Sandra Reichmann explains her background and her particular passion for exercise.

Tough decisions had to be made as the future became more and more uncertain. Even the annual class trip required students living in the East to travel separately.

Beatrice Egli sings her Schlager hit "Mein Herz," which was made famous by the talent reality show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, at a venue on Austria's Wörthersee.

Max Giesinger is a young German singer who was discovered through the show The Voice of Germany. The song "80 Millionen," about the likelihood of finding a partner among so many people, is from his new album.

Skiing is very popular in German-speaking countries. With this video, you can learn basic skiing exercises and how to talk about equipment and technique in German.

The song "Eisbär" from the Swiss band Grauzone is a Neue Deutsche Welle ("German new wave") classic. An abridged version here is accompanied by brilliant animation.

German rally driver Sepp Wiegand takes us through the basics of maintaining and driving a car in the snowy seasons.

Naya has to be creative in finding ways to make Jo become her ideal prince!

Outside of the classroom, the students who travelled to the West for school were confronted with important life decisions and their consequences.

At the Majolika Ceramic Works in Karlsruhe, Cettina finds out about the origin of the Bambi, a German award for television and film. As it turns out, the small deer has become the symbol of Majolika due to their involvement with the design of the trophies.

The type of car you drive has an effect on how much you pay for auto insurance in Germany. This video explains a bit about how the rates are determined.
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Here is the video for German rock musician Marius Müller-Westernhagen's song "Weil ich dich liebe."

In the Middle Ages, people were resourceful when it came to battles. A group of scholars has worked to recreate medieval explosives and weaponry at Coburg Fortress in Upper Franconia.

With Jo asleep, Naya engages her plan to make him clean the castle. Caruso helps her by singing along!

Smuggling items to relatives who had left Berlin was a difficult mission. At the same time, it often seemed difficult to completely comprehend how high the stakes would be.