Happiness (9/12)

Shadi and Ferial are hanging out at the playground in their wealthy neighbourhood in northern Tehran.

Shadi continues the journey to Kish. Arriving on the island of Kish she has an unexpected encounter.

It’s time for Ferial and Parsa to go home, Shadi decides to stay on. 

Tired out by their journey and lost in the mountains, tensions rise in the van. Shadi admits something to the gang.

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

The story of a wealthy man saving a ‘fallen’ woman has become a cliché (Pretty Woman, Anora), far from the reality of prostitution. But what if sex workers told their own stories through art?

Edward Snowden used to think that people who betray state secrets should be shot. Presumably, he changed his mind... 

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

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

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.