving the soul of ‘Lady Day’. Winning award after award, this Franco-American singer is now one of the leading figures in jazz today.

Leverkusener Jazztage 2024

A singer who has won three Grammy Awards and whose critics are full of praise for what they describe as a 'jewel.'

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Yetundey is originally from Leipzig and mixes styles and influences. Layla Boe wants to make the German language smoother in her music.

Germany

Girlhood - Women in Rap (1/4)

Electro mastermind Moby celebrates the 25th anniversary of his cult album Play with a European tour. Here playing at the Antwerp Sportpaleis arena.

Sportpaleis Antwerp

Electro genius Moby celebrates the 25th anniversary of his cult album ‘Play’ with a European tour.

Moby: 25 Years of Play

In 2024, India experienced the longest heatwave in its history. Temperatures soared to over 50°C in the capital, New Delhi, and up to 56°C in Nagpur, in the centre of the country.

India: Life at 50 Degrees

In 2024, India experienced the longest heatwave in its history with temperatures soared to over 50°C.

It’s the sound from South Africa that went global during lockdown: Amapiano mixes deep house with traditional music to create a sound that is spiritual and celebratory, and for some its a way of life. Tracks went to find out more about it.

Amapiano: The Sound of South Africa

House music was born in Chicago but South Africa has given the genre its own spin: Amapiano.

Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? By marrying into the family her father wanted to forge an alliance with, she became forever associated with the worst scandals of Renaissance Italy.

Lucrezia Borgia vs Pope Alexander VI

Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? 

Duels of History

In 2019, Quincy Jones came to Paris to celebrate his prolific career and his special place in pop music history. The man with 27 Grammy Awards arranged, composed, produced and orchestrated for some of America's most legendary artists such as Louis Armstrong, Barbara Streisand and Michael Jackson: Here his greatest hits are performed by a host of talented musicians including Ibrahim Maalouf, Shelea, Selah Sue and Véronique Sanson.

A Musical Celebration

In 2019, Quincy Jones came to Paris to celebrate his prolific career and his special place in pop music history.

Quincy Jones

Climate change is making the weather increasingly unpredictable and volatile. Extreme weather events are on the increase: In a matter of minutes, hailstorms can destroy an entire year's harvests and flash floods can take lives and destroy homes. What are the causes of these extreme phenomena? And how bad could they become in future?

Thunderstorms, Hail and Heavy Rain

Hail, thunderstorms, flash floods: Why are these extreme weather events happening?

Extreme Weather Events

AIR perform their iconic album Moon Safari at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Return to the tail end of the 1990s with this exceptional concert, when the "French Touch" scene was conquering hearts and minds from the European continent to Hollywood.

Royal Albert Hall

Air bring their totemic French Touch founding album to London's Royal Albert Hall.

Air play "Moon Safari"

Fire in the Sky reveals how researchers have gained new insight into the impact of the Northern Lights on infrastructure and animal behavior. The documentary explains why solar storms can be a danger to humanity with the power to damage satellites, stop air traffic, and paralyze power grids and telecommunications networks.

Northern Lights have fascinated and disturbed our ancestors for centuries. But they could also endanger our future

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