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Exciting stories on a wide variety of topics from around the globe: DW brings viewers background reports from the worlds of politics, business, science, culture, nature, history, lifestyle and sport.
10 seasons
2017 Documentaries
2017 · 1 episodes
2017 Documentaries
2017 · 1 episodes
2018 Documentaries
2018 Documentaries
2019 Documentaries
2019 Documentaries
2020 Documentaries
2020 · 44 episodes
2020 Documentaries
2020 · 44 episodes
- 1 1. Tomatoes and greed- the exodus of Ghana's farmers
- 2 2. Drought and floods- the climate exodus
- 3 3. Looted art in the Third Reich
- 4 4. Germany's role in NATO and the world
- 5 5. Dreadly waste from raw materials
- 6 6. Sustainable business, rethinking growth- Founders Ballet (1/3)
- 7 7. The clothes we wear
- 8 8. The kindnapping campaign of Nazi Germany
- 9 9. Fighting the migration challenge in Malaysia- Founders Valley (2/3)
- 10 10. Born poor, die poor? How to tackle poverty- Founders Valley (3/3)
- 11 11. The death of Adolf Hitler
- 12 12. Have you ever heard of the “Emoji Commission”
- 13 13. Jewish life on Poland
- 14 14. Corona diaries
- 15 15. The 3D printing revolution
- 16 16. Indonesia: Diversity under threat
- 17 17. Bayer and de bees
- 18 18. The Russians- An intimate journey through Russia (1/2)
- 19 19. The Russians- An intimate journey through Russia (2/2)
- 20 20. Climate change- living on the water
- 21 21. Forgotten wrecks are a time bomb
- 22 22. Traveling through North Korea
- 23 23. Wind power getting headwind in Germany
- 24 24. Preserving Gaza's photographic history
- 25 25. Sex trafficking in Nigeria
- 26 26. Superfoods- is healthy eating just hype?
- 27 27. Generation Putin
- 28 28. Thai berry pickers in Sweden
- 29 29. How coronavirus is changing the world
- 30 30. Africa's looted art
- 31 31. The murder of Jamal Khashoggi
- 32 32. Fine-tuning the climate
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33. The power of pharmaceutical companies
- 34 34. Boeing- what caused the 737 max to crash?
- 35 35. Lehmann- the last cultural diplomat
- 36 36. Love and sex in the internet age
- 37 37. Street children in the Philippines
- 38 38. What happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea?
- 39 39. The marriage market for Indian HIV patients
- 40 40. Oil promises- how oil changed a country
- 41 41. China's gateway to Europe
- 42 42. Coronavirus complications
- 43 43. Tour of the Arctic (1/2)
- 44 44. Tour of the Arctic (2/2)
2021 Documentaries
2021 · 2 episodes
2021 Documentaries
2021 · 2 episodes
2022 Documentaries
2022 Documentaries
2023 Documentaries
2023 · 7 episodes
2023 Documentaries
2023 · 7 episodes
- 1 1. An endless war: Irán, Israel and the United States (1/2)
- 2 2. An endless war: Irán, Israel and the United States (2/2)
- 3 3. Russia's forest under threat
- 4 4. Globalization: Winners and losers in world trade (1/2)
- 5 5. Honduras: Escaping violence and poverty
- 6 6. Globalization: Winners and losers in world trade (2/2)
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7. The dirty business of beauty
2024 Documentaries
2024 · 88 episodes
2024 Documentaries
2024 · 88 episodes
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1. The toxic waste from drugs like ecstasy, speed or crystal meth
- 2 2. How much influence do the super rich have?
- 3 3. The lives of the Amish in the US
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4. How artificial light threatens nature
- 5 5. China's growing influence in Europe- Serbia and the New Silk Road
- 6 6. Dancing despite war- From war-torn Ukraine to the big ballet stage
- 7 7. Personalized nutrition- Could genética tests improve your health and your figure?
- 8 8. Mental health and resilience- the secrets of inner strength
- 9 9. Transylvania- The heart of Romania
- 10 10. The mysterious death of an SS officer: a Nazi true crimen story
- 11 11. Behind Asia's cyber slavery
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12. Ticking time bombs- What risk do abandoned oil and gas wells pose?
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13. Russia's energy empire: Putin and the rise of Gazprom
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14. The dark side of the champagne industry
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15. Cryptocurrencies- The future of money?
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16. How mass tourism is endangering the Dolomites
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17. China's grab for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization
- 18 18. Russia's Gazprom- Corrupt politicians and the greed of the west
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19. Meeting death on our own terms
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20. Racism in medicine
- 21 21. Ayahuasca boom in Brazil
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22. Barbie: The world's greatest influencer?
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23. Extreme climate research- On the road in the icefields of Patagonia
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24. Can algae save the world?
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25. New quantum computers- Potential and pitfalls
- 26 26. Pyramids, dark matter & the Big Bang theory
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27. AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe
- 28 28. The Mississippi - A journey through the heart of America
- 29 29. NATO - The largest military alliance in the world
- 30 30. Colonial roots of the genocide in Rwanda
- 31 31. A Holocaust survivor returns - Margot Friedländer in Germany
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32. Mars - Life on the Red Planet?
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33. Burnout - When does work start feeling pointless?
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34. Illegal leather - How the car industry is threatening the rainforest
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35. The International Space Station: a unique space project
- 36 36. Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two
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37. Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean
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38. Birds - Survivalists with special powers
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39. How car tires drive deforestation
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40. Floods, heavy rain, extreme weather - Why we need to build differently
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41. What is life like without smells?
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42. India's new generation between luxury and poverty
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43. European migration? How a continent is sealing itself off
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44. Ozempic - What’s the truth behind the hype?
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45. Melting wetlands - How can nature slow down climate change?
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46. Isolation and dementia - Why we should protect our ears
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47. Raid on the Atlantic - Overfishing and exploitation of the sea
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48. Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy
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49. America’s right-wing radicals - US veterans against democracy
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50. Turning vapor into drinking water
- 51 51. Nicaragua - 45 years after the revolution, a return to dictatorship
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52. Toxic and tenacious - How "forever chemicals” are damaging our health
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53. Building in harmony with nature
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54. Protecting the climate
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55. Mental health and body image
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56. Trophy hunting
- 57 57. How the Nazis concealed their atrocities
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58. Endometriosis
- 59 59. Varanasi - Facing death without fear
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60. Urban rats
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61. Butchers fighting cheap meat
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62. Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us?
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63. The fight against exploitation of migrant workers in Italy
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64. Smart insects
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65. Climate change or climate hoax? Skeptics and activists
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66. How climate change threatens coffee production
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67. Trauma in the Middle East: The terror of Hamas and Israel's war in Gaza
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68. How can ships become cleaner?
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69. Tel Aviv and October 7
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70. How pandemics, wars and disasters jeopardize global trade
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71. Is prosperity without economic growth possible?
- 72 72. Hiding and surviving - Growing up under National Socialism
- 73 73. Europe’s deadly migration policy
- 74 74. How heatwaves impact our lives
- 75 75. What are the consequences of Germany's ban on chick killing?
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76. Teaching in the isolated Venezuelan Andes
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77. Pakistan: Pashtun kids fight for their education
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78. Siberia: Gazprom, a pipeline and the last nomads
- 79 79. The missing Van Gogh
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80. Indonesia’s environmental disasters
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81. Europe's shark trade
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82. Battle for the Amazon
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83. Smoking - Anatomy of an addiction industry
- 84 84. Lost on the run between Belarus and Poland
- 85 85. Cyberbullies - Online hate unmasked
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86. The dark side of mass-produced fashion jewelry from China
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87. Collecting, storing and preserving
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88. Fake steak - Future-proof food and lab-grown meat
2025 Documentaries
2025 · 133 episodes
2025 Documentaries
2025 · 133 episodes
- 1 1. War in Congo- Trapped in a spiral of violence
- 2 2. Life between hearing and deafness
- 3 3. Is the sea swallowing up the land?
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4. The intestine- The body's underappreciated control center and gut health
- 5 5. A childhood between Togo and Munich - In search of the truth
- 6 6. Pure luxury or bitter poverty - Living on a roof
- 7 7. The dilemma of international egg donation: going abroad for a baby
- 8 8. Cambodia - How microcredit is making the world's poor even poorer
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9. In the shadow of trauma- Life after Auschwitz
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10. Gas from Africa- Europe’s search for new suppliers
- 11 11. Challenges, heartache and confidence: Stories from Eastern Europe
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12. Should we bring extinct species back to life?
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13. How farmers are protecting the soil and our food security
- 14 14. Teenagers of Donbass: Growing up in war
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15. Saving beavers and pond turtles
- 16 16. Haiti- The iron grip of the gangs
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17. The fight for water in Bangalore
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18. Africa‘s tech pioneers- Innovative solutions for a sustainable future
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19. The American abortion war
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20. Life in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest
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21. The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences
- 22 22. Uganda - Protheses for a new life
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23. Climate protection from moors
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24. Rivers ans risk- Water crisis on four continents
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25. The return of vultures to Europe
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26. Luxury clinic for valuable horses
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27. Panama - Navigating crises at the canal
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28. Agribusiness in the USA - The dark side of productivity and profitability
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29. Tracking pandemics: Detecting new diseases early
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30. Hackers, malware and the darknet
- 31 31. Pirates - Simple sailors or brutal thieves?
- 32 32. Life after violence and explotation- The dark side of sex work
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33. The global organ trafficking network
- 34 34. Camel racing in Egypt
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35. Eternal Life? The secrets of the centenarians
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36. The life of Pope Francis and its most important moments
- 37 37. Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s Himalayan mission
- 38 38. A sperm donor and his 30 children
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39. Francis - A pope for the poor and the marginalized
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40. Orlando- The dark side of the world's theme park capital
- 41 41. The Vietnam War
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42. Bioplastics and other innovations against climate change
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43. Nigerian communities vs. Big Oil
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44. Germany’s rivers are dying - Pollution, extinction and the fight for clean water
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45. How our relationship to work is changing
- 46 46. Buthan- Back to the roots, with a Buddhist monk
- 47 47. Son of the Mullah- Escape from Iran
- 48 48. Danger from the North Sea- The search for explosive ordnance from WWII
- 49 49. Hitler's Reich- Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (1/4)
- 50 50. 1945- The world after World War Two
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51. Mennonites- A hidden world in Argentina
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52. The cartels that control Mexico's mega market
- 53 53. A tough business- The oyster farmers of Arcachon
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54. José Mujica- Life in a globalized world
- 55 55. Hitler's Reich- Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (2/4)
- 56 56. What's life like for Canada's queer indigenous community?
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57. A global longevity movement- Eternal life with biohacking?
- 58 58. Animals on Instagram - Costumed dogs and tigers in Lamborghinis
- 59 59. Hitler's Reich - Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (3/4)
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60. AI and biodiversity
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61. The new face - The hyaluron beauty hype
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62. Illegal cobalt mining in the Congo
- 63 63. Hitler's Reich- Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (4/4)
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64. Australia's king eucalyptus
- 65 65. Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci
- 66 66. The trade in human skulls from the colonial era- A disturbing legacy |
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67. Orca interactions- Danger in the Strait of Gibraltar
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68. The wonderful world of fungi
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69. Exploiting Africa
- 70 70. Why did the Neanderthals die out?
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71. The psychological impact of a world in crisis
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72. The sacred birches of the Taiga
- 73 73. Defenseless people- The Yazidis and their lives after the genocide
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74. War in Sudan- A surgeon and his team working to save lives in the Nuba Mountains
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75. Artificial intelligence in agriculture
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76. How a village in Senegal is using solar energy to bring itself into the modern age
- 77 77. An endless war: Iran, Israel and United States (1/2)
- 78 78. An endless war: Iran, Israel and United States (2/2)
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79. How the internet warps our emotions
- 80 80. By train to Hudson Bay
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81. Cape Verde: Island paradise with a dark side
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82. Switzerland’s gold
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83. Caregivers from South America negotiate Germany's jungle of red tape
- 84 84. Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica?
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85. How sustainable are tomatoes?
- 86 86. Crypto fraud: The OneCoin scandal
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87. Superpower or escape from reality: What is maladaptive daydreaming?
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88. Oppenheimer after Trinity
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89. Without time, without light - How do the brain and body react?
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90. Racism, hatred and terror - The global network of rightwing extremists
- 91 91. New alliances in East Asia?
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92. Deep sea mining: What’s the true cost of renewable energies?
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93. Nitrous oxide - How harmless is laughing gas really?
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94. Are fish smarter than we thought?
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95. A small Polish village saves the moors
- 96 96. Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union: Operation Barbarossa (1/2)
- 97 97. Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union: Operation Barbarossa (2/2)
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98. Wars and their toxic legacy
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99. Hiroshima - A story of survival, loss and forgiveness after the atomic bomb
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100. Water - Too much and not enough
- 101 101. Burnout - What are the warning signs?
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102. Treasure islands in the Pacific (1/2)
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103. Treasure islands in the Pacific (2/2)
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104. Is there an effective alternative to antibiotics?
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105. Surfing - Once upon a wave
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106. International adoptions - A global scandal
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107. Superpower laughter - How humor makes us strong
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108. PFAS - "Forever chemicals" in drinking water
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109. Can Norway’s wild salmon be saved?
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110. Children in elite sports - A lost childhood
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111. TikTok, China and the fear of digital propaganda
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112. Globalization - How crises change our world (1/2)
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113. Globalization - How crises change our world (2/2)
- 114 114. The orphans of World War Two
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115. Tardigrades - Showing us the way of immortality?
- 116 116. German colonial crimes in Tanzania
- 117 117. DNA tests: Who is getting rich with the data from our genes?
- 118 118. Our immune system - Miracle weapon against cancer?
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119. Living with climate change
- 120 120. The San Andreas Fault
- 121 121. Israelis and Palestinians working together for peace
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122. The hidden realities of farming (1/2)
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123. Autism: Understanding the ‘spectrum’
- 124 124. The Cuban Missile Crisis
- 125 125. Women in Mexico fight femicide
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126. The hidden realities of farming (2/2)
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127. Invasive fungal infections - The new threat
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128. How the world is choking on plastic
- 129 129. Weapon of war: Sexual violence against men
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130. Amazon: Who pays the price?
- 131 131. Neuschwanstein - Fairytale castle and architectural icon
- 132 132. Machu Picchu - The secrets of the Inca builders
- 133 133. Images of war - The legacy of photographer Anja Niedringhaus
2026 Documentaries
2026 · 40 episodes
2026 Documentaries
2026 · 40 episodes
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1. A revolution in transplant medicine
- 2 2. Dictators, drugs, discord - Latin America and the USA (1/3)
- 3 3. Dictators, drugs, discord - Latin America and the USA (2/3)
- 4 4. Dictators, drugs, discord - Latin America and the USA (3/3)
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5. The War of the Worlds - The prophetic novel
- 6 6. Inside the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protest movement in Iran
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7. Cities on the ocean
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8. Wildlife in the city
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9. Opioid crisis in the US - Business & addiction (1/2)
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10. Martinique: The deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th century
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11. Liberland: Crypto paradise or libertarian illusion?
- 12 12. Humanity in the midst of war - Survival and loss in Ukraine
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13. Opioid crisis in the US - Business & addiction (2/2)
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14. What distinguishes humans from animals?
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15. The raw materials dilemma: Europe, China, and the Green Deal
- 16 16. Toxic colonialism - Secret chemical warfare in Algeria
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17. The Canary Islands paradox- Desalination plants
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18. Violence against women in India
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19. Neutrinos: Do they reveal the secrets of the universe?
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20. India - Nuclear Power, space power, economic power?
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21. The secrets of lightning
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22. How sugar created slavery (1/2)
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23. How sugar created slavery (2/2)
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24. The story of our planet
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25. The heart- The most powerful organ in our body?
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26. Octopus under threat
- 27 27. The Da Vinci Code - Has the mystery been solved?
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28. Gothic architecture
- 29 29. The German obsession with cars
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30. Sudan: The world's biggest humanitarian crisis
- 31 31. Nano- and microplastics: The invisible danger to the body
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32. The secret to concentration
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33. Dangerous apps- In the web of data brokers
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34. Axolotl
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35. Will AI lead to the death of the internet?
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36. The sushi hype- Ravenous appetites and species extinction
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37. Our memory- A phenomenal storage system
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38. Peru- Life at extreme altitudes above 4,000 meters
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39. The dark side of AI- Exploitation of humans and nature
- 40 40. Trump and Greenland- The new rush for raw materials
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