Professional slackliner Lukas Irmler has performed incredible feats all over the world. Last summer, the extreme athlete stretched his synthetic fiber rope in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, encountering a greater challenge than expected.

Walter Günther is a throwback from a by-gone day! This Frankfurt tinkerer/inventor gives us a glimpse of his 19th century metal workshop. Take a look for yourself and see, for example, a completely automated grill that browns sausages evenly and his whimsical "Schaumkusswurfmaschine". [lit. "foam-kiss throwing machine"] Viel Spaß wünsche ich euch dabei!

Ever dreamed of skiing in the Alps? Ski instructor Andreas Hagel talks about the class he leads for beginners.

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.

Here are some tips on how to gracefully go around curves and also how to brake when skiing.

Yabla star reporter Diane takes to the streets of Karlruhe to ask people about their plans for New Year's Eve and their resolutions for the coming year with a suprisingly diverse array of responses. Guten Rutsch!

Yabla star reporter Jenny gives us the basics on how to play chess, which may be of special interest if you know the game a bit, in that many German chess pieces have quite different names than their English counterparts. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

In Part II of this video, Yabla star reporter Jenny gives us further instructions how to play chess, going into detail on the rules of castling and the meaning of a stalemate. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Chess is really in right now. The American PogChamps tournaments, in which celebrities like MrBeast or Daniel Negreanu play chess against each other, have made a big contribution to this, as has the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, of course.

In this part, Niklas Steenfatt talks us through a few important special moves and explains the difference between strategies and tactics, which are particularly important in chess.

This part focuses on chess strategy and the different phases of the game. What should you pay attention to in the opening? What mistakes should you avoid?

The fourth part of this series focuses on being able to recognize and apply chess tactics. A game in which both sides follow the golden opening rules may be safe, but it will also be boring!

At the end of this mini-series on how to play chess, there are a few tips for improving your tactics.

A touch of Twin Peaks in Mannheim: Sally of Sally's Cake World fame visits the children in the University of Mannheim's clinic with doughnuts from Star Donuts Mannheim and speaks with a radio DJ from Radio Rumms.

Sally's Cake World: A delicious, moist apple cake with a fine aroma of lemon and cinnamon, and bits of marzipan in the dough!