Cornwall: A Year by the Sea

Countryfile

December 2025 •English

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

The Phenomenon of Czech Glass

December 2025 •Czech

The mythical properties of light in glass captivated not only Czech medieval culture. History of Czech glassmaking from centuries-old traditions to modern techniques.

World Inside Out

December 2025 •Ukrainian

An informative TV program about traveling to the most exotic countries in the world. The author's project by journalist and traveler Dmitry Komarov focuses primarily on the underside of a country or region that tourists usually do not see. If the report is made from a popular place, it is revealed to the viewer from an unusual angle, showing the "inside".

The Western Tradition

December 2025 •English

Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

A History of the European Rural Life

December 2025 •French

The history of the European peasantry, which has undergone many upheavals over the centuries: from its rise in the Middle Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire, through the oppression of the nobility and the Church, to the struggles for freedom and modernization in the present era.

Food Markets: In the Belly of the City

December 2025 •German

Going to the local market when we visit a foreign city is something we all love to do. More people visit them in one day than all the city's art museums put together. Markets attract us for their colours, smells, people, sounds and taste.

Garde-manger

December 2025 •French

Farm Rebellion

December 2025 •German

Benedikt Bösel was an investment banker, but then the financial crisis hit and with it the question of meaning. Today, he is a farmer, a visionary and leads a young team that is testing a radical new type of agriculture in the fight against climate change.

Der Letzte seines Standes?

December 2025 •German

Der Letzte seines Standes? Is a documentary television series of the BR. On behalf of the Bayerischer Rundfunks, several filmmakers produced 30-minute film documentaries on old craftsmanship and old production methods. The aim of the series was to portray centuries of craft trades that are threatened with extinction because of industrial progress. In the individual documentation craftsmen were represented in the manual production of a product corresponding to their guild. The protagonist provides information about his apprenticeship, his working life, but also about the recipes, handbooks, materials and techniques of the traditional way of producing his product.

Manger

December 2025 •French

100% Hindoe?

December 2025 •Dutch

La semaine verte

December 2025 •French

Seasoning the Seasons

December 2025 •English

This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

Core Kyoto

December 2025 •English

The timeless heart of Japan's ancient capital. Against its rich backdrop of culture and tradition, today's Kyoto continues to innovate and inspire.

We Speak Dance

December 2025 •English

Trained dancer Vandana Hart travels the world to learn traditional and urban dance styles from the local experts who know them best.

Life's Rituals

December 2025 •French

Birth, Coming of Age, Love and Death. These are the four cornerstones of life and are recognized in many different ways from one culture to another.

Flavorful Origins

December 2025 •Chinese

Embark on a delightful journey through the culinary traditions of China and uncover the stories of the people who create and cherish its dishes.

Agrofolie

December 2025 •French

What's the Monarchy For?

December 2025 •English

David Dimbleby examines the power, wealth and survival of the institution at the heart of our national life: the monarchy.

Voulez-vous fêter?

December 2025 •French

A journey of discovery through the ritual celebrations of Quebec’s various immigrant communities, as seen through the eyes of the local Greek, Portuguese, Lebanese, Moroccan, Chinese, Brazilian, Russian, Senegalese and other communities.