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River Cruises

24. July 2023

For centuries, rivers in Europe have brought goods and people together – waterways are lifelines for the entire continent. This is one of the reasons why the most important metropoles, castles, palaces, churches and monasteries were built on their banks. Today, river cruisers follow these streams. Exciting places, cultural treasures, and vast landscapes glide past…

Current Affairs History Series

Truth & Lies

10. November 2020

“Truth & Lies” is an international co-production of the channel ZDFinfo with the Canadian channel TVO. In the six-part series we observe the ambivalent relationship between lies and truth throughout history. From antiquity to the present we focus on the topics of money, religion, war, conspiracy theories, opinion makers and scandals. How were people manipulated…

History Science Series

Crime Scene: Middle Ages

15. October 2020

For the public TV broadcaster ZDF info we are currently producing a 6-part documentary series dealing with ancient criminal cases from all over the world and their clarification. In this series different cases of the Middle Ages are reopened with the methods of modern science: High-tech diagnostics, forensic procedures and experiments help us to solve cases that…

Current Affairs History Series

Money Power History

15. October 2020

The 6-part documentary series GELD MACHT GESCHICHTE (MONEY POWER HISTORY), produced by taglicht media for ZDFinfo looks at the influence of money on history. Money has advanced and set back mankind, has opened and ended new eras. It is part of our shared history. We explore the role of money through major figures of legendary wealth, from the Medici of Florence to Henry…

History Series

Automania

10. June 2020

The two-part documentary “Automania” unfolds the history of the automobile as a relationship between man and machine. The car: drug, technical wonder, object of desire. Like hardly any other machine, the car is more than that. It is loved, cherished and cared for, protected and used for self-expression. At the same time, it is a…

Current Affairs Nature Series

Cruising the Baltic Sea – A Summer on the Water

21. August 2019

Summer – classic time for travel and exploring unknown destinations. On their quest for new horizons, more and more tourists set sails on a cruise ship to the Baltic Sea to follow the path of ancient Vikings or Hanseatic sailors. In this five-part series we join them on their journey from picturesque Swedish village over…

Current Affairs Series

Bautzen

29. July 2019

The East of Germany is the subject of many discussions and most people have ready-made conceptions of it. And usually, people in the Eastern part are not asked if these conceptions are true. This ten-part ARTE documentary series will challenge that: In “Bautzen”, a Saxonian city close to the Czech border, we are following the…

History Science Series

Crime Scene: Antiquity

6. November 2018

This five-part series evolves around crimes and criminal cases of antiquity ranging from common murder, to raids, arson, cannibalism, assassinations, high treason, and terrorism. We investigate the cases using modern forensics, elaborate CGI and experimental archeology. Each episode presents both known and unknown crimes. Even if crimes from Greco-Roman antiquity dominate, we deliberately do not…

Nature Series

Wild Girl

7. September 2017

Five-year-old Miley is not a typical little girl today. Outside in the woods she feels home and she knows what nature has got to give. The little curious and lively girl who lives on a farm in Washington State grows up with a bunch of animals always being outside in the woods and exploring her…