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Polylux, the self-appointed "last/worst on the first [channel]", is a weekly half-hour German television program hosted by Tita von Hardenberg. It was produced by RBB for Das Erste and was aired in the timeslot on Thursdays at 11:15 CET. The show, which was concerned with politics, culture and social trends, offers a vivid blend of documentary & satirical segments. Typically it began with a satirical 'report' by Carsten von Ryssen related to a current matter of public concern. The show's essential hipness, which was underlined by von Hardenberg's crisp announcements and the visual & thematic backdrop of the city of Berlin, infuses the subsequent documentary pieces with a certain esprit. Thematically, their scope ran from coverage of political and social movements to current trends in underground and popular culture, whereby one piece was usually biographical in nature, setting it off from the more panoramic style of the rest of the show. Less serious segments often echoed the satire of the keynote feature. Regular items included the "Berlin for Beginners" and the show's end note, in which Manfred Dumke, an elderly pensioner, shared his curious insights on current affairs with the rest of Germany from the comfort of his front room.

The history of humankind is filled with power-hungry dictators. Come with us on a journey to the past as we re-visit Europe's forgotten dictatorships.

Then imperial Germany was late to carve itself a colonial empire, but still secured several scattered territories in Africa, Far East and South Sea. This series examines what happened there.

Rich List – Jede Antwort zählt is the German version of the game show The Rich List on Sat.1, that premiered on May 26, 2007 at 7:15 P.M. The show is very successful, because of this, Sat.1 renewed the show for a second season, which airs subsequent to season one. At August 29, 2007 the show will move in the prime time, Wednesdays at 8:15 P.M.. The show is hosted by Kai Pflaume. This is the first non-English-language version of the show to air.

The opening of the Berlin Wall on the evening of November 9, 1989 came as a complete surprise to East and West Germans as it probably did to the whole world. How has this historic moment come about?