42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Is it possible to modify our genes?

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

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

Be they mermaids or octopuses, artists are pushing the boundaries of species and challenging the place of human beings at the top. 

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

What should Europe do about its damaged and depleted soil?

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre.

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? 

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

The US and Israel’s war is inevitably also Europe’s war. But Europe is divided on how to act.

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

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

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

ow 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

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

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

You can’t get rid of the ‘oldest profession in the world,’ but European countries are grappling with how to regulate the sex trade.