Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

People have been asking for decades whether he spoke plainly or remained silent. Did Pius XII condemn Hitler’s doctrine of blood and race? Did he denounce the Final Solution to…

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The magnificent 10

The most spectacular sprints in history

There are situations in life that require a good sprint. Be it to deliver urgent news or to prove something. Sometimes a sprint is simply an attempt to cheat death.…

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Persecuted

The seven lives of Dany Dattel

“My playground was a place of mass murder,” says Dany Dattel during a visit to Auschwitz. His life was an odyssey through persecution, death marches, adventurous rescues in the Czech…

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How extreme will the weather be, Sven Plöger?

The streams of the Arctic

In the second part of the ARD series, the journey with meteorologist Sven Plöger takes us to Greenland: How is climate change altering the Arctic – and what impact will…

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Terra X: Our Life

What do we experience in the nine months before we are born, and what happens in our brain when we die? For our Terra X two-parter ‘Our Life’, Dr Mai…

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Sanssouci – Friedrich’s paradise

If there is one historical place in Berlin or Potsdam where you can escape from everyday life, then it is Sanssouci Palace and its gardens. Anyone entering the ensemble can…

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Heimatflimmern: Wheels gone wild (WT)

Retro fever has broken out in NRW’s major cities: more and more people are out and about on wheels – across all lifestyles and age groups. Skating was long regarded…

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Religion – conflict or peace?

Religions shape the human experience through shared rituals, traditions and beliefs that provide community, comfort and support. At the same time, they can trigger conflicts if they are misinterpreted or…

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