''Der Musikladen'' () was a

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music television programme that ran from 13 December 1972 to 29 November 1984. The show continued the 1960s ''

Beat-Club ''Beat-Club'' was a West German music programme that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. It was broadcast from Bremen, West Germany on ''Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen'', the national public TV channel of the ARD, and produced by one of its m ...

'' under a new name, and in turn was replaced by ''Extratour''.

History

Around 90 episodes were aired, plus 59 as ''Musikladen extra'' with most being made in the period between 1974 and 1979. All episodes were produced by

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and directed by Michael Leckebusch. A normal episode of ''Musikladen'' usually featured several live performances by guest musicians, and ran around 45 minutes. Some episodes were longer, and a few were shorter. In the 1980s,

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s were shown along with live performances. The show's famous theme was "A Touch of Velvet – A Sting of Brass" by Mood Mosaic, which had also been used on ''

''. Manfred Sexauer hosted the show with various others. From 12 December 1972 to 21 September 1978, Uschi Nerke, the veteran from ''Beat-Club'', moderated the show with Sexauer. After she left, Sexauer was the lone host till 20 August 1979, when 'Auwa' (August-Walter Thiemann) joined. He left on 15 January 1981, and Sexauer handled the hosting duties alone till 21 June 1984 when he was joined by Christine Röthig. They both moderated the show until its end on 29 November 1984. Clips from the program can now be seen on VH1 Classic and several DVD compilations have been released. All the episodes air frequently in an edited form, mostly after midnight, from various German TV stations, like NDR, RBB and BFS ( BR3).

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also airs ''Musikladen'' occasionally.

The Musikladen Go-Go Girls

The Go-Go Girls were women who danced to songs on the Musikladen shows. The original Go-Go Girls--Monika, Sally and Sylvia--were chosen in 1977 and first appeared in Episode 33. After Sylvia left the show, Angelika was added in Episode 47 (December 1979). The trio remained with the show until its end in 1984.

External links

Musikladen website Internet Archive
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channel on YouTube. As of early 2024, has 400+ videos. {{ARD 1972 German television series debuts 1984 German television series endings Das Erste original programming German-language television shows German music television series Pop music television series Radio Bremen