''Ohne Filter'' (translation: "No Filter") was a long-running music program on

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. The producer was Michael Au. It was a 45-minute live television program, broadcast by German public TV station SWF featuring international

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and

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groups. In contrast to ''

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'' (

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), which was broadcast from larger venues such as the

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, ''Ohne Filter'' was produced at the more intimate setting of a regular TV studio. By the end of 1983, it had become one of the most popular

music programs. Around 300 episodes were produced, including performances by

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, and

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, to name but a few.

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* {{Authority control 1983 German television series debuts 2000 German television series endings 1990s German television series German music television series German-language television shows Das Erste original programming