Inge has invited Jacques to her house for dinner, but she's a terrible cook! Fortunately, Max and Tarek have a solution to her problem.

Jacques is delighted with the meal, and Inge is relieved. They discuss holidays, with both recalling warm memories from their childhoods. When Inge sadly admits that Christmas isn’t so nice when you’re alone, Jacques makes an unexpected offer…

Nico’s changed his mind: He visits Pepe and asks about the job his brother had offered him. Pepe tells him that it is an internship with a film crew. Will Nico accept the job?

Thanks to Pepe’s connections, Nico got the job! He’ll soon be working as an assistant on a crime comedy series. Is he ready for this new challenge?

The series has finished shooting! Nico tells Max and Tarek about his work on the film set. He even got to play a small role in the series! His friends can't help but notice that Nico has let it all go to his head...

Nico loved acting his bit part in the TV series! He’s actually considering going to acting school. But Yara isn’t so sure this is the best idea…

Nora Gomringer is a poet and writer who recently won the prestigious Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis. In this video, she reads a poem by the German author and painter Hans Bötticher, who was better known by his pen name Joachim Ringelnatz.

We accompany childhood friends Lotte, Ilse, and Sissi on a trip to Bad Aussee, Austria, which they know from their youth. In the first part, the cheerful ladies introduce themselves, and their adventure begins with buying tickets at their local train station.

Construction is the biggest source of political corruption in the world, and here a case in point: the existence of hermit Friedmunt Sonnemann is being threatened by the construction of an elevated Moselle River overpass, that according to critics is neither wanted nor needed by the inhabitants. (video copyright dpa)

Arabella from beQueen reports live from the famous-notorious Oktoberfest.

In the second part of the report from Oktoberfest, Arabella of beQueen meets a horse and a real Bavarian.

A warm welcome to a visit of Therese’s Meadow. The interview reveals some crazy things people do at Oktoberfest. You will also find out how the name Theresienwiese [Therese’s Meadow] came about. A video by beQueen.

What is happening to Germany's reputation as a sport-friendly country? A referendum in Bavaria has made it clear, that they do not wish to host the Olympics in the foreseeable future. (video copyright dpa)

Concentration, agility and leaping ability... Beach volleyball sounds like an enjoyable leisure activity, but it is both an Olympic sport and and a tough, serious professional sport. Enjoy!
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The swimming style known as Butterfly (or previously as Dolphin-style), is recognised as an official swimming style since 1953. This video explains how top athletes achieve excellence in the pool.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]