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Comedian Al Murray embarks on a journey to discover the real Germany. In this two-part documentary, Al sets out to discover the truth behind the wartime jokes and banter that still plague all things German. In a breathtaking journey through one of Germany's coldest winters, he discovers a country of warm and welcoming people and two centuries of stunning arts and culture. 1 Al Murray's German Adventure Episode 1 BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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Comedian Al Murray embarks on a journey to discover the real Germany. 2 Al Murray's German Adventure Episode 2 BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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3 Anne Will - 01 Atomkraft für den Klimaschutz - Traum oder Alptraum? Anne Will 0 60 mins
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4 Anne Will - 02 Chaos auf der Schiene - Streitfall Berlin Anne Will 0 60 mins
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5 Anne Will - 03 Der Organisierte Tod? Geschäft oder Gnadenakt? Anne Will 0 60 mins
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6 Anne Will - 04 Drillen, Einsperren, Abschieben - Mit Härte gegen Jugendgewalt Anne Will 0 60 mins
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7 Anne Will - 05 Gestern Mittelschicht, heute Hartz IV - Die große Angst vor dem Abstieg Anne Will 0 60 mins
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8 Anne Will - 06 Kinder als Opfer - Wenn Eltern überfordert sind Anne Will 0 60 mins
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9 Anne Will - 07 Koalitionskrach um Hartz IV - Provozieren Statt Regieren ? Anne will 0 60 mins
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10 Anne Will - 08 Machtkampf auf der Schiene - Die Nerven liegen blank Anne Will 0 60 mins
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11 Anne Will - 09 Sag niemals nie - Die Linke wird salonfähig Anne Will 0 60 mins
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12 Anne Will - 10 Steuerflüchtlinge am Pranger - Reiche ohne moral Anne Will 0 60 mins
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13 Anne Will - 11 Unrecht vergeht nicht - Der lange Schatten der DDR Anne Will 0 60 mins
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14 Anne Will - 12 Zu Wenig Geld fürs Volk - Die Gerechtigkeitslücke Anne Will 0 60 mins
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15 Auftakt 1 - Zwei Deutsche Städte The Open University 30 mins
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16 Auftakt 4 - Perspektiven Wendepunkte The Open University 30 mins
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Ten short stories about the everyday lives of children in Germany. 17 Being German BBC 2009 34 mins
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18 Bemerkungen über das Tier im Handel Horst Stern 40 mins
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A look at how the character of Berliners has been defined by a struggle for freedom. 19 Berlin - Ich bin ein Berliner BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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The story of Berlin and its buildings is one of visionary creation and terrible destruction, of human ambition and delusion. From the 19th-century architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel to the Bauhaus pioneers of Modernism and the rebuilding of the city after the fall of the Wall, it is a city that has always looked to the future. 20 Berlin - Ruined Visions BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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21 Berlin Mitte Maybritt Illner 47 mins
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22 Carl von Fischer - Der Architekt ohne Häuser 45 mins
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23 Das Gehirn unser zuhause Spiegel TV Reportage 44 mins
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24 Das HI-Virus Spiegel TV Reportage 31 mins
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25 Deutsche Literatur seit 1945 Ingrid Fischer 55 mins
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Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country. 26 Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation Arte 2009 French 151 mins Like
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27 Die Amerikanische Lektion - Umerziehung der Deutschen nach 1945 Rolf Bickel & Dietrich Wagner 44 mins
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How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos. 28 Die fabelhafte Geschichte der Wissenschaft 01 - What Is Out There? BBC 2010 60 mins
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How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology. 29 Die fabelhafte Geschichte der Wissenschaft 02 - What is the World Made Of? BBC 2010 60 mins
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Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth. Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth. 30 Die fabelhafte Geschichte der Wissenschaft 03 - How Did We Get Here? BBC 2010 60 mins
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31 Die fünf neuen Bundesländer - Brandenburg Inter Nationes 0 15 mins
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32 Die fünf neuen Bundesländer - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Inter Nationes 0 15 mins
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33 Die fünf neuen Bundesländer - Sachsen Inter Nationes 0 15 mins
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34 Die fünf neuen Bundesländer - Sachsen-Anhalt Inter Nationes 0 15 mins
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35 Die fünf neuen Bundesländer - Thüringen Inter Nationes 0 15 mins
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The Kalahari in Botswana is one of the driest deserts on earth, but every year a miracle happens here. The spring rains in the distant highlands of Angola, bringing the lush Okavango Delta weeks later times. 36 Die größten Naturschauspiele der Erde ARD 2010 15 mins
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37 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show Johannes B. Kerner 63 mins
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38 Die Judenfeindlichkeit im Deutschland Spiegel TV Reportage 30 mins
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A practical guide for anyone thinking of working in Germany. 39 Eurografters - Germany BBC 2008 27 mins
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TV documentary about the use of propaganda films in World War II. 40 Feindbilder - Propagandafilme im Zweiten Weltkrieg Erwin Leiser 45 mins
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Exam revision programme that focuses on the GCSE German curriculum. Includes everyday experience, personal and social life, the world around us and the world of work. 41 GCSE Bitesize Revision: German BBC 0 120 mins
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A TV documentary eploxring the Titanic disaster. 42 Geheimnis Geschichte ARD 2009 30 mins
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43 Geldbörse Hans-Rainer Saal 30 mins
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These short films cover a range of themes and are at different levels of language. They are authentic films from Germany with teenage, or young adult, presenters speaking in the way they speak. 44 German Shorts: Abenteuer Berlin BBC 0 English 60 mins
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Journalist and former German correspondent Steve Crawshaw and German TV presenter Annette Gerlach take a fresh look at Germany, meeting personalities from all walks of life, travelling throughout the country and exploring its rich and dynamic culture. 45 Germany Inside Out 01 - Berlin BBC 0 English 30 mins
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Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration with early victory. In the end, their worst fears are unimaginably exceeded. 46 Germany Inside Out 02 - East Germany BBC 0 English 30 mins
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Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th 1945, the Enola Gay delivers the world's first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. The world would be forever altered. 47 Germany Inside Out 03 - Hamburg BBC 0 English 30 mins
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48 Germany Inside Out 04 - Munich BBC 0 English 142 mins
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49 Hitler gegen Dada - Dada gegen Hitler RTL 14 mins
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50 Illegaler Walfang Spiegel TV Reportage 31 mins
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A look at how the capital of Germany has evolved since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. 51 In Berlin Michael Ballhaus More at IMDbPro » Michael Ballhaus 2009 French 97 mins
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52 Infomarkt Sabine Hampel & Stephan Schlentrich 44 mins
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Julia Bradbury takes her boots and backpack to the Continent to explore the landscape of Germany and the cultural movement that made it famous - Romanticism. She takes a two-day walk along part of the Upper Middle Rhine. 53 Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust 01 - The Rhine BBC 4 2010 English 30 mins
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Julia Bradbury walks in Bavaria and explores the story of the eccentric King Ludwig II. 54 Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust 02 - The Bavarian Alps BBC 4 2010 English 30 mins
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Julia Bradbury walks around the island of Ruegen, home to artist Caspar David Friedrich. 55 Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust 03 - Ruegen BBC 4 2010 English 30 mins
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Julia Bradbury walks in Saxony, with its landscape of forest, gorge and rock towers. 56 Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust 04 - Saxony BBC 4 2010 English 30 mins
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57 Kindemissbrauch Spiegel TV Reportage 34 mins
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58 Knöpfchen Knöpfchen - vom Umgang mit der Fernsehnwelt Gunther Weis 29 mins
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Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war. 59 Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany BBC 2008 English 60 mins
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60 Leben am seidenen Faden Prof. Ernst Josef Kullmann 40 mins
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TV documentary about the historical and political background to everyday life in the German Democratic Republic from 1949 onwards. 61 Lesen, Schlafen, Fröhlich Sein 0 45 mins
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62 Mein Vater, der Türke Ariane Riecker Marcus Vetter 2006 101 mins
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TV Documentary about life in the former German Democratic Republic. 63 Meine DDR Kathrin Pitterling, Kristin Siebert, Michael Heuer, 0 90 mins
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64 Metropole Berlin Sender Freies Berlin 42 mins
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Current affairs news item which looks at the visit made by President Obama to Germany in March 2009 and explores the relationship between the new administration and what this means for Germany. 65 Obama und die Deutschen ARD 2009 30 mins
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66 Propagandefilme im Zweiten Weltkrieg Erwin Leiser 58 mins
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67 Reich-Ranicki solo Marcel Reich-Ranicki 30 mins
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68 Schwarze Stadt - Walter Rheiner Gestern und Berliner Künstler Heute Stephan Polomski 60 mins
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69 Sonde - Akustik Ingolf Baur 43 mins
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n this frank Oscar winning documentary, the story of a young taxi driver in Afghanistan provides the framework for an examination of unprecedented US government policies that include a rejection of the Geneva Conventions. 70 Taxi to the Dark Side Alex Gibney 2007 106 mins
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71 Textinterpretation - Der Tote Buchstabe Westdeutscher Rundfunk 30 mins
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Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at the art of the German middle ages and Renaissance. 72 The Art of Germany 01 - A Divided Land BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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How artists were at the forefront of Germany's drive to become a single nation. 73 The Art of Germany 02 - Dream and Machine BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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How the dark times of 20th-century German art were dominated by failed artist Hitler. 74 The Art of Germany 03 - In the Shadow of Hitler BBC 4 2010 English 60 mins
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Documentary and footage from of the attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001. 75 ZDF History - 9/11/2001 ZDF 2011 German 95 mins
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