Thomas de Maizière

On November 13, 2015, the German national football team experienced the incredible at the Stade de France in Paris: During the international match against France, explosives detonated directly in front of the stadium goals. During the game, Paris is rocked by a wave of terror. In the end, the attacks in a total of five different locations will cost the lives of 130 people, while 80,000 people in the stadium narrowly escape disaster at the hands of suicide bombers. It will be one of the darkest nights of France and European football.

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On 13 November 2015, Paris is rocked by terrorist attacks. The football stadium where the German national team is playing is also affected. Documentary featuring Oliver Bierhoff and others.

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Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, ended the "Merkel era" in 2021 after 16 years and with it a remarkable rise from "Kohl's girl" to "the most powerful woman in the world". Today their legacy is overshadowed by the climate crisis, Russia and the refugee issue. Two and a half years after her departure, the documentary series sheds light on the key years of her career and chancellorship, including Samira El Ouassil, LeFloid, Marina Weisband and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The series focuses on the view of the “Merkel Generation” on the chancellorship of the first woman at the head of Germany.

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Driven by extensive archive material and interviews with those who know her, this is the astonishing story of how a triple outsider – a woman, a scientist, and an East German – became the de facto leader of the “Free World”, told for the first time for an international audience.

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The film shines a light onto federal chancellor Angela Merkel and her now ending 16-year-long tenure. An era, not an episode. And a vagarious relationship history between the chancellor and the Germans. Who has changed whom here?

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The documentary “3 Days in September” focuses on the weekend of September 4–6, when Angela Merkel decided to allow refugees and asylum seekers from Hungary to enter Germany. It explores the controversial and challenging ambiguity surrounding this date and seeks to get to the bottom of it, to find out what really happened.

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The film documents the life and political career of Angela Merkel. It shows archive images and interviews with contemporaries, including Franz Müntefering, Edmund Stoiber and Norbert Blüm, as well as an exclusive interview with Angela Merkel.

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DETECTION. Consideration of past, present and future of a small village in Germany. For over a century — wars and states went by — the military is the largest employer. The everyday life of the community is inextricably linked to the events on the nearby military training area. Diaries, daily instructions, petitions, letters and photos tell about daily life at different times.

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TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.

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Anne Will discusses political processes, economic relationships, and social trends with her guests. Her motto: to think politically and ask directly.

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Political talk show on current topics presented by Maybrit Illner.

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Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

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