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The New World of Xi Jinping

A portrait of the Chinese president giving an unprecedented insight into his politics and how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped him as he steers China towards world domination.

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Latvia: Brain Drain

ARTE Reportage

Latvia has lost 13% of its population in just two decades

Edgar Morin - Journal of a Life

Celebrating the philosopher's 100th birthday, this documentary tells the story of a fruitful life dedicated to humanist thought.

Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow

One Country, Two Systems? No Way! say the youth of Taiwan. But China under President Xi Jinping wants more than ever to bring the island of Taiwan back into the fold.

China, Russia and the Enigmatic SCO

Mapping the World

The Shanghai Cooperation was created in 1996 by the Chinese and Russian governments. Who are the members of this intergovernmental organisation and what exactly is it for?

City Rooftops: Paris

With stunning visual perspectives and unusual encounters, the rooftops of Paris offer unforgettable views.

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100 Years of the Atom

Centenary of the Nuclear Age

The 20th century will be remembered for a scientific break-through of untold significance. Splitting the atom marked the dawn of the nuclear age. 

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The Music of Cape Verde

Cesaria Evora made the music of the Cape Verde islands famous throughout the world in the early 1990s. This film is an introduction to the culture, music and zest for life of the Cape Verdean people.

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

How Steven Spielberg created the most daring archaeologist of the silver screen and reinvented the adventure film.

Decolonisation

The history of colonisation from the viewpoint of oppressed peoples. From India to Kenya, the Congo to Brunei, the European powers committed atrocities and local people fought back.

The American Dream

Europeans in the New World

Considered the land of opportunity, the USA attracted 30 million Europeans to its shores over the 19th century. 

Richard Wagner: Parsifal

Kirill Serebrennikov stages Wagner’s last opera in Vienna with Jonas Kaufmann and Elina Garanča.

The Stomach: Our Second Brain

There are two million neurones in our stomachs, approximately the same amount as in a dog’s brain. If man’s best friend is an intelligent animal, are our stomachs also clever?

I, Daniel Blake

The Making Of...

Five years after its theatrical release, documentary filmmaker Rémi Lainé tells the story of the making of the Ken Loach social drama that became a worldwide phenomenon.