The Last World Power - What Future Will America Choose? Part 1 of 3.: What is the secret of the American success? From where does America draw its strength? What are the darker sides of the American dream? While the US Presidential candidate present themselves to the voters, correspondents travel around America, reporting on immigrants, the internet boom, the US military, poverty, family values and the presentation of policies in the campaign.

Part 2 of 3.: What is the secret of the American success? From where does America draw its strength? What are the darker sides of the American dream? While the US Presidential candidate present themselves to the voters, correspondents travel around America, reporting on immigrants, the internet boom, the US military, poverty, family values and the presentation of policies in the campaign.

Part 3 of 3.: What is the secret of the American success? From where does America draw its strength? What are the darker sides of the American dream? While the US Presidential candidate present themselves to the voters, correspondents travel around America, reporting on immigrants, the internet boom, the US military, poverty, family values and the presentation of policies in the campaign.

Debut in Bayreuth - Hans Neuenfels on Wagner’s "Green Hill": As the Wagner community gathers for its annual extravaganza, will it be business as usual at the first Wagner Festival since the death of former director Wolfgang Wagner? Disaster in Duisburg - The Love Parade Tragedy: Until last weekend, RUHR.2010 had seen plenty of positive press coverage. As one of this year's European Capitals of Culture, the Ruhr region made headlines with big events like a cultural festival on the Autobahn and a crowd sing-along in a local stadium. Cinema of Hope – The reopened Cinema Jenin: In his prizewinning documentary film ”The Heart of Jenin”, German filmmaker Marcus Vetter told an almost unbelievable story. The father of a Palestinian child who was killed ended up donating the child’s heart – to a hospital in Israel. Grand Tour Part 5 – Hip Hop culture in a gigantic industrial setting: 30-meter-high mining excavators provide the backdrop for one of Europe’s biggest Hip Hop festivals, the Splash! Festival at Ferropolis in Gräfenhainichen in eastern Germany.

Pécs: Exhilarating Istanbul, the bombastic Ruhr Valley: 2010's European Capitals of Culture are beating their chests. What about Pécs in Hungary? Themba Rattles South Africa: "Crossing the Line" is the story of a young soccer player in Cape Town who becomes HIV positive after being raped. Now the book by German-Dutch artist Lutz van Dijk has being filmed. Yinka Shonibare: Scramble for Africa. A curtain of trash hanging over the entrance to Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie. A wall of containers in front the Hamburger Bahnhof. Scars of Earth: New York photographer Henri Fair takes aerial photographs of industrial landscapes. His pictures feature locations around the world. They show the damage done by man to nature: pollution and climate change -- the side affects of civilization and our need for energy. His fascinating photographs are now on display in Bremen. Arts.21 shows the photographer at work over the Ruhr Valley.

Art Basel: The international arts show has come to Switzerland for the 41st Art Basel art fair. For the first time events are taking place across the city. Albertinum Dresden: A Bridge between yesterday and tomorrow. A new glass and steel roof acts as a cover for art from the 19th century to modern times. After the Green Vault and the palace Dresden has now paid for the renovation of the Albertinum museum. Greek Tragedy: Is Art going bust? Greece, the birthplace of democracy and cultural hothouse has needed a massive financial injection to keep it on the European path. What effect has that had on the artists and their work situation, their art, their relationship to the state and their pride? Stuttgart's new star Friedemann Vogel: Friedemann Vogel comes from Stuttgart and took his ballet training at the John Cranko School in the city. He is now the leading soloist at the Stuttgart ballet, one of the world's leading ballet schools.

Grand Arts Tour: Our first stop is a cloister in Germany's far north, the site of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Music Festival. 20 years ago, it was still an insider's tip for great music in unusual locations; today it’s one of the biggest German music festivals, boasting everything from percussion beats within cloister walls, to poetry readings in a seafarer's church, to a piano concert on the beach. Slow Down: Artists decelerate a speeding world: The yearning to escape the ever-accelerating pace of life in a globalized world is becoming increasingly powerful. German-Jewish author Benjamin Stein: Benjamin Stein is a computer specialist, management consultant and novelist. Born in East Berlin, Stein's new novel is titled «Die Leinwand», which is scheduled to appear as 'The Canvas' in English translation. Hollywood Architecture Rediscovered – Richard Neutra in Europe: Vienna-born architect Richard Neutra's mansions in Hollywood are the stuff of legend. But his designs in Europe, and especially those in Wuppertal, Germany, are far less known.

Today Arts.21 takes you to Cannes and the biggest movie festival in the world, where we find out why money never sleeps. We share some of Germany's best plays with you, travel through the blossoming landscapes of the eastern German Lausitz region and eavesdrop on a maestro of new music.

X-Homes Johannesburg: Johannesburg is still considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Guidebooks warn visitors about two areas in particular: Soweto and Hillbrow. That's exactly where the theater project X-Homes leads us. Grand Tour-Berlin: Paris is refined, Milan elegant. London and New York set standards in fashion. But let's be honest: the real heart of the fashion world beats in Berlin! You just have to know where to find it: such as in Berlin's hidden courtyards or ecologically sound products at the refined Adlon Hotel in the heart of the city. Film composer Max Richter: Max Richter's neo-classic compositions defy any categorization. They're intensive sound creations with strings, synthesizer and piano. Whether it's music for the ballet or his acclaimed film scores -- such as "Waltz with Bashir" -- the music combines image and sound to form a harmonious whole. Afghan Gold - A Rescue Story: Afghanistan's famous "Bactrian Gold" is to go on temporary display in Germany. It would have been a catastrophe if the Taliban had gotten their hands on the collection. A cache of burial treasure excavated in the 1970s, it is thought to be over two thousand years old.

Grand Tour: The Theater of the World Festival is in town. Our ARTS.21 reporter takes you into the urban jungle – to visionary productions and sentimental memories. Architect of Democracy - The Passing of Günter Behnisch: Günter Behnisch liked things large-scale but not monumental. Probably the architect’s best-known creation was the Olympic Park in Munich: the symbol of an open and modern West Germany. Renaissance in the West – How the Rhineland is Recovering Its Status in the Art World: Western Germany used to be a hotbed of talented modern artists, with the Rhineland producing the avant-garde likes of Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Joseph Beuys … as well as collectors. Autumn Gold – World Record at the Age of 100: A captivating new documentary film tracks the progress of five elderly athletes from five countries, all of them passionately preparing for the track and field world championships for seniors.

The City: The Berlin photo agency Ostkreuz has documented the development and decay of cities in a long term project. The pictures they have produced lie between utopia and nightmares. Christoph Valentien: The Landscape Architect of Shanghai. A ring of laurel trees from all the continents forms the basic idea for the new Botanical Garden in Shanghai. Christa Wolf's New Novel: Christa Wolf is a writer from the former East Germany. She was a victim of the communist system, but also a secret police informant. The novel «City of Angels or the Overcoat of Dr. Freud» is a semi-fictional work and the first novel she has published in many years. Obsessed with Africa: Playwright and theater director Christoph Schlingensief has immersed himself in Africa for many months. He is now touring Europe with his opera "Via Intolleranza II", in which African actors play a central role.

Eternal Cannes: The biggest festival in the world is drawing to a close. For 11 days, our reporter criss-crossed the Croisette and now she takes hard look at this year's tops and flops. Effortless Architecture: Sanaa, this year's Pritzker Prize-winners Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. How can something that should last forever be witty? The Japanese architects Sanaa show how to do it with ease. Soft Spot for Germany: Philip Kerr's detective story on Berlin's Hotel Adlon. Philip Kerr of Scotland is in the top league of detective novel authors. Many of his thrillers are set in Germany: this time in Berlin's Hotel Adlon at the beginning of the 1930s. Stella Hamberg: Long seen by gallery owners as dead wood, sculpture is now taking over the art market. The demand is growing and prices are climbing. Maybe that's one reason that more women have taken to hammering and molding.

The Avant-gardist -- How Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is Reinventing Dance: Critics and audiences agree: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is an international superstar in the world of contemporary dance. Grand Tour- Pedaling through Poetry: Many of Germany's best-known poets and thinkers also liked to kick back with a glass of good wine. It's no wonder that one of the country's most beautiful literary bike paths leads right through the heart of wine country in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg. Oskar Sala -- How He Invented Electronic Music: Born in the German state of Thüringen, Oskar Sala was a pioneer of electronic music. His instrument of choice was a “Trautonium”--a massive collection of buttons and knobs. Too Hot for Culture?: ARTS.21 Checks it out Germany is in the middle of a long heat wave! Most people eat ice cream, sunbathe or find relief in a cold lake. But what types of arts can cool you down in hot weather?

Germany's Biggest Open Air Gallery: 34 Kilometers of Art Along the Emscher. The Ruhr region in western Germany is a European Capital of Culture this year. With enough space and ideas to go around, a new project has been launched, set to run for a hundred days. Total Design: Creative quantity over creative quality – that's the thesis explored by design critic Mateo Kries in his book "Total Design". Tel Aviv/Berlin: A Cartoon Guide: Israeli and German comic artists are traversing difficult terrain: together they explore the two cities of Berlin and Tel Aviv, with everything from a Trabi safari along the former Berlin Wall to a visit with designer Michael Michalsky. Cello Rocks!: A World-Class Cellist Shows Us His Moves, Adrian Brendel has made a name for himself as a cellist.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The programme gives a history of television in Germany. Duplicate of VL_02230_02 Tape ends abruptly before the end credits.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.

The history of Christianity in 26 episodes. The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years.