Winter has finally hit Berlin, causing traffic chaos and a lot of complaining from the locals, but actually some people seem to prefer the snow! (video copyright dpa)

Movie horses have to be able to do a lot of things: follow the cues of their trainers off-set, keep a cool head amidst all the commotion on-set, even the simplest task, like standing still in a meadow, takes skill! A video from dpa [the German Press Agency].

Yet another classic Hans Christian Andersen tale with an ambivalent moral. If you love, you will always lose? Jealousy destroys even the things you love? Don't trust a goblin twice or you're a sucker? You decide!

Representatives of Sirius Advanced Cybernetics LLC (SAC) are in Stuttgart for Vision 2014, the world's leading machine vision trade fair. We get a look at their booth, while they explain what image processing is and present three of their company's current products.

Despite several top 10 albums over the last four or five years, things have felt relatively calm around Austrian pop-singer Christina Stürmer. Since her last hit single "Millions of Lights", though, she's back full-bore with her new release I'm Listening to My Heart. Der Hammer auf voller Lautstärke!

While Frederick explains to his little brother Piggeldy what a wig is, they end up discovering an important truth. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

Let off some steam when all the little things get on your nerves. This is the advice of author Matthias Nöllke in his book But I Want to Get Angry! So vent it, keep calm and carry on!

Barbara gives the class a lesson not only about modal verbs, but how to obey a couple of the many signs in Germany, such as those here forbidding the eating of ice cream and warning you to be careful on the stairs. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

One of Hans Christian Andersen's saddest tales, "The Little Match Girl" tells of a homeless girl who is left starving on the icy streets one Christmas Eve. Was Andersen making an early attempt in the 19th century to raise social awareness? Watch this and decide for yourself...

The painter Benno Treiber tells us about his latest exhibition in Leopoldshafen and about how he chose his subjects and his life the last twenty years Spain.

24 young women, one goal: They want be the next Miss Germany. Their looks and their figures are their assets, but sometimes they turn a blind eye, such as meeting up in Berlin for a round of currywurst! (video copyright dpa)

The Frankfurt Music Trade Fair has everything for the musician that the music industry has to offer, from tiny bells to the world's largest loudspeaker. For classic metal fans, Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker is interviewed too! A video from rheinmaintv.

What's cuter than a baby polar bear? Two baby polar bears! The recent birth of twins at the Munich Zoo has caused a media sensation. Watch this report to see for yourself! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

The basement underneath the new location of the European Central Bank was a central collection point for the deportation of 10,000 Frankfurt Jews in the Holocaust. The architects describe how they conceived this new memorial. A video from rheinmaintv.

Based upon a legend in medieval Baden-Württemberg, "The Women of Weinsberg" tells the tale of a group of women who, through their cunning and guile, saved the lives of all their male kindred from certain death. Viel Spaß!

With his second album Melodie, the 24 year old German rapper, music producer and designer Cro, off-stage Carlo Waiber, has taken over the top of the charts. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! (Video copyright dpa)

For the third time, the Day of Sustainability took place through the German state of Hesse. It is intended to inform people about sustainable lifestyles, with this year's motto: Regional, conscientious and fair — sustainable consumption in Hesse. A report from rheinmaintv.

The students' talents and interests are revealed as Barbara coaches her class on how to speak about a person in the present tense. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

A rope course in the Franconian forest has recently become wheelchair accessible. With the right trainers and equipment, they offer a specialized program that is both challenging and rewarding. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Sagenhaft reinterprets the classic tale of Snow White from the Brothers Grimm.

Will Rhein-Main Scene reporter Thomas Rauditzky survive his ordeal? Look and see for yourself!

Hassles, daily concerns and stress, she knows all about them. Nevertheless, German-American pop vocalist Cassandra Steen has the means for dealing with all of it. Here, she reveals her secret. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Barbara has the great idea to set the class up in a kind of interview round, and it appears that Shannon has a special talent for drinking in Kneipen! Who would have guessed? Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

Rhein/Main Scene's Thomas Raudnitzky shows us the inner workings of Castle Frankenstein, even becoming a torture victim himself.