Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Who hasn’t dreamt of flying as a child? Skydivers live this dream and give us an insight into this exciting sport.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Why are sky divers always grinning and what sort of people participate in this sport anyway? In Part Two you’ll learn about all this and more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Now to the heart of the matter: Reporter Petra Heissen risks a jump from an airplane.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The North Sea is an unpredictable and mysterious marine habitat, teeming with life. Join marine biologists Florian Graner and Natali Tesche-Ricciardi on an exciting adventure!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Florian and Natali finish a great first dive with the basking sharks and then make their way to the coast of Holland.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Florian and Natali join divers Joop and Felicia Stahlenburg in making underwater willow tipis for the endangered cuttlefish to spawn in.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
In this installment, the sea creatures in the Oosterschelde are busy spawning and the male cuttlefish prepare for mating battle.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Now Florian and Natali leave behind the Oosterschelde and take to the air! In this episode, we get a glimpse of the mud flats in the intertidal zone: home to friendly seals and a resting place for migratory birds.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Even though the catshark's rough skin makes it a less than ideal meal, this doesn't keep the hungry gray seal from trying. However, the seal takes time off from the hunt to make friends with the divers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
With almost no wind at all, the weather is ideal for Florian and Natali to join scientists from the Heligoland Biological Institute on a dive, where they observe porpoises and other marine animals in their protected habitat. Höchst interessant!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Because of its rocky subfloor, a unique marine ecosystem has sprung up off Heligoland. Florian and biologist Karin Boos take a closer look.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
After observing up close the birth of skeleton shrimp in a small aquarium, Florian and Natali go diving off Heligoland in search of nocturnal marine creatures. Faszinierend!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The sea at night offers another view of many different creatures who come out to hunt... or be hunted! With this, Florian and Natali conclude their North Sea adventure.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Join Marko for dinner as he enjoys potato soup, Swabian Maultaschen, and a good beer at restaurant in Berlin.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
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!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Enjoy this preview for an upcoming show in which four German comedians travel together through their hometowns in southwest Germany.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
With his hat and sunglasses, most Germans recognize him instantly: Musician Udo Lindenberg has made history, and now he's 65 and has a brand new album out. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
At European Hansemuseum in Lübeck, a special exhibition — built entirely out of Lego bricks! — depicts the history of the Hanseatic League. “Hanseatic League: Brick-Rich” will also be traveling to Emden, Braunschweig, and the Netherlands.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The Folkwang Museum put together a fantastic exhibition of James Bond posters for 007 fans, a few examples of which are available to see online. Were developments in modern society reflected in British spy films? Were James Bond’s martinis really “shaken not stirred?” Take a taste of this video cocktail and find out!
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Austria North German
In this video, we see what the city of Innsbruck in the region of Tyrol in Austria has to offer.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Austria North German
In the second part of this video, we get to see the mountains adjacent to Innsbruck, which offer an abundance of skiing only 30 minutes from the city center.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Magicians Andreas and Christian Ehrlich are interviewed about their childhood and their rise to fame.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The Ehrlich brothers talk about their experiences meeting other magicians abroad and perform one trick for the audience.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
Former civil rights activist Roland Jahn and photographer Andreas Rost both played a role in the resistance and fall of the Berlin Wall. Thirty years later, they recall some of the crucial moments from a period in recent German history that was characterized by both unity and division.
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