Mapping the World

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

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint.

As cheap cashmere clothes flood the world market, the environmental impacts of increased production are becoming clear.  

Moldova is torn in two - part of the population wants rapprochement with the European Union, part looks back nostalgically to the Soviet era.

Afour-day festival out in the desert next to the dried-up Aral Sea, attracts locals and foreigners alike to this party in the desert.

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

Since 1943, Lebanon has been caught up in the conflicts of its neighbours.

Rare earths are the essential resource of the twenty first century, needed for electric cars, smart phones, and renewable energy.

Denmark faces two serious threats: Donald Trump's predatory ambitions over Greenland, and intimidation from Russia.

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

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

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

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

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.  

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.

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