42: The Answer to Almost Everything

German athletes and musicians from a migration background talk about their struggles against racism.

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

There have never been more opportunities for sex in our liberated world. But how come we havz less sex today than in the past?

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Who really were our ancestors? And what can our DNA tell us about them and us?

Black holes can tell us a lot about the universe. But could they hold the key to understanding our world? 

The universe is big. So big, that surely 'Earthlings' can't possibly be the only form of intelligent life

Pain has a bad reputation, and we do everything we can to avoid it. But is it necessary?

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.

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

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.

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

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

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

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

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

Arson, sabotage and destabilisation operations: Russia has stepped up its covert activities on European soil.