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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

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

Who really were The Who? From the anonymous suburbs of London to worldwide fame, The Who were perhaps the most versatile of British bands during the 1960s. This is the story of Pete Townshend (guitar); Roger Daltrey (voice), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums) and the extraordinary creativity they unleashed onto the world of pop.

One Band's Explosive Story

Who really were The Who? From the anonymous suburbs of London to worldwide fame, The Who were perhaps the most versatile of British bands during the 1960s.

The Who

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

William Frederick Cody - aka Buffalo Bill - was 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

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

While anti-war and pro-Palestine protests heat up across university campuses around the world; att 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. In this episode of 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As a brave new world of ubiquitous AI arrives, an overview of the latest tech advances. Europe is playing catch up in the frantic AI technology race but has an ever-growing number of start-ups specialising in the field. Jonas Andrulis, founder of Aleph Alpha, a company based in Heidelberg in Germany, is looking to generate AI capable of streamlining the work of public bodies. Frenchman Thomas Wolf, co-founder of the Hugging Face platform, favours open source AI that is accessible to all. As for Han Xiao, the founder of Berlin start-up Jina AI, his ambition is to create a generative AI  (capable of creating content autonomously) that could outperform ChatGPT. 

The AI Technology Race

As a brave new world of ubiquitous AI arrives, an overview of the latest tech advances. Can Europe keep up with China and the USA?

Smart New World

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

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

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

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

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The red fox, winter or summer, is always on the hunt for food. Despite the fact it keeps rodent populations in check, it's an animal with an extremely bad reputation, resented for going after chickens and thought of as a pest. 

The Secret Life of the Prairie

Despite the fact it keeps rodent populations in check, the fox has an extremely bad reputation

Myths and Legends of Wild Animals

In the Middle Ages, owls were nailed to doors, cats persecuted almost to extinction, and magpies considered unscrupulous thieves. But the animals are not only harmless, they also bring numerous advantages to the humans they live near. Cats keep mice populations in check at home, while in the fields the silent owl stops rodents from destroying the harvest. This documentary series appreciates the beauty of animals who've long been feared and hated in popular mythology. 

Barn Owls, Cats and Magpies

In the Middle Ages, owls were nailed to doors, cats persecuted almost to extinction, and magpies considered unscrupulous thieves

In a world where animals are viewed as products, 70 million are slaughtered every year for food after a bleak life of suffering. This documentary goes inside the factory to show how animals are farmed on an industrial scale to satisfy consumer's appetite for cheap abundant food.

In a world where animals are viewed as products, 70 million are slaughtered every year for food after a bleak life of suffering.

Production Line Animals

In 2020 a strange phenomenon was reported in the waters around Gibraltar. Killer whales began ramming into sailing vessels and tearing off their rudders. These interactions, which terrify sailors, have only increased since.  Why are Orcas, highly intelligent animals, behaving in this way?

Unexplained Attacks off Gibraltar

Killer whales began ramming into boats in 2020 off Gibraltar. Why are they behaving in this way?

Orcas Alert!

In Sicily, local people are committed to protecting their island's precious flora and fauna. In Palermo, Carmela Dacchille is passionate about the plants found in the city. Anna Giordano is waging a fierce battle against the powerful local hunting lobby. And Patrizia, daughter of the famous free diver Enzo Maiorca, is fighting against illegal fishing.

A trip to Sicily where local people are passionate about protecting the precious flora and fauna of the Mediterranean's largest island.

Sicily: Italy's Island Under the Sun

Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France invite Alexandre Kantorow to play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2. A concert also featuring music by Prokofiev.

90 years of the Orchestre National de France

Pianist Alexandre Kantorow joins forces with the Orchestre National de France.

Cristian Măcelaru conducts Chopin and Prokofiev

Sharing a border with Russia, the atmosphere in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia is tense. Nobody there is under any illusion: If Ukraine falls, the Baltic states will be next on Putin's hitlist. How do artists live with this ever-present threat?

Baltic States: Life on the Edge

If Ukraine falls, the Baltic states will next. How do artists live with this ever-present threat?

Tracks East

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

Maria is in the final stages of becoming a midwife. As a devout Catholic and member of the Slovak pro-life movement, she is fighting for a sweeping ban on abortion that would not allow the procedure under any circumstances or exceptions. Maria is also opposed to same-sex marriage, and is optimistic about the European Union shifting to the right. Until now, she has felt underrepresented in EU institutions.

Reproductive rights

Maria, an aspiring midwife in Slovakia, is fighting against abortion rights and same-sex marriage.

Maria the anti-abortion activist in Slovakia

Camilla Lyngaard Larsen is a marine biologist in northern Denmark. She is working on a European research project called “Ultfarms”, which investigates whether offshore wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic can be used more sustainably. She discusses seaweed farming and European cooperation, but also asks whether the EU investing enough in this innovative project.  

Research and innovation

This Danish marine biologist is studying how to make offshore wind farms more sustainable.  

Camilla the Danish marine biologist

Since Croatia joined the Schengen area in 2023, twice as many refugees have entered the country illegally than in the previous year. Reports of police acting violently and pushing asylum seekers back to Europe’s external borders have been published by the media. To curb illegal immigration, Croatia recently introduced joint border controls with Italy and Slovenia.

Migration

As an asylum centre psychologist, Andrea works hard to make life more humane for refugees in Croatia.  

Andrea the psychologist in Croatia

Artificial intelligence allows infinite possibilities for manipulating images, video and audio. What impact could this have on election campaigns, particularly in Europe? And what is being done about AI-generated disinformation? We investigated.

Disinformation, deep fakes... How will artificial intelligence affect the election campaign and our democracy?

AI and elections: is the EU ready?

Can a piece of street art express the feelings of an entire community and become the subject of a police manhunt? Yes, if it's by Banksy. In memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in 2015, the famous graffiti artist covered a door of the building with the graffiti "The Sad Girl", which was then stolen…

When a famous Banksy was stolen from Paris, it sparked a police manhunt.

Banksy, the Bataclan and the Sad Girl

Pianists Alice Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano have been close friends for several years now and they are back together again for this high-flying duet at the Auditorium de Radio France.

Piano Duo

Two young pianists at the top of their game.

Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano

If they had to give up one of the five senses, most people would choose their sense of smell. But to lose this sense would more damaging than you might think. Because while smells bring back memories, they also alert us to our state of health and possible dangers... 

Why Is Smell So Important?

Our sense of smell is linked to our memory, but also alerts us to our state of health and possible dangers... 

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

In 2018, ARTE visited the island of La Gomera in the Canaries, to meet people who have dropped out of society and live an unconventional life in caves by the sea. Returning to the paradise island in 2022, COVID has reshuffled the deck and reinforced this yearning for simplicity and freedom.

Re: La Gomera - Dreaming of Paradise

Parental burnout is still little understood and poorly diagnosed, in large part because sufferers often hide their feelings out of shame and guilt. Symptoms are similar to depression and commonly present as irritability with the children. Stress and fatigue are part of being a parent, but become pathological in around 5% of parents, most commonly mothers. Social media, with its images of apparently perfect families, has a part to play too.

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.

When parents crack

Parental burnout is still little understood, with sufferers often hiding their feelings out of shame.

Parental burnout

Gen Z are climate-conscious and overly sensitive. Gen X are searching for the meaning of life. While Millennials prefer to live in the moment. And Baby Boomers live to work. But how many of these clichés are actually true? How different are the generations really? We got people of all ages together to talk about social issues, the climate, media consumption and the world of work in order to find out.

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.

Are they really so different?

What makes Gen Z tick? Are they really so different to the generations who came before them? Let's find out...

Gen Z

At the invitation of Hellfest, Rise of the Northstar bring their Japanese-influenced crossover to the Philharmonie de Paris. An opportunity to familiarise yourself with the power of Showdown, the band's third album.

Philharmonie de Paris

Rise of the Northstar

At Jazz sous les Pommiers, pianist André Manoukian pays musical tribute to his grandmother. The concert features his quartet, singer Dafné Kritharas and the Balkanes choir.

Jazz sous les Pommiers 2024

André Manoukian presents his intimate Anouch project at Jazz sous les Pommiers.

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The Power of Music

200 Years of Beethoven's Ninth

Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

Leipzig | Paris | Milan | Vienna

The Who

One Band's Explosive Story

Patagonia: The Final Frontier

Buffalo Bill

Inventor of the Wild West

Taking Sides

The Furtwängler Case

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Myths and Legends of Wild Animals

The Secret Life of the Prairie

Myths and Legends of Wild Animals

Barn Owls, Cats and Magpies

Production Line Animals

Orcas Alert!

Unexplained Attacks off Gibraltar

Sicily: Italy's Island Under the Sun

Cristian Măcelaru conducts Chopin and Prokofiev

90 years of the Orchestre National de France