Episode guide
Mapping the World: 2024
28 episodes · first aired Jan 6, 2024
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- 1 Cyprus: the island of division Jan 6, 2024 · 12m Located in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is a unique island divided into two states. As a result, Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is also crossed by a boundary wall. To the south, the…
- 2 Arctic-Antarctica: the world of the poles Jan 13, 2024 · 12m The two poles have in common the cold and huge expanses of ice, but they are very different: while the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents, the Antarctic is a continent surrounded…
- 3 Nigeria: The Giant's Faults Jan 20, 2024 · 12m It is the most populous country in Africa and the one with the largest GDP. Nigeria is a leader on the continent in more ways than one. Lagos, the country's main city, is a real commercial…
- 4 New Zealand: A country that stands apart? Jan 27, 2024 · 12m Rugby, kiwi, Maori culture, majestic mountains: many images come to mind when we think of New Zealand, but what do we really know about it? For example, did you know that it was the first…
- 5 California: the limits of the model Feb 3, 2024 · 12m A state with exceptional natural diversity, California is also among the most vulnerable, with its increasing number of megafires, seismic risk and chronic water shortages. Finally…
- 6 Ukraine-Russia: the Crimea issue Feb 24, 2024 · 12m With its location in the heart of the Black Sea and its quasi-Mediterranean climate, Crimea has always attracted covetousness. Greeks, Byzantines, Genoese, Mongols, Tatars and Russians…
- 7 Malaysia: The Malacca Stakes Mar 2, 2024 · 12m Malaysia is a country with a particular geography since it is cut in two: on one side the Malay peninsula, on the other the island of Borneo which it shares with Indonesia and Brunei. But…
- 8 Mongolia: between Russia and China, a unique path Mar 9, 2024 · 12m "Mapping the World" introduces you to Mongolia, a mysterious country wedged between two giants, China and Russia. When we talk about Mongolia, we immediately think of its immense steppes…
- 9 Indian Ocean: New Delhi and the sea Mar 23, 2024 · 12m After the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Indian Ocean is the third largest maritime area on the planet. Surrounded by Africa to the west, Asia to the north and Oceania to the east, it…
- 10 Strait of Gibraltar, between Europe and Africa Apr 6, 2024 · 35m With maps and reports to support this, a special issue of ARTE's magazine is dedicated to the Strait of Gibraltar, a key point of contact between the two shores of the Mediterranean. "At…
- 11 Freedom of the press, antidote to tyranny Apr 27, 2024 · 12m Informing and being informed, two fundamental rights that are unfortunately far from being respected everywhere on the planet. "Mapping the World" is teaming up with "Reporters Without…
- 12 European Union: a tilt towards the East? May 4, 2024 · 12m Founded in 1954 in the form of the ECSC, the European Union has continued to expand, particularly towards the east since 2004. With the war in Ukraine, the EU's centre of gravity seems to…
- 13 Persian Gulf: The Sea of the Middle East May 11, 2024 · 12m A highly strategic location of globalization, the Persian Gulf is a region that concentrates most of the planet's proven hydrocarbon reserves. At the mouth of this small, almost closed…
- 14 Lebanon: Others' Wars May 18, 2024 · 12m For over forty years, Lebanon seems to be the sounding board for all the conflicts in the Middle East: the Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas, the rivalry between Iran and Saudi…
- 15 Episode 15 May 25, 2024 · 12m
- 16 Olympic Games: a geopolitical flame Jun 1, 2024 · 12m The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games raise major sporting, symbolic, economic and ecological issues. This major Olympic event should also be an opportunity for states to continue…
- 17 Wind-solar: a revolution? Aug 31, 2024 · 12m In a world where climate change is accelerating, wind and solar power seem more than ever to be the energies of the future. This week, "Le dessous des cartes" lets you discover how these…
- 18 Armenia: Small Country, Big History Sep 7, 2024 · 12m This week, "The Underside of the Maps" takes you to discover Armenia, this small mountainous country which has suffered, since its independence in 1991, from a very complex geographical…
- 19 Maritime power: a key issue of the 21st century Sep 14, 2024 · 12m From the Phoenicians to the United States, via the Song dynasty, the United Provinces and the United Kingdom, maritime power has often been at the heart of the geopolitical strategies of…
- 20 Drugs: New Trade Routes Sep 21, 2024 · 12m In 2022, global sales of illegal drugs are estimated at $250 billion. Given the low prices for raw materials from poor countries, drug traffickers and their middlemen make huge profits…
- 21 Episode 21 Sep 28, 2024 · 12m
- 22 Episode 22 Oct 5, 2024 · 12m
- 23 Episode 23 Oct 12, 2024 · 12m
- 24 Episode 24 Oct 19, 2024 · 12m
- 25 Episode 25 Nov 2, 2024 · 12m
- 26 Episode 26 Nov 16, 2024 · 12m
- 27 Episode 27 Nov 23, 2024 · 12m
- 28 Episode 28 Nov 30, 2024 · 12m