42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Climate disasters, global inequalities, the threat of a third world war... Could we solve humanity's problems with world government?

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

A Peruvian farmer is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions in what is a landmark case. 

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

The solution to having your plans upset? Don't make plans

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

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

Why are friendships so important for children's personal development? And what do they mean in the digital world?

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

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

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

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

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

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

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