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In 1980, the FD65 became the first German police unit to take up the fight against organized crime. Forty men and one woman investigated the red-light district, targeting St. Pauli godfather Wilfrid Schulz and his right-hand man Dakota-Uwe, the pimp cartels GMBH and Nutella, the Hells Angels, and the US gambling mafia. With the arrest of contract killer Werner Pinzner, the FD65 is on the verge of finally dismantling the criminal structures in St. Pauli. But during the interrogation, a deadly drama unfolds: Pinzner shoots the prosecutor and his wife, and ultimately kills himself.

A fresh perspective of the continent, taking viewers on a spectacular aerial adventure over natural wonders and diverse habitats, from vibrant cities to deep in the African bush.

It explores the European fight against 'Ndrangheta, highlighting Germany's high mafia concentration and 'Ndrangheta's control of drug trafficking, with partner Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion.

This two-part documentary depicts an incredible visual range, from snow storms in the mountains of the north to remote islands in the glistening Mediterranean: contrasts of untamed nature not found anywhere else in Europe. Greece is unique. Nowhere else are such different temperature zones found side by side, extending from ice-age lakes to dense primeval forests and barren, desert-like areas. Nowhere else is the wildlife so divergent and full of contrasts, with creatures seldom found in their natural habitats anywhere else in Europe; here they have developed special strategies and behavior in order to survive.

It started with Lenin and ended with Gorbachev. In this three-part documentary we highlight the people and events that played key roles in the rise of a revolutionary idea and the fall of an empire. How was it possible that this idea could fascinate so many people, including hundreds of intellectuals? How did so many thousands of people put up with suppression, indignity and economic hardship and still remain true to the fundamental concepts of communism?

Call me DJ! is a German series produced by ARD Kultur and featuring five episodes of various women who work as DJs. Director Rosanna Grüter, herself a DJ, talks with the protagonists about their experiences in the largely male-dominated music industry and provides insight into techno culture.