Christian considers a dangerous escape plan.

Christian escapes by swimming across the border, but leaves Heidi behind. Rüdiger is suddenly presented with a new option.

In the conclusion of the film, find out whether Rüdiger leaves West Germany, and what each person in the group is doing today.

In 2008, the project “Two paths, one destination” was inaugurated at Wallnau, a water bird sanctuary on the island of Fehmarn.
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The 2011 swimming season is now open! The people of Fehmarn, an island in the Baltic Sea, enjoy their first dip in the sea at pretty brisk air and water temperatures. Carina Kühl, from the Rural Youth Group Fehmarn, reports. Video provided by

The 18-kilometer Fehmarn Belt Tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. This video explains how 360,000 tons of steel and 3 million cubic meters of concrete are being used to create the tunnel, which will run between Rødbyhavn on the island of Lolland and Puttgarden on the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein.

In this classic song from the German group Fantastische Vier, Smudo and Thomas D both rap about a woman they met over the weekend. As they recount their experiences, they reach a startling conclusion...

The song "Sie ist weg" by German hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier combines their signature machismo with regret about the end of a relationship.

Many of the verses of the song "MfG - Mit freundlichen Grüßen" by the hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier consist solely of acronyms! The song comments on the development of the German language with its long words and titles that make such abbreviations and acronyms necessary, and what this means for German culture.

The song may be about friendship, but German legends Die Fantastischen Vier are eager to show that they perhaps don't always get along, especially when they were asked to collaborate with Clueso.

Join Diane yet again on the medieval Christmas Market! Find out about the interesting history of the crossbow, its early controversial use in battle, and witness a demonstration of how to use it properly.

The Alps are a vast mountain range spanning central Europe, from Slovenia to France. In the first part of this series, we meet photographer Matevž Lenarčič, who captures this region from the air.

At Riegersburg Castle, Johannes helps out as a falconer, demonstrating how fascinating the trust between humans and birds of prey can be. The majestic eagles impress with spectacular flight shows.

Above the rooftops of Graz, master roofer Barbara Rockenbauer takes care of centuries-old roofs, preserves historic tiles and thus ensures that the old town is preserved.

When others flee from storm clouds, Walter Golob flies right into them. As a hail bomber, he protects farmers' crops around Graz with his aircraft and takes on one of the most dangerous tasks in the sky.