The bicycle turned 200 years old on June 12, 2017. Of course, it hasn't always looked like it does today. This video shows the development over the last two centuries and introduces the inventors who were behind it.

Take a peek at this simple but stunning video from German-Hungarian pop singer Anna Depenbusch. Released in 2012, it's from her fourth album and is entitled "Sommer aus Papier" [Paper Summer]. Viel Spaß!

School is back in session in many places, but the coronavirus remains a threat. This short instructional film from Switzerland explains to children how they can protect themselves and each other, and reminds them about the rules for washing their hands and saying hello.

In this episode of our journey through time, we meet the Neanderthals, who roamed the European continent for around 65,000 years before disappearing almost without a trace. They lived as clans of hunter-gatherers, and knew how to make tools and fire.

This satirical commercial for the made-up company TOYtschland takes a critical look at Germany's arms exports to nations embroiled in conflicts outside of the EU.

This is the introduction and end titles to the popular 1980 animated TV series "Lucky Luke" with German country songs by Freddy Quinn.

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.

The orphan Heidi is five years old when Aunt Dete takes her to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, where she befriends the local goatherd Peter. Based on the 1881 children’s book by Swiss-born author Johanna Spyri.

Heidi and Josef comes across what appears to be a little dog caught in a trap, and try to help it. But the townspeople are certain that there are hungry wolves roaming the area…

When Peter catches Karl and his pals bullying Heidi in the meadow, he challenges him to a climbing competition on Eagle Rock. How will it end?

Peter invites Heidi into his tree house, where the two of them swear to eternal friendship.

Peter and Heidi are shocked to see that Karl, Theresa, and Willi have taken over their tree house. But then Heidi hatches a plan to get them out…

When Peter plans to climb a mountain to harvest snail clover, he leaves Heidi behind to look after the goats. But things don’t exactly go as planned…

Heidi runs to her grandfather in tears because she can't believe what people are saying about him. Is he really to blame for the death of Tobias, Heidi's father?

Heidi now learns the entire story from her grandfather about her father’s devastating accident. She comforts him, and promises that she will always stay with him.