TV Programm für Deutsche Welle (Engl) am 31.05.2026

A Chilean surfer who survived neuroblastoma as a child faces new health setbacks as she competes at a major tournament. After months out of the water and ongoing medical checks, she returns to competition, navigating difficult waves, injuries and pressure - while fighting for a place on the podium.

Our memory is a machine of superlatives. Every second, it processes unimaginable amounts of information, decides what's important and what's not, and stores what we experience and learn.

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Our deep dive format explains the stories that matter - ####with clarity, context and journalistic rigor. Each segment goes beyond the headlines to uncover what's driving key developments around the world, featuring sharp analysis, expert voices and exclusive on the ground insights from where events are unfolding.

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For more than 40 years, German churches have been offering refugees church asylum. But this is not a legal right. And the practice is increasingly being called into question by German authorities.

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Watch Rehana Khan, one of India's few female stunt riders, defy gravity on her motorbike as she rips around the "Well of Death". See how a German firm repairs EV batteries. And: REV tests Chinese carmaker Haval's H6 SUV.

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Latin America has long been one of the most dangerous regions for human rights and environmental activists. Hundreds of people are murdered every year, in crimes that have a sad tradition on the continent.

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Our deep dive format explains the stories that matter - ####with clarity, context and journalistic rigor. Each segment goes beyond the headlines to uncover what's driving key developments around the world, featuring sharp analysis, expert voices and exclusive on the ground insights from where events are unfolding.

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Marilyn Monroe was the biggest Hollywood star of the 1950s. She couldn't shake the image of the blonde sex symbol, but was nonetheless able to use her influence wisely and fought for self-determination.

Around the world, health care access is an issue. Technological advances like remote patient monitoring and robot surgeries could change the game.

How did Sigmund Freud change how we see ourselves and the world? Plus: A journey into an unknown Amazonia, a magician dancing with a chair, and Japanese cult icon artist Yayoi Kusama's polka dots.

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A Chilean surfer who survived neuroblastoma as a child faces new health setbacks as she competes at a major tournament. After months out of the water and ongoing medical checks, she returns to competition, navigating difficult waves, injuries and pressure - while fighting for a place on the podium.

In Rotterdam, local street gangs join forces with Colombians to build their empire. Driven by raging demand, the cocaine trade has triggered an unprecedented wave of violence.

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Our deep dive format explains the stories that matter - ####with clarity, context and journalistic rigor. Each segment goes beyond the headlines to uncover what's driving key developments around the world, featuring sharp analysis, expert voices and exclusive on the ground insights from where events are unfolding.

Around the world, health care access is an issue. Technological advances like remote patient monitoring and robot surgeries could change the game.

After Makoko's demolitions displace thousands amid a severe housing shortage, Lagos faces a deeper question: can fast-growing megacities modernize without erasing informal communities that sustain its poorest residents and urban life?

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Shorter winters mean weaker, hungrier bears and more conflict with humans. How do you protect both sides? Plus: India's climate-induced 'ghost villages' revive.

Watch Rehana Khan, one of India's few female stunt riders, defy gravity on her motorbike as she rips around the "Well of Death". See how a German firm repairs EV batteries. And: REV tests Chinese carmaker Haval's H6 SUV.

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Lifestyle Europe

For more than 40 years, German churches have been offering refugees church asylum. But this is not a legal right. And the practice is increasingly being called into question by German authorities.

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Marilyn Monroe was the biggest Hollywood star of the 1950s. She couldn't shake the image of the blonde sex symbol, but was nonetheless able to use her influence wisely and fought for self-determination.

On Location

How did Sigmund Freud change how we see ourselves and the world? Plus: A journey into an unknown Amazonia, a magician dancing with a chair, and Japanese cult icon artist Yayoi Kusama's polka dots.

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Loneliness is often underestimated - especially among young people. The documentary follows four young people: Ellen, Gordon, Lilli and Vanelynn, who feel isolated for very different reasons.

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Our deep dive format explains the stories that matter - ####with clarity, context and journalistic rigor. Each segment goes beyond the headlines to uncover what's driving key developments around the world, featuring sharp analysis, expert voices and exclusive on the ground insights from where events are unfolding.

Around the world, health care access is an issue. Technological advances like remote patient monitoring and robot surgeries could change the game.

Is it xenophobia, a migration crisis, or a failure of African leadership? After South Africa's foreign minister insisted the country remains safe for Africans, Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, joins us Under The Baobab to respond. Are Ghanaians safe - or are African migrants being abandoned by their own governments?

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Madeira is one of the most stunning islands in the Atlantic, where dramatic cliffs and lush green landscapes blend with Portuguese culture. But there's a problem: like many popular destinations, Madeira is struggling with mass tourism, leading to crowded viewpoints, packed hiking trails and pressure on the environment. So what's being done about it?

How did Sigmund Freud change how we see ourselves and the world? Plus: A journey into an unknown Amazonia, a magician dancing with a chair, and Japanese cult icon artist Yayoi Kusama's polka dots.

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Today host Itumeleng Banda trades out traffic for culture - on Main Street Sundays in Johannesburg, South Africa. Let's check, how the pulse of modern Africa comes alive in different cities.

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A Chilean surfer who survived neuroblastoma as a child faces new health setbacks as she competes at a major tournament. After months out of the water and ongoing medical checks, she returns to competition, navigating difficult waves, injuries and pressure - while fighting for a place on the podium.

Lifestyle Europe

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Around the world, health care access is an issue. Technological advances like remote patient monitoring and robot surgeries could change the game.

Watch Rehana Khan, one of India's few female stunt riders, defy gravity on her motorbike as she rips around the "Well of Death". See how a German firm repairs EV batteries. And: REV tests Chinese carmaker Haval's H6 SUV.

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India has set its sights on becoming an economic global power. For western entrepreneurs, the country could be a feasible alternative to China. But how sustainable is the current boom?

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A Chilean surfer who survived neuroblastoma as a child faces new health setbacks as she competes at a major tournament. After months out of the water and ongoing medical checks, she returns to competition, navigating difficult waves, injuries and pressure - while fighting for a place on the podium.

Africa

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Marilyn Monroe was the biggest Hollywood star of the 1950s. She couldn't shake the image of the blonde sex symbol, but was nonetheless able to use her influence wisely and fought for self-determination.

On Location

A treatment called CAR T-cell therapy is helping many leukemia patients, but high costs and complex production are slowing its breakthrough. Researchers are turning to automation to scale treatment and cut the price.