Duels of History

This vertical slum was a hotbed of crime, but also full of factories, cheap shops and a strong community.

Chinese influencers are convincing people from across the country to colonise Xinjiang.

One billionaire who fled to the US is ringing the alarm over Chinese millionaires who seem to be going 'missing'

How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

Sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel had a passionate affair, but things turned sour.

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

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

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

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.

Legendary Berlin duo Modeselektor return to Sónar Festival with a new live set of eclectic rave sounds.

Ukrainian phenomenon Carpetman brings his swaying electro to the ESNS festival.

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is a strategic partner for the EU.

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

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

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

Spain has seen a surge in visa applications from Americans who want to leave Trump's America.

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