42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Black holes can tell us a lot about the universe. But could they hold the key to understanding our world? 

For many scientists, the emergence of living organisms elsewhere in the universe is only a matter of time.

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

Ronja meets ex-player Kevin Pannewitz, who was kicked out of professional football due to lack of discipline

Absurd images have invaded our social media apps. But is this ‘brain rot’ an interesting aesthetic? Or just mindless content?

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

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

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

Could our economy be organised differently and even shrink?

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

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

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

As youth crime rises, some EU nations want to lower the age of criminal responsibility and jail minors.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

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

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

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?

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.