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Das Spielhaus was a popular puppet theatre television series that played on the second channel of Deutscher Fernsehfunk in the former East Germany. The eight residents of a 'mobile' house with ten wheels experienced fantastic adventures together. The character Knollo often created inventions that ended in explosions, while Schlapper was more sceptical and timid. Together with the vain Defifé and the brilliant Masine, the series featured other colourful characters.

A bizarre look back at the fictional rise of the glorious leader Joon Kim from North Korea's sports academy to "world ruler by mistake".

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.