Mapping the World

Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

Ina Liga covers the lowest divisions of Slovakian football which has found a huge audience.

French footballer Jules Koundé was named Best Dressed of 2023 by the influential London fashion magazine Outlander. Focus on the increasingly fashion-focused players in the French national football team.

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

How does propaganda glorifying extreme violence reach an audience of young gamers online?

From 15 to 17 June, G7 leaders are meeting in Évian, France.. But what can a club that now accounts for only around 30 per cent of global GDP still achieve?

Ina Liga covers the lowest divisions of Slovakian football which has found a huge audience.

What was the significance of football match in England in 1883?

How is it possible for one of the world’s poorest countries to develop nuclear weapons? 

How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

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.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

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?

Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

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?

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

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

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