Crazy Borders

From the frontiers of the Roman Empire to the European Schengen area, a fascinating trip through the origins of borders.

When Italy capitulated in 1943, some soldiers from the German Wehrmacht also changed sides and joined the Italians.

Every year Israel builds more and more road infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, encouraging new settlements to house the overspill from the crowded urban centres of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. 

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

A journey north from Cape Town through one of South Africa’s most unspoilt and beautiful regions.

A Russian soldier contacts the sister of a missing Ukrainian soldier. He says he killed him. Data Sources investigates. .

A technical feat and the pride of Ukraine, this is the story of a giant of aviation history, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

A blow-by-blow account of one momentous day that marked a turning point in the history of a nation and its people.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

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

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

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

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

Cultural workers are calling for a Europe-wide work status that protects artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI.

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

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

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

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.