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2001 In German Television
This is a list of German television related events from 2001. Events *2 March - Michelle (German singer), Michelle is selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, 2001 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Wer Liebe lebt". She is selected to be the forty-sixth German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Preussag Arena in Hanover. *12 May - Karina Schreiber wins Big Brother Germany (season 3), season 3 of ''Big Brother Germany''. Debuts Domestic *21 April - ''Wissen macht Ah!'' (2001) (Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR) *24 May - ''Vera Brühne (film), Vera Brühne'' (2001) (Sat.1) *5 December - ''Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman'' (2001) (ARD (broadcaster), ARD) International *16 April - ''Tweenies'' (1999–2002) (KiKA) *17 April - / ''Sonic Underground'' (1999) (Super RTL) *17 December - // ''Redwall (TV series), Redwall'' (1999–2002) BFBS *9 February - ''S Club 7 Go Wild!'' (2000) * ''Flower Pot Men, Bill and Ben'' (1952-1953, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S Club 7 Go Wild!
''S Club 7 Go Wild!'' is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7, who worked with the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) to help raise awareness of the threats facing wildlife around the world. Each member adopted an endangered animal and travelled to their respective natural habitat in different locations around the globe. There were seven 30-minute episodes, one for each member of the band, which were aired on BBC One in the UK. Episodes Episode 1: Paul in Kenya Paul Cattermole travelled to Kenya in search of the endangered black rhino with Rachel Stevens. Day 1: Paul went in search of the black rhino. He was unsuccessful, but he did see cheetah cubs. Rachel went shopping in the market for presents for the rest of the group. Day 2: Paul travelled to Masai Mara with Rachel. There he had a game drive, and showed the tribe some dance moves with Rachel. Day 3: When Paul went to bed, he could hear all the animal noises; he found it very frightening. Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Aller Freundschaft
(''In all friendship'') is a German television soap opera that began airing in 1998 every Tuesday. The series follows the staff of the fictional Sachsenklinik hospital in the city of Leipzig. The series is produced by Degeto (a subsidiary of the German TV channel ARD) and by Saxonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH in the studios of Media City Leipzig. The first broadcast was on 26 October 1998. Since then, approximately 600 episodes have aired. Initially, the focus was on three main characters and their friendship ''Dr. Roland Heilmann'', ''Dr. Achim Kreutzer'', and ''Dr. Maia Dietz''. Nowadays, there is a growing cast of 15–20 characters which the plot follows (of the original trio, only ''Dr. Roland Heilmann'' can still be seen in the program). Many actors were already acting in the television and cinema industry in the German Democratic Republic. Other locally renowned directors from the former GDR that have contributed to the program include Celino Bleiweiß, Klaus Gendries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Einstein
''Schloss Einstein'' is a long-running, popular German television series which is designed as a teenage soap opera. It portrays the lives of teenagers in Schloss Einstein (Castle Einstein), a fictional boarding school. The intended audience is 10- to 14-year-olds. The series combines the genres of comedy, Action genre, action, drama (e.g., first love, problems with parents and schoolmates), and natural science. Scripts for the series are written by prominent television script writers. Current air times New episodes of ''Schloss Einstein'' are currently shown on Mondays at 8:10 p.m. on channel KiKA. Older episodes are shown regularly from Monday to Friday at 2:10 p.m. on KiKA. History ''Schloss Einstein'' was developed and produced by by order of the ARD (broadcaster), ARD under the auspices of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, MDR and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR. Starting in September 2007, took over production of the series. Because the show has its own genre as a ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbotene Liebe
''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") is a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of Mallorca figured prominently in the show's story lines. First broadcast on 2 January 1995, ''Verbotene Liebe'' was originally broadcast in 24-minute episodes, five times a week. It expanded to 45-minute episodes on 21 June 2011 and trimmed back to 40-minute episodes on 23 January 2012 to accommodate an adjusted time-slot. In 2006, Pay-TV network Passion began broadcasting episodes of the show from the beginning. ''Verbotene Liebe'' was initially based on original story and character outlines from the Australian soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'', the show was also slightly influenced by the American soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'', before evolving into a show of its own as the series progressed. The show originally focused on two core families: th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienhof (TV Series)
''Marienhof'' is a German soap opera, first shown on 1 October 1992 on German TV channel, Das Erste. It started as a weekly series, before becoming a daily programme on 2 January 1995. The show was cancelled in February 2011 and aired its last episode on 15 June 2011. The show focuses on the everyday life of the residents of the ''Marienhof'', a fictional suburb in Cologne. Over the years, the show became known for tackling several social issues, such as homosexuality, homelessness, private bankruptcy, rape, drug abuse, AIDS, child abuse, suicide, cancer, adultery and murder. Background Marienhof is produced by Bavaria Fernsehproduktion GmbH in Munich. The series is set in another German city, Cologne. The first 52 episodes of the show were 45 minutes long and were shown every Tuesday and Thursday but from episode 53 onwards, this was shortened to 25 minutes. On 2 January 1995, Marienhof was joined by ''Verbotene Liebe'' in the daily soaps schedule in Germany. The show has pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten
''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' ("Good Times, Bad Times"), often abbreviated ''GZSZ'', is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL Television, RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years the soap opera tends to have an overhaul of young people in their late teens and early twenties, targeting a young viewership. Based on the Australian format ''The Restless Years'', which first was successfully adapted in the Netherlands as ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'', the German version took the scripts of the first 230 episodes, even though heavily rewritten, from the original. After the first year, ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' started using original material. The programme started off with low ratings and was panned by critics. However the network believed in the success of the show and by the autumn of 1993, a serial killer storyline helped to improve the ratings, making ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindenstraße
''Lindenstraße'' (literally "Linden Street") was a long-running German television Drama (film and television), drama series, broadcast by Das Erste. The first episode aired on 8 December 1985 and since then new episodes were broadcast weekly until 2020. Its last timeslot on Das Erste was Sundays at 18:50. The events of the Sunday episode usually take place on the Thursday before the show. This is a result of the original plan having been to show each episode on a Thursday night. Before the start of the series the programme's timeslot was switched to Sunday evening, but Thursday remained the day on which the events are normally shown as taking place, because the original concept of dramatizing the events of daily life as experienced by a group of characters on an ordinary weekday has continued unchanged. Exceptions are the so-called holiday episodes where the events take place on such special occasions as Christmas and Easter; also on important election days (especially general e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetten, Dass
(; German for "''Wanna bet that..?''") is a German-language Saturday entertainment television show. It is the largest and most successful television show in Europe. Its format was the basis for the British show ''You Bet!'' and the American show ''Wanna Bet?'' The shows were broadcast live six to eight times a year from different cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. There were also seven open-air summer shows, broadcast from Xanten#Antiquity, Amphitheatre Xanten, Palma, Majorca, Plaça de Toros de Palma de Mallorca, Disneyland Paris, Waldbühne Berlin, and Aspendos, Aspendos Roman Theatre. Each of the shows, which were shown without commercial interruption, was usually scheduled to last for about two to three hours, but it was not uncommon for a show to run as much as 45 minutes longer. The game show gained great popularity in the German-speaking countries through the presenters Frank Elstner, who was also the creator, and Thomas Gottschalk in the 1980s and 1990s. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagesthemen
''Tagesthemen'' () is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Helge Fuhst, Aline Abboud, Ingo Zamperoni and . Second only to the 20:00 '' Tagesschau'' ("Review of the Day") ''Tagesthemen'' ("Issues of the Day") is ARD's most important newscast. It is different in style and content from ''Tagesschau'' and is broadcast Mondays to Thursdays at 22:15, Fridays at 23:15, Saturdays at varying times and Sundays at 22:45. On special news occasions, a ''Tagesthemen extra'' is also broadcast before the main show. Each ''Tagesthemen'' broadcast has a single host, a single newsreader for the news block, usually from the earlier ''Tagesschau'', a weather presenter broadcasting from Frankfurt, and a presenter for the sports block on the weekends. Previously recorded ''Tagesthemen'' newscasts can also be seen internationally via YouTube on Tagesschau's YouTube Channel. History In January 1978, ''Tagesthemen'' replaced the late edition of ''Tagesschau'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heute-journal
''heute-journal'' (roughly ''Today's Journal'') is a German television news program broadcast on ZDF. History The programme premiered on 2 January 1978 as a late weekday evening 20 minute program. Originally, it was broadcast at 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and at 10 p.m. on Fridays. It has been broadcast at 9:45 p.m. since 1 January 1984.It is common for German television programs to be scheduled at 15 and 45 minutes after the hour. See thZDF schedule In 1991, the running time of the programme was extended to 30 minutes. 15-minute editions were added on Saturdays (in 1992) and Sundays (in 2000). The running time of the programme is sometimes extended to one hour, to cover special events or particularly important stories. During football matches, a short edition of ''heute-journal'' is generally broadcast during the half-time break, eliminating the second news summary, stock market report and the final report (usually related to science or culture). The programme usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
