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The pandemic has provided us with a painful reminder of how important physical contact is for our mental well-being. Individuals share their experiences of physical isolation.

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Millions of people worldwide suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), an extreme and persistent exhaustion for which there is no cure. An investigation into a little known illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

ME/CFS – A Misunderstood Illness

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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<p>The pandemic has provided us with a painful reminder of how important physical contact is for our mental well-being. Individuals share their experiences of physical isolation.</p>

The pandemic has provided us with a painful reminder of how important physical contact is for our mental well-being.

 An investigation into little understood illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

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KIDS delves into the lives of children and, with the help of experts, explains their behaviour. Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

Role Models

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

Kids

Work is such an important part of our lives that it seems essential to choose the right career. But how should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

The Dream Job

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

Unhappy

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić had the world at his feet. But it wasn't enough. He knew something was missing and turned to books to help him find meaning in his life. What he read changed his outlook, his way of thinking, and his future. 

With Neven Subotic

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

The Book of My Life

New fathers today are not just happy to change a few nappies and want to take a far more active role in day-to-day parenting than their fathers’ generation. Dad influencers are on the rise on social media and many artists are dealing with the question of how to be a good father.

What Are Fathers For?

New fathers today are not just happy to change a few nappies and want to take a far more active role in day-to-day parenting than their fathers’ generation.

Twist

Why is it so important for some to show that they have money? Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all? We go to the streets of Berlin to talk to the people of the city about wealth, minimalism and freedom.

Become Rich!

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

Streetphilosophy

Many people using Google maps to navigate urban spaces. But what if we could reinvent maps to show us more than just the fastest route from A to B? Counter-cartography seeks to challenge our utilitarian relationship with space on its head.

What Google Maps Doesn't Show You

Many people using Google maps to navigate urban spaces. But what if we could reinvent maps to show us more than just the fastest route from A to B? 

Tracks

Finding pleasure, understanding your body, accepting your fantasies, getting rid of guilt, feeling free in spite of the boundaries imposed by society: Desire is a complex thing. This programme explores desire in its most intimate and its most uninhibited forms, freeing it from the mental prison in which it is sometimes locked.

Sexual Desire

This programme explores desire in its most intimate and its most uninhibited forms, freeing it from the mental prison in which it is sometimes locked.

Psyche

Illnesses, accidents, assaults ... Faced with traumatic events, a force within us allows us to overcome and move forward: resilience. Far from being an innate characteristic, it is a capacity that we can work on.

Resilience

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The breakout success of Chinese DeepSeek has shaken the US’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. But although it might seem like a two-horse race between the US and China, the EU was the first region in the world to have created a legal framework for AI and is starting to massively invest in supercomputing and innovation. As the European Commission said, “The race for AI is far from over.”

Is Europe still in the AI race?

Europe may be lagging behind in AI technology, but DeepSeek’s rise is a sign it could catch up.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is allowed. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Gymnastics

Tenerife is a dream holiday destination for many with year-round sun and beautiful beaches. But with a rising population and an increase in tourist numbers, the island is struggling to cope: The water treatment infrastructure is overloaded and untreated waste-water is often discharged into the sea, a health danger to swimmers, surfers, and wildlife.

The island’s water treatment infrastructure is overloaded meaning untreated discharge into the sea, a health risk for swimmers and surfers.

Re: Tenerife's Sewage Problem

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism. They are calling on support from Nato, whilst worrying about the isolationist turn that Donald Trump's administration could take.

President Trump & European Defence Policy

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism.

Mapping the World Essentials

Forget about polar bears and their pristine icy wilderness. As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

An Arctic Cold War

As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

Stories of Conflict

The billionaire owner of X has announced loud and clear his support for the AFD in the upcoming German federal elections. Research shows that bots on his social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

Bots on Musk's social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

How Elon Musk is Manipulating the German Election

José James, the jazz artist of the hip-hop generation, plays an hour of mellow, calming tunes at the Mojo Club, a cult venue for Hamburg nightlife.

Hamburg Sessions

José James, the jazz artist of the hip-hop generation, plays an hour of music as hushed as a caress.

José James

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.

Montevideo: Dancing to the Rhythm of Carnival

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

360° Reportage

Dancers from the Compagnie Hervé Koubi take over the Château d'Ormesson for Sur Mesure. This performance, a blend of dance and acrobatics, is brought to life by Quatuor Voce and Jasser Haj Youssef.

Sur Mesure

An encounter between dance and classical music led by the Compagnie Hervé Koubi.

Compagnie Hervé Koubi

What is the secret of a good relationship? Ronja von Rönne meets Anna König and Paul Hoepner, who are in an open relationship and Kalle and Annett Wulf, who have been monogamous for years. How have they managed to preserve their love and build a happy life together?

A Good Relationship

What is the secret of a good relationship? Ronja von Rönne meets people who live in open and monogamous relationships.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to find out the cause of this unusual event. A musical short film that plunges into the world of conspiracy theories.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to understand why it happened.

I Am the Architect of My Life

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

ARTE Reportage

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

The latest adaptation of The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey in the title role, definitively buried the cliché of the blonde, blue-eyed siren. Now there are mermaids of every race, gender and body type. The Afro-American mermaids are having their fourth gathering in Miami, organised by Melanee Schneider.

Florida Mermaids: A Passion for the Waves

Mermaids in Florida are from all backgrounds, gender, and body type.

Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel is notorious for crime, drug use, and a party vibe. But what for some is a dangerous zombie land, is also home to some 3,500 ordinary Frankfurters. A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

Re: Frankfurt's Notorious Station District

The menopause can still be a taboo subject for many. But in Spain, particularly progressive in women’s rights, a more open discussion about this period in a woman’s life is taking place.

In Spain, a more open discussion about the menopause is taking place.

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"The big problem of science is that science is not a very good storyteller" says the Israeli philosopher and bestselling writer Yuval Noah Harari. Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

With Yuval Noah Harari

Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

Finnish Henna Virkkunen is in charge of technical sovereignty, security and democracy and has taken over the most sensitive files at the moment: regulating platforms and social media in the face of disinformation and against a backdrop of online hatred and artificial intelligence. In a way, Europe facing up to its values.

Interview with Henna Virkkunen

Interview with Henna Virkkunen, vice-president of the European Commission.

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After a long collaboration with Modeselektor as Moderat, Apparat returns to making music alone. The result is ‘LP5’, set to be an ambient classic, performed live in the majestic surroundings of the Palais de la Découverte in Paris.

Passengers: Palais de la Découverte

After a long collaboration with Modeselektor Apparat returns to making music alone. The result is ‘LP5’ set to be an ambient classic performed live in the majestic surroundings of the Palais de la Découverte in Paris.

Apparat

"Paper Planes", "Bucky Done Gun"... In the 2000s, the singer M.I.A. was at the top of the charts. In her lyrics she regularly denounced the civil war in Sri Lanka and the persecution suffered by her people: the Tamils. Originally from India and Sri Lanka, the Tamil population numbers 85 million people around the world. Tracks meets young Tamil artists in Europe who are walking in M.I.A’s footsteps and re-imagining Tamil culture.

In M.I.A.'s Footsteps: Tamil Culture Conquers the World

Tracks meets young Tamil artists in Europe who are walking in M.I.A’s footsteps and re-imagining Tamil culture.

Celebrated Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani talks about her writing, the immigrant experience and her latest novel published in French: ‘J’emporterai le feu’.

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