

What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.
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S01E199 — How does trash change the world?
May 17, 2026
The original title is "42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles" (DE).
The series spans 1 season with 198 episodes in total (avg. 198 per season).
The show is currently in production with new episodes still being made.
Originally aired on ARTE.
It was a co-production between: Germany, France.

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1960
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2003
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2024
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42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles
Returning Series
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6
Français, Deutsch
Germany, France
9/4/2021
3/15/2026


