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A Christmas classic revisited in dance form at the Finnish National Opera: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a grumpy, miserly old man who, on Christmas Eve, is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. A magical tale popular with all ages, adapted into a ballet by an all-British artistic team including composer Sally Beamish and choreographer David Bintley.

A Ballet based on Charles Dickens' Novella

Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story adapted into an enchanting ballet for all the family.

A Christmas Carol

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A year after ousting right-wing populists from power, Donald Tusk has mended Poland’s strained ties with the EU and vowed to restore the rule of law. His pro-European stance has earned him the moniker 'Mr. Europe' as his government assumes the EU Council presidency for the next six months. But progress on his ambitious domestic reform agenda has been sluggish, leaving some to question if Tusk can deliver on his pledges. Observers warn that his leadership’s fate hinges on the presidential election in May. 

Poland's Transformation: Black Sheep to Mr. Europe?

ARTE Europe Weekly

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

California Wildfires: How can they be prevented?

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The Bering Strait is the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, an autonomous Russian district, from Alaska by just 85 km. Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been the barometer of relations between the two great powers. 

Russian Ambitions in the Bering Strait

Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been a point of tension between Russia and America.

Mapping the World

Nickel, gold, iron, zinc, uranium... Beneath the pastures of Southern Greenland lies a host of natural resources. With global warming making them more easily accessible will Greenland choose to mine them? Or alternatively take advantage of a milder climate to develop the agricultural sector?

Greenland: The territory Trump wants to 'buy' 

A crucial dilemma for Greenlanders: Should they mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

Since 2020, thousands of migrants attempting to reach Europe from Turkey via the Aegean Sea have been pushed back by the Greek coastguard. Data Sources investigates this illegal practice.

Migrant Pushbacks: Strasbourg court rules against Greece

Data Sources

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How important are role models? What does first love feel like? How do friendships build resilience? KIDS focuses on the world of children and discovers their amazing abilities, as well as their problems and fears that are part of growing up.

Understanding Our Children

How important are role models? What does first love feel like? How do friendships build resilience? KIDS focuses on the world of children.

KIDS

In 1844, Hans Christian Andersen imagined the story of an evil troll who wanted to drive the goodness out of the hearts of humans. To achieve this, he hangs a huge magic mirror in front of the moon. When it breaks, the people touched by its shards become insensitive to human kindness and see the worst in people.

Baseed on Hans Christian Andersen's tale

A multidisciplinary work including ice hockey, figure skating, dance and acrobatics telling Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale. 

The Snow Queen

Gessler’s hat became a metaphor for enforced submissive behaviour. When William Tell refuses to salute the tyrannical Governor’s hat, his punishment is to put his son’s life in danger. Rossini’s opera, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play, is performed in Lausanne for the first time. With Jean-Sébastien Bou in the title role and Luigi De Donato in that of the Governor.

Rossini's epic last opera from the Opéra de Lausanne with 
Jean-Sébastien Bou in the title role as the Swiss folk hero.

Gioachino Rossini: William Tell

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival. In Montevideo, the capital, carnival traditions are taken very seriously: Candombe, the special carnival music and dance developed by Afro-Uruguayans, is a highly prized art form and is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

360° Reportage

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival and the country's traditional art form: Candombe.

Montevideo: Dancing to the Rhythm of Carnival

The Democratic Alliance has won elections in a German free state with a huge majority. But is its charismatic leader, Dominik Arndt, a threat to democracy? 
Maximilian Steinbeis's play depicts the meteoric rise of a populist minister-president whose dark persuasive power and cunning upsets the established order.
 Performed in the Federal Press Conference in Berlin and produced by award-winning theatre company, Nico and the Navigators.

A play by Nico and the Navigators

The Democratic Alliance has won elections in a German free state with a huge majority. But is its charismatic leader, Dominik Arndt, a threat to democracy?

A Citizen of the People

More and more city dwellers are getting a taste for foraging for food in the concrete jungle. They harvest herbs by the roadside and pick wild vegetables from cracks in the asphalt. From Brighton to Berlin, we meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets and parks of major cities.

Berlin to Brighton: The secrets of urban foraging 

We meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets.

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Could there be a more beautiful association? One of the rarest jewels of British pop from the last thirty years in the historic venue responsible for preserving France's literary heritage. Beth Gibbons performs at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in the heart of Paris: Two indispensable figures working in the shadows in a quest for eternity.

Passengers: Bibliothèque Nationale de France

This rare jewel of British pop in the historic venue responsible for preserving France's literary heritage.

Beth Gibbons

During the Cold War, when Germany was split between West and East, people still fell in love across the physical and ideological border. Some risked everything to cross over to join their partners.

Despite the Berlin Wall, people from East and West fell in love and wanted to live together. But how?

Love in the Cold War

Forty years ago, in June 1982, Israel invaded southern Lebanon, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee by the Israelis. A small guerrilla group came together in secret to resist this offensive. Formed and supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran, it officially declared itself in 1985 as Hezbollah: The Party of God.
Four decades later, this small group has grown to become one of the most important military and political forces in the Middle East. A party of resistance for some, a terrorist group for others, Hezbollah is admired as much as it is feared. But the organisation, practically a state within a state, is living through turbulent times as Lebanon is experiencing a major political and economic crisis.

Focus on Lebanon's state within a state

As Hezbollah attacks Israel:Lebanon experiences an existential crisis, a focus on the history of militant group supported by Iran.

Lebanon: Inside Hezbollah

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours. The paints he used were vibrant, but cheap, and degraded within months of painting. It's now impossible to appreciate the true beauty of his works, as his flamboyant flare for colours has slowly turned drab. If nothing is done, the Sunflowers which are still a beautiful gold today could well turn brown. Should we just accept they can't be saved?

Why are their colours fading?

Saving Van Gogh's Works

The number of migrants crossing the border from Mexico into the USA has increased over the last few years. The USA’s southern frontier and how to welcome (or not) migrants into the states is a major issue at this year’s presidential elections. ARTE visited both sides of the border to find out more about this burning issue.

USA: Trump's Wall

Migration continues to be a burning issue, and could be a decisive topic at November's presidential election.

The Kills are back, and they have every intention of putting the rock into La Route du Rock! Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince combine the classic hits with new material for a sardine-packed audience.

The Kills electrify La Route du Rock 2024

Rock duo The Kills electrify La Route du Rock!

The Kills

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Climate change is making the weather increasingly unpredictable and volatile. Extreme weather events are on the increase: In a matter of minutes, hailstorms can destroy an entire year's harvests and flash floods can take lives and destroy homes. What are the causes of these extreme phenomena? And how bad could they become in future?

Thunderstorms, Hail and Heavy Rain

Hail, thunderstorms, flash floods: Why are these extreme weather events happening?

Extreme Weather Events

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into the political landscape and daily life. But behind an increasingly smooth and respectable façade lies an ideology that remains fundamentally racist and violent. An in-depth focus into an ecosystem of extreme ideology in France, Germany, and Belgium.

Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

White Power

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint. Its strictly protected forests, which cover 70% of the country, absorb three times as much carbon as it emits. But now the glacial lakes in the mountainous nation are threatening to overflow as a result of climate change.

Bhutan: Green Paradise in Danger

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to contain Mpox with a new and deadly variant causing havoc.

DRC: The Mpox Epidemic

South Korea has managed to build a modern economy with a highly educated workforce, leading the world in many sectors. How did it achieve this feat after the devastating war with the North in the 1950s?

South Korea's Economic Miracle

South Korea has managed to build a modern economy with a highly educated workforce, leading the world in many sectors. 

When she was young, Norma dreamed of a career as a dancer, but she had to give it up. Now that she's 67, she'll finally be able to fulfil her dream as part of an Edinburgh troupe exclusively for senior citizens; rehearsing a work for the Edinburgh Festival.

An Edinburgh based dance troupe’s intake is exclusively senior citizens.

Re: Never Too Old to Dance

Hundreds of thousands have fled Lebanon since September as a result of the Israeli bombing raids, including many Syrian war refugees, who have to flee conflict again.

Syria-Lebanon: Endless Exile

Every day in Beirut, missiles are raining down on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, as the Israeli army seeks to destroy Hezbollah's command centres and weapons stores, hidden in the heart of a district that is home to hundreds of thousands of people.

Every day in Beirut, Israeli missiles are raining down on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital

Lebanon: A Firestorm

The Czech Republic is on its way to legalising cannabis and Prague could be the next Amsterdam. However, the market is already booming - even without legalisation. Addiction counsellor Radek Jurnikl sees this every day in his work on the streets of Prague

The Czech Republic is on its way to legalising cannabis and Prague could be the next Amsterdam.

Re: The Czech Cannabis Boom

In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender. From now on, all companies accept the cryptocurrency from their customers, as well as the US dollar. "A crazy idea," says former economist Peter Bofinger. The price of bitcoin is far too volatile, and it's a dangerous bet - one that the president thinks he can pull off.

Cryptocurrencies: The Future?

Bitcoin can be a dangerous bet, especially when it's a nation's finances at stake

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Over 60,000 pregnancies have resulted from rape in the 14 American states where abortion has been banned since 2022, even in cases of non-consensual sex. The right to abortion is still a deep dividing line in American society and a major issue at this year’s presidential elections.

USA: Abortion - The Price of Pain

The right to abortion is still a deep dividing line in American society and a major issue at this year’s presidential elections.

Incisive investigative documentaries and reportage

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Mallorca is a dream destination for many holidaymakers in Europe, but tourist flat rentals and rising property prices are forcing more and more locals out of their neighbourhoods. Car park attendant Begona now lives in a caravan, while medical student Christofer lives in a basement.

Mallorca is a dream destination for many holidaymakers in Europe, but rising rents are making life hell for locals.

Re: The Housing Crisis in Mallorca

"Korida" is the name given to the traditional bullfight in Bosnia-Herzegovina. But there is no Spanish matador here, but two bulls fighting for dominance. Mirjana Franković is one of the few women to have made a name for herself as a bull trainer here. But the road to the top is anything but easy ...

Mirjana Franković is one of the few women to have made a name for herself as a trainer in Bosnian bullfighting. 

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In 2019, when a pianist was filmed on a jetty in the beautiful lakeside village of Iseltwald for a South Korean Netflix series, locals had no idea what awaited them. Now the hugely successful series has led to fans visiting the location in the Swiss Alps from around the world. Locals are not entirely happy that their peace and quiet has been disturbed by a mass influx of tourists.

Since a romantic piano scene on Netflix became world-famous, a picturesque village has been overrun by visitors.

Re: Netflix Overtourism in Switzerland

Every summer, some very special visitors come to Romania: Transylvanian Saxons, part of the German-speaking minority whose roots in this region date back to the Middle Ages. Most of them left the country during the Communist dictatorship but for several years now, they have been returning regularly to their former homeland, some even settling their permanently.

Every summer, some very special visitors come to Romania: Transylvanian Saxons, a German-speaking minority whose roots in this region date back to the Middle Ages.

Re: German-Romanians Return to Transylvania

Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have become amputees due to the war with Russia. The Berlin-based humanitarian organisation Life Bridge Ukraine specialises in prostheses and is training up staff to work in a future orthopaedic centre in Kyiv.

 Berlin-based Life Bridge Ukraine specialises in prostheses and is training up staff to work in a future orthopaedic centre in Kyiv.

Re: Protheses for Ukraine

The village of Sapanta in Romania is famous worldwide for its very special graveyard: The "Merry Cemetery " with its colourful crosses and sometimes humorous epitaphs receives many visitors who marvel at this unique site and boost the local economy.

The village of Sapanta is famous worldwide for its unique graveyard with colourful crosses and sometimes humorous epitaphs.

Re: Romania's Merry Cemetery

Ireland has a severe shortage of homes with hundreds of thousands needing to be built. With rents in Dublin spiralling, many families are homeless. Jordyn, Jonathan and their daughter Delilah have no fixed address and have to look for somewhere to spend the night every day.

Since the financial crisis, Ireland has had a severe housing crisis with many families left homeless.

Re: Ireland's Housing Crisis

Their fathers were American airmen shot down during the Second World War and taken prisoner by the Nazis. Many spoke very little about their traumatic experiences of captivity. Nearly 80 years later, five of their children travel to Germany and Poland to see for themselves the places that are inextricably linked to their family history.

Nearly 80 years later, five of children of American airmen taken captive by the Nazis visit Germany and Poland.

Re: On the Trail of Prisoner-of-War Fathers

Volodymyr Yugalenko and six of his fellow Ukrainians are bargemen on an Austrian ship that carries thousands of tonnes of goods down the Danube. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Black Sea has become an uncertain transit route, so the Danube has emerged as an alternative..

Volodymyr Yugalenko and six of his fellow Ukrainians are bargemen on an Austrian ship that carries thousands of tonnes of goods down the Danube

Re: Ukrainian Mariners on the Danube

 From Brighton to Berlin, we meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets.

In eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is at the heart of an intense migratory and geopolitical crisis. Despite the change of government last year, the whole area and its inhabitants are in turmoil as the Polish authorities try to militarise the border and stop migrant crossings.

In eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is at the heart of an intense migratory and geopolitical crisis. 

Re: Migration Crisis on the Polish Border

With a shortage of doctors in rural Ireland, the country is recruiting practitioners from outside of the European Union. Sara Malik Is from Sudan and Yasin Rhemtula is from South Africa. These two GPs will have to adapt to the rainy climate of the Emerald Isle as well as undergo additional training to be able to practice

With a shortage of doctors in rural areas, Ireland is recruiting practitioners from outside of the European Union. 

Re: African Doctors in Ireland

In the Transylvanian village of Cristian, Miruna Gritu has been running a clinic for storks as a volunteer for 17 years. A veritable refuge for these migratory birds, the surrounding area offers unspoilt nature for these migratory birds, but there are also dangers.

In the Transylvanian village of Cristian, Miruna Gritu has been running a clinic for storks as a volunteer for 17 years

Re: A Stork Clinic in Transylvania

The eastern mediterranean island is a top tourist destination but also, due to its proximity to the Middle East, welcomes refugees from Israel and Palestine and acts as a base for humanitarian operations.

Cyprus welcomes refugees from the war in Gaza and acts as a base for humanitarian missions.

Re: Cyprus and the War in Gaza

Spain's LGBT+ senior citizens fought discrimination under Franco, when homosexuality was illegal, and fought to stay alive during the AIDS epidemic. But today they are tackling a new battle: living a happy old age in good health and good company.

Spain’s LGBT+ senior citizens are fighting to live a happy and secure retirement.

Re: LGBT+ Seniors in Spain

Living out your old age in a nursing home? In Pescueza, it is unthinkable. Here, the 150 residents are unanimous: the elderly should grow old in the village where they were born, grew up and feel at home. In this small settlement in the province of Caceres, halfway between Madrid and Lisbon, a cooperative is working to ensure that every senior citizen can access the help they need.

In the Spanish village of Pescueza, a cooperative is working to ensure that senior citizens can access the help they need.

Re: A Spanish Village Looks After Senior Residents

The attacks perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023 shocked the whole world. While Israeli bombardments continue to claim countless victims in Gaza, a group of Israelis and Palestinians are seeking to break the vicious cycle of violence. All of them have lost loved ones and all want the same thing: a lasting peace.

A group of Israelis and Palestinians are seeking to break the vicious cycle of violence and build a lasting peace.

Re: Dialogue in the Middle East

More and more women are taking up the male-dominated sport of motorcycling. Gone are the macho days: Nowadays women bikers are celebrating sisterhood and giving free rein to their passion at 100% female motorbike meet-ups and festivals.

Gone are the macho days: More and more women are getting into the male-dominated world of motorcycling.

Re: Women Bikers in the Fast Lane

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What do we need to live a happy life? Follow Ronja von Rönne, author and self-proclaimed sceptic, as she explores this age-old question by meeting people with fascinating or surprising answers. A unique insight into the different mindsets and strategies that people employ to find happiness.

Find happiness in 2025

What do we need to live a happy life? A unique insight into the quest for happiness with author Ronja von Rönne.

Unhappy

A Divided World- ZONE EVENT

In 1972, in Germersheim, West Germany, the second edition of the British Rock Meeting saw some of the most prestigious bands of the day take to the stage, including Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rory Gallagher and Status Quo at an enormous gathering of the hippie generation.

The German Woodstock - Focus on the counter culture event in Germany

The 1972 British Rock Meeting was an important cultural event for the hippie generation in Germany.

The German Woodstock - Germersheim '72

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, citizens of East Germany had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. New-found freedoms were a breath of fresh air for many but in the chaos leading up to reunification with West Germany, the experience was also disconcerting.

Freedom and Anarchy

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

The Last Summer of the GDR

In recent years, works by photographers who lived in the GDR before the fall of the Berlin Wall have been rediscovered and reappraised.  An exclusive look at a world that no longer exists.

Propaganda and Daily Life

An exclusive look at photography from the GDR, a world that no longer exists.

GDR Photo Shoot

Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.

More absurd geopolitics: A new season of Crazy Borders

The series that looks at 10 places with complicated and absurd borders.

Crazy Borders

Rowing, and the eight in particular, has a long tradition that is not just about sport: political influence, relationships and women's fight for equal rights have also played a major role. This documentary follows the German men's eight as it prepares for Paris 2024 as well as the historic Boat Race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

With all eyes on the Olympic Games in Paris, the documentary sheds light on the myth of the eight-man rowing team.

Eight on Board: A History of Rowing

In April 1974, left-wing factions in the Portuguese military staged a coup against the authoritarian regime which had been in power for half a century. The uprising was largely peaceful and went down in history as the Carnation Revolution. But the path to a democratic Portugal was not easy and not without obstacles.

Carnations against Dictatorship

On the night of 24 April 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the Salazar dictatorship, paving the way for a democratic Portugal.