TV Programm für Deutsche Welle (Engl) am 05.01.2026

The 77 Percent examines how pressure to conform to a certain body ideal and the pursuit of the "ideal body type" have led many people on the African continent to opt for cosmetic and plastic surgery.

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The film follows Sami rapper Mihkku Laiti, who lives in the northernmost corner of Lapland. It is a coming-of-age story that follows Mihkku's career as a musician, and his rise to stardom.

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The wolves are back! But that means more farm animals are being killed as the predators spread through Western Europe. So this year, the EU decided to bring hunting back too. Scientists and the courts are calling this unjustified. We look at the case in Germany to figure out the best way to handle the carnivores in our backyard.

Plastic in the oceans, overflowing garbage dumps, and a river going to court: three stories, one common goal - a livable future for our planet.

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More donor organs are needed, but too few are available. Could the future of transplant medicine be found in the laboratory? Doctors and scientists around the world are researching ways to produce organs artificially.

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The wolves are back! But that means more farm animals are being killed as the predators spread through Western Europe. So this year, the EU decided to bring hunting back too. Scientists and the courts are calling this unjustified. We look at the case in Germany to figure out the best way to handle the carnivores in our backyard.

Is Joseph Haydn's music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydn's symphonic works, they discover new and surprising things.

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Turkey's Sea of Marmara is on the brink of environmental collapse. Pollution, overfishing and climate change are depleting its oxygen. The crisis became visible when a thick layer of algal slime first began spreading across its waters in 2021.

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Host Seitebatso Khomari welcomes you from the King`s Royal Cup in Lesotho. Plus, a Nigerian photographer celebrates African identity and a fashion model in Angola fights against albinism discrimination.

What does culture mean today-and how do we keep our stories alive for the next generation? In the latest episode of Don't Hold Back with Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba, legendary storyteller Dr. Gcina Mhlophe reflects on what it means to preserve culture in a fast-changing world.

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The wolves are back! But that means more farm animals are being killed as the predators spread through Western Europe. So this year, the EU decided to bring hunting back too. Scientists and the courts are calling this unjustified. We look at the case in Germany to figure out the best way to handle the carnivores in our backyard.

More donor organs are needed, but too few are available. Could the future of transplant medicine be found in the laboratory? Doctors and scientists around the world are researching ways to produce organs artificially.

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They eat and reproduce at record speed - calico crayfish. In its quest for more information about the species, this report finds tens of thousands of crayfish in just one pool along the upper Rhine River. Can this invasive creature still be stopped?

The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, "Close up" is informative, gripping and visually powerful.

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The Environment Magazine

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Sugar has long played a central role in the global economy. But this lucrative business was also a major driver of both colonialism and slavery. To this day, workers are systematically exploited for sugar production.

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The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, "Close up" is informative, gripping and visually powerful.