Private, personal, real: three years after winning the NBA title, a documentary about Dirk Nowitzki comes to the cinema. There has never been such deep insight into the life of the "German Wunderkind." (video copyright dpa)

The small town of Markgröningen in Baden-Wuerttemberg is known for its fast shepherds. For over 500 years the offspring of local shepherd families race against each other as well as for a sheep. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

A smile here, a pose there, and hold that stomach in! Walking down the red carpet of celebrity can turn into serious work. Here are some tips from presenter and singer Barbara Schöneberger. (video copyright dpa)

Reporters from the German magazine Auto Bild are visiting the annual International Auto Show in Frankfurt. Here, they show us which cars were the tops and the flops - and tell us why. Schaut mal rein!

Alina and Sabine show us how to make apple pancakes — German style!

How does luggage get onto the plane? AKTIV has tracked the route taken by trolleys and bags in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport. The underground track is 45 kilometers long!

Magicians Andreas and Christian Ehrlich are interviewed about their childhood and their rise to fame.

The Ehrlich brothers talk about their experiences meeting other magicians abroad and perform one trick for the audience.

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.