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Castles were bastions of power. Yet, what was life like behind their walls? Part 1 of our documentary follows their development from simple wooden fortifications to the most elaborate strongholds and residences. Part 2 examines their military function from the 11th to the 16th century. When the enemy was at their gates, they had to withstand battering rams, catapults and sapping which called for ever new solutions by their defenders until, finally, large-calibre cannons spelt their end.

Researchers who push the boundaries! This exciting documentary series shows the great advances made by humanity and the researchers who risked their lives to achieve them. A new perspective on groundbreaking events.

Police officers are accompanied in the hunt for traffic offenders, smugglers and criminals.

Two brothers, two wheels, 13,000 kilometers. The first twins, Paul and Hansen, took the trip of a lifetime: by bike from Berlin to Shanghai in seven months. A spectacular journey that takes the two brothers to the limits of their physical and mental endurance. A road movie in three parts.

Kabul-Luftbrücke is an NGO from Berlin that evacuates people from Afghanistan on its own initiative because their lives are in danger as local forces, media workers or human rights activists. The series documents how former local forces manage to leave the country, how children hope for a reunion who were separated from their parents during the flight, and how young women decide to no longer bow to the rules of the Taliban.

"Operation Wunderland" is a three-part documentary series exploring the United States' influence on West Germany after World War II. It covers topics such as denazification, the introduction of the social market economy, and the use of propaganda to shape public opinion. The series features interviews with prominent contemporary witnesses and includes historical footage and analyses.

The Battle of the Rhineland was one of the largest WW2 battles the Allies fought on German soil and part of the critical final campaign against Nazi Germany on the western front. The Battle for the Rhineland was a series of operations in early 1945, the dramatic finale of the Allied advance from the coast of Normandy to the borders of the Reich. The desperate German forces had managed to form a last line of defence with their backs to the Rhine – the famous river that stood between the Allies and the heart of the German Reich.