42: The Answer to Almost Everything

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

Be they mermaids or octopuses, artists are pushing the boundaries of species and challenging the place of human beings at the top. 

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

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

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

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

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

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

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

As Berlin-based label Ostgut Ton turns 16, ARTE Concert celebrates in style

Naturism has a long history in Germany and in the UK. but fewer young people are taking up the lifestyle. 

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.