Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler
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Aggression, ambition and allies. Western Europe has long played a central role on the global stage, but how will it confront the challenges of a turbulent new era?
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
3 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Tue, Mar 3 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
58 min
Katya visits Italy and Germany to explore how they're changing in the turbulent new world. She attends the Palio in Siena, joins a Nato exercise and meets a family building a nuclear bunker.
E02
Episode 2
Tue, Mar 3 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
59 min
Katya continues her journey through Germany and into Spain, paragliding over Neuschwanstein Castle and meeting nationalists in Catalonia.
E03
Episode 3
Tue, Mar 3 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
59 min
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.