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- "Nobody shaped the 20th century more than Adolf Hitler," says British star historian Sir Ian Kershaw. The shocking experience still has an undeniable that even a modern, advanced and cultivated society can fall unimaginably quickly into barbarism. Hitler is a symbol of violence and inhumanity, fanatical racism and perverted nationalism, for war and genocide. The representation of Hitler as a person is still a taboo. He was the incarnation of evil, a monster of history, many experts. Personal games in this life only a subordinate role. Others are convinced that exploration of the private side can give important information about the political actions of the despot.
- It was only after her death that Eva Braun entered the public eye in Germany. Together with Adolf Hitler, on April 30,1945 she took her life in the bunker beneath the Chancellery of the Reich in Berlin. The day before, the dictator had married Braun, his mistress for many years. Kept apart from the community at large, Eva Braun spent most of her time in Munich or at Hitler's Berghof residence in the Alps. After the war Albert Speer, Adolf Hitler's former architect, described Braun as one of the "disappointments of history". The first scientific biography by Heike Görtmaker seeks to revise the image of the blond and apolitical dummy by the Führer's side. According to the biographer, behind Braun's exaggerated happiness was a woman who was extremely resolute and strove with incredible toughness to reach her goals - through to the last resort: death. For this documentary SPIEGEL TV author Michael Kloft engaged in detailed discussions with Heike Görtmaker and evaluated the extensive number of private films made by Eva Braun and the countless photo albums she compiled.
- History format that shows how the state of California, its lifestyle and innovative power have turned the world upside down since the 1950s.
- The name Hitler stands as a synonym for violence and inhumanity, fanatical anti-Semitism and perverted nationalism, for war and genocide. He was the incarnation of evil, a monster of history, many experts. Hitler's representation as a person is still a taboo. The documentary breaks with it and tries to explain the political acts.
- Privacy played only a subordinate role in Hitler's life. Some experts are convinced that exploration of the private side can give important information about the political actions of the despot. The documentation dares to try. Leading historians give an assessment.
- The documentation makes an attempt to track down Adolf Hitler. Leading scientists and historians give their assessment, especially the Hitler biographer Ian Kershaw. In the youth years of Hitler and the time in Vienna, the bestselling author Brigitte Hamann is familiar. Professor Hans-Joachim Neumann has researched the dictator's medical history and exposes many legends.
- How was the private person of Adolf Hitler? Heike Görtemaker wrote Eva Braun's first scientific biography and analyzes the private life of the 'leader'. In this documentation, she and a number of other scientists give it an assessment. Rare and unpublished documents, photos and film recordings draw a picture of Adolf Hitler beyond the propaganda, recordings of locations illustrate the dictator's career.
- For two weeks, Spiegel TV reporters Claas Meyer-Heuer and Thomas Heise have been researching in the immediate vicinity of Christian Brückner, the alleged murderer of Madeleine McCann. Now they have managed to meet one of his closest friends. They learned from Björn Roth that the missing Maddie had been a topic of conversation among their friends for a long time. They also discovered that there had been a blatant investigative glitch. Exclusive information about the criminal life of Christian Brückner.
- Two men are dead and one is in a coma. The psychologist whose group therapy session in Berlin ended in tragedy this weekend has admitted to administering drugs to his patients. The man is reported to be an adherent of a controversial Swiss psychotherapist who has set up a polygamous commune and questioned the incest taboo. A group session at a doctor's house in northern Berlin left two men dead and another in a coma after their therapist gave them a dangerous cocktail of drugs. Prosecutors say the psychologist has since admitted to giving 12 patients drugs. "The people all got different mixtures of drugs," one of the investigators told reporters. The prosecutors told reporters that the doctor had since told them which substances were administered but they would not make an official announcement until they had the toxicology report. The doctor was arrested on Sunday evening with two counts of assault leading to death and six counts of dangerous assault, the police announced on Monday.
- A wine glass is a natural part of everyday life. But how is the raw material glass created? What is the fascinating tradition of glassblowing all about? Why can a wrongly chosen glass spoil a good wine? The first European glass makers came from the Bohemian forests, where the history of the Riedel glass factory began in the 17th century.
- Not only in Egypt, but also in Asia, South America and Europe, 1,000s of deceased people were preserved for eternity after their death. There are estimated to be several hundred copies in Germany alone. Mummies offer science unique research opportunities: unlike chronicles, for example, they enable an objective look into different areas of life.
- It is just as well-known as Angela Merkel, and many Germans trust her to make important decisions: We're talking about Stiftung Warentest. Few people know how hard the 300 employees and the laboratories they commission test. Germany's probably most important consumer organization will be 50 years old next year.
- The largest copper smelter in Europe, "Aurubis", has been based in Hamburg for more than 150 years. The company produces more than a million tons of red gold every year. In telecommunications, energy supply and in the automotive or electrical industries - nothing works without copper. The M-DAX company produces high-purity copper from copper ore and recycled materials.
- 2016–2019TV EpisodeThe 2-star chef Christian Lohse was looking for it. What the chef discovers in Sicily robs him of many illusions. In the Uckermark, Lohse tries his luck again. A strange dropout grows tomatoes in the middle of nowhere alongside fruit and vegetables. SPIEGEL TV WISSEN accompanied the restaurateur in his search for the perfect tomato.
- Biogas power plants are now replacing 2.5 nuclear power plants in Germany alone. They feed a good 25 billion kilowatt hours into the power grid every year. In addition to electrical energy, which covers a good 4% of Germany's needs, biogas power plants produce thermal energy - for cooking, showering and heating houses. But what are the pros and cons of alternative electricity generation?
- In Magdeburg, more than 200 research teams from all over the world will compete with their self-constructed robots. The participants measure their skills in different categories, such as football, household, rescue or logistics. The teams' goals are ambitious: by 2050, the kicking robots should be able to beat the reigning human soccer world champions.
- The far side of the moon is better explored than our oceans. Changing that is the goal of around 750 employees at GEOMAR - Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research. The Kiel Institute is one of the top 3 marine research institutes worldwide. Using high-tech and diving robots, the researchers sample, measure, film and photograph at depths of up to 6,000 meters.
- The success story of the white cream called Nivea began in 1911. A derivative of the Latin word nix, nivis: the snow. It all started with this innovation, and today the brand is one of the most valuable in the world. The current range includes around 500 products. The blue and white design of the famous can was developed in the 1920s.
- The pencil is one of people's most important cultural assets - it ranks fourth after the wheel, the knife and the compass. The Faber-Castell company has been producing the simple and universal wood-cased pencils in Stein near Nuremberg for 250 years. SPIEGEL TV WISSEN shows how a writing instrument is made from graphite, clay and wood.
- 2011–TV EpisodeThe program depicts and discuss a number of brutal and bestial cases, starting with the actions of Norwegian Anders Breivik, and then there is the mass-murder Robert Pickton who chose his victims on Hasting Street, Vancouver. The married couple Daniel and Manuel Ruda got an order from satan to sacrifice a human.
- Exclusively for SPIEGEL TV WISSEN, Hannes Jaenicke examines the question of what is really behind the idea of CCS technology and what dangers it poses. CCS stands for Carbon Capture and Storage - the carbon dioxide should be split off as soon as it is created and then pressed in liquefied form at a suitable location deep underground.
- 2016–2019TV EpisodeGermany is the European champion when it comes to milk. No other EU country exports so much milk around the world. Demand has been increasing for years and is at the same time an expression of the enormous globalization of milk production. The number of dairy farms has fallen by two thirds since 1990. At the same time, cows produce more and more milk, often over 100,000 liters.
- He is 112 years old: the teddy bear known and loved by children all over the world. The stuffed animal with the name "55PB" (55 cm, sitting, P for plush, B for movable) was invented in 1902 by Richard Steiff, Margarete Steiff's nephew. She founded the manufactory for stuffed animals in 1880 in Giengen an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg.
- Especially after the decision to phase out nuclear power, renewable energies are becoming increasingly important. This also includes geothermal energy: the energy stored in the earth's crust does not produce CO2 and does not pollute the environment; it can be used directly to heat and cool houses.
- When the Andernach geyser shoots up over 60 meters, it is sure to attract the attention of many onlookers. The cause of the enormous eruptions is carbon dioxide of volcanic origin. It reaches groundwater layers through cracks and fissures above a magma deposit under the Eastern Eifel. The film shows how the geyser erupts.
- The largest model railway in the world attracts around 1 million visitors from all over the world to Hamburg every year. In the historic Speicherstadt, the company founders Gerrit and Frederik Braun fulfilled their very personal dream 11 years ago. The twin brothers have since invested 12 million euros. There is no construction stop in sight.
- Light turns night into day. But this luxury doesn't come for free. Worldwide, lights consume almost a fifth of electrical energy. New street lights with LEDs could literally cut electricity consumption in half. LED laser light should also make road traffic safer in the future. It shines twice as brightly and twice as far.
- They determine our lives: everyday life without watches is no longer imaginable today. For some they are a means to an end, for others they are objects of desire. A small factory in Hamburg specializes in the production of exceptional chronometers. Lovers can fulfill their dream of having a watch made exclusively for them.
- 2016–2019TV EpisodeStadiums are magical places. There, sport becomes an event. Nothing captivates people around the world like playing with the ball. But what does it look like behind the scenes in a modern arena? What does stadium management mean today? SPIEGEL TV WISSEN is right in the middle of one of the most beautiful stadiums in Germany - in the arena of the Bundesliga soccer team Hamburger SV.
- Luxury on 2 wheels - the ultimate six-cylinder motorcycle. BMW motorcycles have been built in the only German motorcycle factory in Berlin-Spandau for more than 40 years. From scooters to six-cylinder luxury tourers, more than 500 machines roll off the assembly line every day. SPIEGEL TV WISSEN documents how around 2,000 employees ensure everything runs smoothly.
- For four years, the Middle Kingdom was shielded from the western world by a Chinese wall of silence. From 1965 to 1969, Mao Zedong imposed a total news blackout on over 700 million Chinese. When the aged revolutionary drove the Red Guards onto the streets for the »Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution«, when students dragged ministers, bureaucrats and professors through the cities and forced them to criticize themselves, when museums were looted and foreign embassies besieged, there was no western television reporter included. The stream of information about the TV branches in Hong Kong leaked only sparsely.