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In April 1974, left-wing factions in the Portuguese military staged a coup against the authoritarian regime which had been in power for half a century. The uprising was largely peaceful and went down in history as the Carnation Revolution. But the path to a democratic Portugal was not easy and not without obstacles.

Carnations against Dictatorship

On the night of 24 April 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the Salazar dictatorship, paving the way for a democratic Portugal.

Portugal

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

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

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

The Baltic States are blessed with beautiful unspoilt wildernesses that are as rich in flora and fauna as they are in human tradition.  In this episode we visit the island of Kihnu and the Alutaguse national park in Estonia, as well as the Pape nature reserve in Latvia.

Estonia and Latvia

The Baltic States are blessed with unspoilt landcapes that are as rich in wildlife as they are in human tradition.

A Journey through the Baltic States (1/2)

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

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

In 1956, a team of journalists launch a new and innovative current affairs programme. A chronicle of its era that is part political drama, part spy thriller, The Hour dives into the busy atmosphere of a BBC newsroom, when television news was just beginning. Created by Abi Morgan, with Dominic West, Ben Whishaw and Romola Garai.

Prize-winning drama set in a 1950s BBC television newsroom. With Dominic West.

The Hour

For a long time, Harvey Keitel felt out of place. Born into a poor Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he was brought up by his strict grandfather who taught him religion and modesty. Plagued by self-doubt, young Harvey preferred the attractions of Coney Island to the synagogue and found solace in the cinema. After a stint in the marines, he would eventually find his way into the world of film. 
With extensive archive footage, this documentary explores the chequered career of one of America’s most charismatic film actors, famous for his tough guy roles in films by Quentin Tarantino and his good friend Martin Scorsese.

This documentary explores the chequered career of one of America’s most charismatic film actors, famous for his roles in films by Tarantino and Scorsese.

Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

From antiquity to the present day, a dense account of two millennia of intolerance and persecution of the Jews, supported by the fascinating insights from a host of scholars.

In the Beginning: 38 - 1144

A history of anti-Jewish feeling from ancient Alexandria to the crusades.

A History of Antisemitism (1/4)

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

A joyous return to the stage for Zach Condon and his European folk-focussed indie project Beirut. This is music as imagined landscape, a romantic sweep of Europe's past through the eyes of an American troubadour. From his Balkan-tinged debut in 2006, through a bohemian France dreamed up on 2007's The Flying Cup Club and on towards the Dutch and Mexican influences of his later material, Beirut is clearly the work of a singular vision while remaining hauntingly familiar, a half-remembered dream of a past life. Latest album Hadsel was inspired by a short time spent exiled in northern Norway, an emotional return to form released in 2023.

Live in Berlin's Tempodrom

After some time in the wilderness, Zach Condon leads his romantic indie-folk project to a triumphant return to the stage.

Beirut

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

This investigation reveals how people smugglers are using social media to encourage migrants to cross the English Channel illegally. In their TikTok videos, smugglers promote their services and compete with untenable promises: "crossing in just 3 hours", "1000% safe crossing", charging between €1,700 and €4,000 per person to take the perilous journey to reach Britain.

TikTok and People Smugglers

How people smugglers are using social media to encourage migrants to cross the English Channel illegally and getting rich in the process.

Data Sources

On 1 May 2004, the European Union welcomed ten new members, including eight countries from Central and Eastern Europe. This massive enlargement changed overnight the dynamics of the EU. Twenty years on, how has this enlargement in the East shaped the new member states and the EU as a whole?

EU enlargement into eastern Europe was a major geopolitical moment in 2004. A focus on the European Union's biggest decision and its consequences.

EU Enlargement: Twenty Years On

In 2022, a corruption scandal shook Brussels and the European Parliament. At the centre of it was Eva Kaili, Vice-President of the European Parliament. It was about political influence, corruption, and suitcases full of cash. When “Qatargate” broke in December 2022 it shocked Europe. Current and former MEPs were arrested and questioned as a major corruption scandal emerged. Could Morocco and Qatar really be buying off EU politicians and influencing European legislation?

Political influence, corruption, and suitcases full of cash. ‘Qatargate’ shook the European Union.

Qatargate - Corruption in the EU

An international expedition is exploring the island volcano of Santorini from underwater for the first time. Their research vessel is drilling down to reveal the volcano's explosive history. What impact did its eruption 3600 years ago have on the area? And could the slumbering giant erupt again?

What impact did its eruption 3600 years ago have on the area? And could the slumbering giant erupt again?

The Secrets of Santorini

The British pub is a veritable institution and a vital part of British culture. But in the wake of the Covid pandemic, more and more pubs are closing their doors. A report from London on why these cherished spaces are struggling to make ends meet.

Since the Covid pandemic, more and more British pubs have been going out of business. But why?

Re: Last Round for British Pubs?

When Mark Zuckerberg launched the metaverse it was going to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. How Zuck made the embodied internet so uninspiring.

Nothing Else Metas

The metaverse was supposed to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. And it was really uninspiring.

Super Fails

In Mauritania, travel writer Blanche de Richemont explores life in the desert sands by meeting the women of the Adrar, a mountainous region where traditional nomadic culture is still very much alive.

In Mauritania, travel writer Blanche de Richemont sets off to meet the women of the Adrar region of the Sahara.

Desert Women of Mauritania

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Five centuries after Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck first passionately drew the city of Rome, urban sketchers are revisiting his legacy. Following in his footsteps, this documentary combines the pleasures of art history and drawing in the open air.

Five centuries after Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck first passionately drew the city of Rome, urban sketchers are revisiting his legacy. 

Rome According to Maarten van Heemskerck

Under the baton of Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra performs works by Lili Boulanger, Romualdas Gražinis and Anton Bruckner.

Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

In Brussels, most single-parent families are headed by women. Being a single mother often means being poor with single-parent households four times more likely to fall below the poverty line. But support is there with the Single Parents' House.

In Brussels, most single-parent families are headed by women. Being a lone mother often means being poor with single-parent households four times more likely to fall below the poverty line. But support is there with the Single Parents' House.

Re: The Brussels Single-Parent House

In this episode of his series on Swiss mores, David Castello-Lopes heads to Zurich to investigate – in his own inimitable style – why the city is such a show-off. What he finds there are world-beating universities, venerable banking institutions, and wealthy people living happy lives… is it any wonder Zurich is so pleased with itself?

This programme by Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR is part of the European Collection, a joint initiative from European public service media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Why is Zurich such a show-off?

In his own inimitable style, David Castello-Lopes asks why exactly Zurich is so pleased with itself?

Switzerland

It’s the sound from South Africa that went global during lockdown: Amapiano mixes deep house with traditional music to create a sound that is spiritual and celebratory, and for some its a way of life. Tracks went to find out more about it.

Amapiano: The Sound of South Africa

House music was born in Chicago but South Africa has given the genre its own spin: Amapiano.

Tracks

Inter-island traffic was already essential when the Vikings, originally from what is now Norway, populated the Faroe Islands. But out in the North Atlantic high winds means sailing was not always possible. Rowing became essential and is today the national sport which is very popular with women.

Faroe Islands: A Passion for Rowing

Rowing is the national sport in the Faroe Islands and many women are passionate rowers.

360° Reportage

Amid the social strife of 1970s Britain emerged NWOBHM, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. New bands from ordinary British towns and suburbs like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard; Saxon, and Girlschool changed the face of amplified music and created a musical and cultural revolution. This is the story of Heavy Metal Kingdom.

The New wave of British Heavy Metal

Amid the social strife of 1970s Britain emerged the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a musical and cultural revolution.

Heavy Metal Kingdom

Is it possible to eradicate smoking from society? As the UK takes steps to relegate smoking to the ash heap of history with a potential generational smoking ban, we look at changing circumstances though out the continent.

ARTE Europe Weekly

The UK wants to stub out smoking with a ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2009. But could a smoke-free Europe follow ? 

A War On Smoking

With his trademark irony, David Castello-Lopes takes us on a voyage of discovery through Switzerland, seeking answers to the seemingly simple questions that nobody can answer. In this episode, David investigates why Bern was chosen to be the capital of the country, despite being neither as rich nor as populous as its rival contenders.

This programme by Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR is part of the European Collection, a joint initiative from European public service media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Why is Bern the capital?

With a twist of irony, David Castello-Lopes investigates how Bern came to be the capital of Switzerland.

What do The Strokes, Daft Punk and King Krule have in common? They've all contributed to making Mount Kimbie the group they are today. Tracks invited the British duo to a Parisian record shop to pick out ten vinyl records that have influenced their sound. 

Mount Kimbie

What do The Strokes, Daft Punk and King Krule have in common? They've all contributed to making Mount Kimbie the group they are today. 

Tracks: Record Box

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

The turbulent history of the people that work the land, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. Episode 2: Around the year 1000 an economic boom comes to Europe as peasants enter the market economy. But in the 14th century famine, war, and plague put an end to economic growth and it is not long before the great peasant uprisings begin.

Rebellion and War (2/4)

Around the year 1000 an economic boom comes to Europe as peasants enter the market economy.

Ploughing Tilling Fighting: A History of Peasants

The turbulent history of the people that work the land, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. Final episode: In the 19th century, the industrial revolution turned the peasant world upside down. The old village communities were dispersed and the agrarian population plummeted with the rural exodus.

Against the Rest of the World (4/4)

Final episode: In the 19th century, the industrial revolution turned the peasant world upside down. 

A surprising number of Italians feel nostalgic for fascist leader Mussolini, who they see as a great statesman. But is today’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni and her post-fascist government causing an upsurge of far-right activity?

Is Giorgia Meloni and her post-fascist government causing an upsurge of far-right activity?

Re: Neo-fascism in Italy

Eminent jazz singer Dianne Reeves has won several Grammy Awards, and performed alongside luminaries like Harry Belafonte and Sérgio Mendes. Her appearances in the series Sex and the City and the George Clooney film Good Night, and Good Luck brought her inimitable voice to an even wider audience. The arrangements for the Frankfurt Radio Big Band here are by John Beasley.

With the Frankfurt Radio Bigband

Jazz icon Dianne Reeves performs a selection of popular American songs backed by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band.

Dianne Reeves

Accept have roots trailing back to the end of the sixties and have driven a steamroller through every decade since. Central to the German heavy metal scene and progenitors of thrash and speed metal, catch them as they rip through the classics at Belgian festival Alacatraz. 

Alcatraz 2022

The German heavy metal heavyweights parade some thrash speed classics at Belgium's Alcatraz festival.  

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Fadi Mohem hails from Berlin, where he discovered his passion for electronic music at an early age. Choosing to become a sound engineer enabled him to work on his own sonic creations. Influenced by early Detroit techno as well as dub techno, drum'n'bass and Berlin IDM, this DJ, performer and producer in residence at the prestigious Berghain club never tires of pushing the boundaries.

Time Warp 2024

Artist in residence at the Berghain, Berlin-born Fadi Mohem displays all his talent as a sound engineer.

Fadi Mohem

For many fans, Ben Klock, artist-in-residence at the legendary Berghain club for many years and a leading figure on the Berlin music scene, is the embodiment of contemporary techno. Italian DJ and producer Adiel has created a techno sound over the years that is both deep and obscure - a musical jungle filled with occult atmospheres.

Adiel's dark techno meets the world of the iconic Ben Klock, in residence at Berlin's Berghain club.

Ben Klock & Adiel

Many Europeans are probably descended from medieval peasants, but we know remarkably little about the lives of the peasantry. Often derided and misunderstood, this four-part documentary tells the story of these people at the bottom of the social scale from the early Middle Ages onwards.

The Beginning (1/4)

The turbulent history of the people that work the land, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day.

If you are Russian and you oppose Putin, you can expect to be targeted, even if you flee abroad. Tracks meets the artist community in exile in Asia and Europe who are on the Kremlin’s list.

Putin's Revenge

Tracks meets the artist community in exile in Asia and Europe who are on the Kremlin’s list.

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