Duels of History

Many African migrants coming to France end up in the Paris suburbs such as Montfermeil. In a local hospital, a group of women healthcare professionals are helping vulnerable pregnant migrants who are often traumatised by their experiences.

Three survivors of the Rwandan genocide level terrible accusations at the French army

In a time when dating apps are dominating our desires, is there space for romantic love? 

Friedrich Ebert and Rosa Luxemburg comrades on the left - and yet became bitter enemies.

Did French Queen Marie-Antoinette really betray her adopted country? And was Robespierre a dictator or a democrat?

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? 

Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? 

How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin become a national story that divided France?

In her battle against Ronald Reagan, activist Angela Davis became the icon of an entire generation.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

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

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

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

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

British band bring Me The Horizon bring their power metalcore to the main stage at Hellfest.

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

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

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