Duels of History

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

Faïza did not expect her job interview to be held at a crazy golf course. 

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.

Sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel had a passionate affair, but things turned sour.

How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin become a national story that divided France?

Jiang Qing represented the old ways of the Chinese Communist Party, so she had to go.

Friedrich Ebert and Rosa Luxemburg comrades on the left - and yet became bitter enemies.

In her battle against Ronald Reagan, activist Angela Davis became the icon of an entire generation.

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

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

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

Ukrainian phenomenon Carpetman brings his swaying electro to the ESNS festival.

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

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

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is a strategic partner for the EU.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.