Tracks East

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Against a backdrop of high tension and open discrimination, the Queer artistic community In Tbilisi is resisting.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

Romanians close to the Ukrainian border are living in fear of Russian drone attacks.

Two years of war has taken its toll on Ukraine, and the psychological wounds are becoming ever more apparent.

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

For many, family means love and cohesion but can also be a source of tension and conflict.

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