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First performed in Vienna in 1824, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 celebrates its bicentenary in 2024. With its famous chorale finale based on Schiller's poem "An die Freude"(Ode to Joy), this monumental work of art is today one of the symbols of European unity. How was this symphony created? And how has its message been interpreted and reinterpreted over the years?

200 Years of Beethoven's Ninth

From its creation in 1824 to the present day, the story of a monumental musical work.

The Power of Music

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

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Don't Follow You Around the Room

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?

Gymnastics

Conductors Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä, Riccardo Chailly and Petr Popelka conduct the four movements of Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 9' in succession across Europe. An epic concert celebrating the bicentenary of the creation of Beethoven's masterpiece.

Leipzig | Paris | Milan | Vienna

Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä, Riccardo Chailly and Petr Popelka conduct the four movements of the ‘Ninth’ in succession across Europe.

Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

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?

The Painting that Divides Humanity

What would happen if the primates took over? Since the first film was released in 1968, the Planet of the Apes franchise has asked questions of contemporary society through the prism of an audacious sci-fi story. A fascinating focus on a hugely sucessful pop-culture phenomenon.

A Milestone of Science Fiction

Since the first film was released in 1968, the Planet of the Apes franchise has asked questions of contemporary society through the prism of an audacious sci-fi story.

The Planet of the Apes

From Chur, Switzerland’s oldest city, to Tirano in Northern Italy, the Bernina Express winds its way through deep valleys and wild gorges, crossing some 196 bridges and going through 55 tunnels in its journey through the Graubünden Alps. A journey to discover one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world and an audacious feat of engineering.

A Train through the Alps

 A journey of discovery on one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world, and an audacious feat of engineering.

The Bernina Express

A team of 40 researchers embark on an expedition to explore the remotest parts of Patagonia, the world at the end of the world. With two representatives of the Kawésqar indigenous people, the team sails to the limestone island of Madre de Dios where they explore the magnificent Calvo glacier, and countless caves and subterranean rivers.

A team of 40 researchers embark on an expedition to explore the remotest parts of Patagonia, the world at the end of the world.

Patagonia: The Final Frontier

Paul Auster’s latest novel ‘4321’ gives four different scenarios for the life of its central character, Isaac Archibald Ferguson. With contributions from his wife and fellow writer Siri Hustvedt, filmmaker Wim Wenders and artist Sam Messer, this documentary explores Auster’s writing and his life.
 

Paul Auster - A Game of Chance

After the end of the Second World War, American Major Steve Arnold is tasked with finding out which side the famous conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who had decided to stay in Nazi Germany, was on. Was the legendary figure of classical music a Nazi?

The Furtwängler Case

Was famous conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, for or against the Nazis? Feature film biopic.

Taking Sides

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

ARTE Reportage

On 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed, enshrining the creation of NATO just four years after the end of the Second World War. The primary objective of this military alliance of twelve European and North American countries was to prevent war in Europe and to counter the expansion of the Soviet bloc. Since its creation in the Cold War, the organisation has grown from 12 to 31 member states - including several former Eastern Bloc nations. Weakened by its turbulent history, NATO is facing a growing number of challenges: the difficulty of coordinating its members, the logistical obstacles in the event of an attack on European soil, and the threat, raised by Donald Trump, of an American withdrawal, at a time when European defence is almost entirely dependent on the United States.

A look back at the turbulent history of the military alliance facing unprecedented challenges in the face of Putin's Russia.

Putin, NATO, and Europe

William Frederick Cody aka Buffalo Bill - a self-made man who went from bison hunter in the American West to international showman. His Wild West spectacular was hugely popular in the USA and in Europe and has shaped our imagination of the America Frontier ever since.

Inventor of the Wild West

The Wild West showman who thrilled Europe and America with his extravagant spectacles and shaped our idea of the American Frontier.

Buffalo Bill

Didier Noirot, a cinematographer and diver, has been exploring the Mediterranean for a decade. Despite the damage done by human activity, its waters are teeming with life and Didier has captured rarely-seen-before animal behaviour. 

Filmmaker Didier Noirot captures the behaviour of marine life that has rarely, if ever, been filmed before.

My Mediterranean - An Underwater Realm (1/2)

While anti-war and pro-Palestine protests heat up across university campuses around the world. At this year’s Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in the Swedish city of Malmö on Saturday, the Palestinian flag will be notably absent as boycott campaigns swirl over Israel’s participation. This ARTE Europe Weekly, we look at how camp culture and geopolitics have always gone hand-in-hand at Eurovision.

ARTE Europe Weekly

The globally televised song contest Eurovision insists it’s not political. But the most recent chapter in a decades-long history of political tension behind the event’s glitzy backdrop suggests a different story.

Israel’s war on Gaza takes centre stage at Eurovision

Behind its wholesome and eco-friendly image, the Swedish furniture giant - the world's biggest consumer of wood - has some highly unscrupulous practices. An investigation into the Scandinavian multinational with an insatiable appetite for raw materials, or how Ikea plunders the planet.

Behind its wholesome image, the Swedish furniture giant has some highly unscrupulous practices.

How Ikea Plunders the Planet

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

In one day in April 1974, the Carnation Revolution in Portugal put an end to the Salazar dictatorship and five centuries of colonisation. This documentary is a blow-by-blow account of this momentous day that marked a turning point in the history of a nation and its people.

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

Portugal: April 1974

Against an immaculate and bucolic backdrop of summer in Sweden, two teenagers find themselves falling in love with one another. This bittersweet romance is acclaimed filmmaker Roy Andersson’s debut feature.

Two teenagers find love in this bittersweet 1960s romance by Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson.

A Swedish Love Story

The foundations of the Philharmonie de Paris better be stable as they take the full impact of a concert by Behemoth, Poland's most famous metal band. As much a visual shock as an aural one, in the purest metal tradition.

Philharmonie de Paris

These Polish metal giants storm the Philharmonie de Paris.

Behemoth

Ryan Gosling has been in show business his whole life but it was not until 2011 with the critically acclaimed box office hits of ‘Crazy Stupid Love’, ‘Drive’ and ‘The Ides of March’ that Gosling became a star. Portrait of an actor more complicated than he may seem.   

Ryan Gosling has been in show business his whole life but it was not until 2011 he became a star.

Simply Ryan Gosling

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Silke Pan was an acrobat until she became paralysed after an accident. Then came the next stage in her career as a paralympic champion. This documentary is a portrait of an extraordinary athlete and her strong relationship with her husband and coach.

Silke Pan was an acrobat until she became paralysed after an accident, so she retrained as paralympic cyclist.

An Acrobatic Life

Fire in the Sky reveals how researchers have gained new insight into the impact of the Northern Lights on infrastructure and animal behavior. The documentary explains why solar storms can be a danger to humanity with the power to damage satellites, stop air traffic, and paralyze power grids and telecommunications networks.

Northern Lights have fascinated and disturbed our ancestors for centuries. But they could also endanger our future

Fire in the Sky

La Chica joins pianist Marino Palma (aka El Duende) and his orchestra at Jazz sous les Pommiers. A spellbinding concert as always with this Franco-Venezuelan musician.

Jazz sous les Pommiers 2024

La Chica heads into orchestral mode with the help of pianist Marino Palma.

La Chica & El Duende Orchestra

Canblaster celebrate the release of their album LIBEROSIS at Nuits Sonores. A live performance that takes us into cyberpunk territory.

Nuits Sonores Festival 2024

The discreet but formidable Canblaster at Nuits Sonores.

Canblaster

Flutist, vocalist and composer Naïssam Jalal invites Jazz sous les Pommiers to join her for the beguiling mixture of jazz and the musical traditions of North India in her Landscapes of Eternity project.

Musician Naïssam Jalal presents her Landscapes of Eternity project at Jazz sous les Pommiers.

Naïssam Jalal

In the middle of the forests of cork oaks, and then in the kitchen with an unparalleled cook, we discover the specialties of the Alentejo.

Terroir Cuisine: Alentejo

Jennifer Cardini and Nuits Sonores have a longstanding love affair. The cult French DJ is back once again in Lyon for a techno-house set of bangers to get the city moving.

One of France's biggest DJs takes the stage at Nuits Sonores.

Jennifer Cardini

Nuits Sonores brings the one and only Fatboy Slim to Lyon for an unmissable show. This dance music pioneer and electro wizard is sure to get the whole town grooving to his idiosyncratic beat.

Festival Nuits Sonores 2024

90s legend Fatboy Slim gets the Nuits Sonores festival dancing.

Fatboy Slim

British duo Paranoid London unleash their raw blend of techno, punk and house at Nuits Sonores 2024. A live performance that will have the whole of Lyon buzzing, both literally and figuratively.

The Paranoid London duo bring their raw and frantic energy to Nuits Sonores.

Paranoid London

Marion Rampal plays the bird of paradise at Jazz sous les Pommiers. In Coutances, the singer introduces us to Oizel, an album in which avian creatures take the lion's share.

Marion Rampal presents her album Oizel to the Jazz sous les Pommiers audience.

Marion Rampal

With seven political groups, the European Parliament is a jungle of acronyms. There’s the EPP, the S&D, the Greens/EFA, ID and Renew Europe, to name a few. These groups are formed based on ideology rather than nationality, and often manage to forge alliances across the political divide.

There are 705 MEPs and only seven political groups. But what does that mean, exactly?

What political groups can MEPs join?

The idea behind the Concert for Europe, an event organised by the Berlin Philharmonic since 1991, is to take over places steeped in history and culture. This year, the German phalanx travels to Tsinandali in Georgia, at the crossroads of East and West. Lisa Batiashvili plays Brahms's Violin Concerto and the orchestra is conducted by Daniel Harding.The second half features Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

Berlin Philharmonic Live in Georgia

The Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Daniel Harding, celebrates the anniversary of its foundation and European rapprochement in Georgia.

Concert for Europe 2024

For the past fourteen years, Brice has taken his herd of cows to graze in vast pastures in the mountains, five months out of the year. He loves to run to the point of exhaustion in the Pyrenees, across the steep slopes, ridges and rocks at 3000 metres above sea level. It's a spartan, lonely existence, but for Brice, it is the definition of happiness.

360° GEO

It's a spartan, lonely existence, but for Brice, it is the definition of happiness

Escape to a Hut in the Pyrenees

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the helm of Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel performs Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Franz Liszt’s Piano Concert No. 1 with Evgeny Kissin as soloist.

Salzburg Festival 2020

Gustavo Dudamel and Evgeny Kissin

Sven Philipp and Martin Rheinländer run workshops called  “Strengthening Masculinity” to teach men about women, flirting and sex. But critics like Christoph May and Susanne Kaiser warn against these types of workshops, which they say promote toxic male values and old-fashioned ideas. Christoph became so bored and annoyed by his male-dominated environment that he now avoids all-male groups as much as possible. As a researcher, he often gives public lectures, urging men to rethink critically their role in society.

Being a Man in the Modern World

The pick-up artist industrial complex has come to Germany.

Re: Male Identity Crisis

The so-called Wandering Jew is a figure from 13th century Christian folk tales. He is said to have wandered all over Europe for several centuries. According to the stories, he refused Jesus a short rest at his threshold. As the Jewish man chased him away, Christ condemned him to roam the world forever. Many artists were inspired by this legend and depicted an often contemptuous or frightening figure. This documentary tells the eventful cultural history of the Wandering Jew archetype.

A Cultural History

This documentary tells the eventful cultural history of the Wandering Jew archetype.

The Wandering Jew

Icelandic prodigy Laufey invites you into her mesmerising world for this edition of Sounds Like Art, where music meets the visual arts. A colourful outing to the Barberini Musuem in Potsdam, home to many masterpieces from Impressionist greats like Monet, Munch and Signac.

Monet | Munch | Signac

A dialogue between music and the visual arts: Icelandic singer Laufey performs in Berlin's Barberini Museum.

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The Power of Music

200 Years of Beethoven's Ninth

Gymnastics

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Don't Follow You Around the Room

Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

Leipzig | Paris | Milan | Vienna

Gymnastics

The Painting that Divides Humanity

The Planet of the Apes

A Milestone of Science Fiction

The Bernina Express

A Train through the Alps

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Fire in the Sky

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Nuits Sonores Festival 2024

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Terroir Cuisine: Alentejo