Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler
β 10 Β· 2026 Β· 59m Β· Documentary
Katya Adler examines the political situation in Europe.
Episodes
1. Episode 158m Β· Katya visits Italy and Germany to explore how theyβre changing in the turbulent new world. She attends the Palio in Siena, joins a Nato exercise and meets a family building a nuclear bunker.
2. Episode 259m Β· Katya continues her journey through Germany and into Spain, paragliding over Neuschwanstein Castle and meeting nationalists in Catalonia.
3. Episode 359m Β· Katya continues her journey through Spain, training with a team of firefighters, and heads to France, witnessing a rocket launch in French Guiana and learning about France's welfare state in Paris.More Like This
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