42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Life emerged about four billion years ago, but exactly where and how it started is unclear. 42 tries to find out the answer.

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

Absurd images have invaded our social media apps. But is this ‘brain rot’ an interesting aesthetic? Or just mindless content?

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

Can beauty make us happier? And what is the real power of beauty? A philosophical exploration hosted by Ronja von Rönne.

Between pounding techno, visual explorations and performance art: Two top DJs duet at the Stone Techno festival.

Ronja meets ex-player Kevin Pannewitz, who was kicked out of professional football due to lack of discipline

Introverted and successful: artists show how being quiet can be a strength - on and off the stage.

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

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

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

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

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

Hellfest kicks off now! Day one of France's most famous heavy metal festival includes sets from Shelter and The Plot In You.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.