Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart have been making music together as the band 2raumwohnung ("two room apartment") since the year 2000, and not only that: they are privately a couple as well! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Did you know that the traffic lights in East Berlin had a different figure? Not only have they now been adopted in West Berlin, but a new three dimensional "Ampelmännchen" has now been created for the anniversary of Germany's unification.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, and entertainer Bürger Lars Dietrich tells us how it was as an East German citizen to experience the event. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
Twenty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall: Peter Barsch lived in East Germany and, as a young man, spent time in prison because of his attempts to flee to the West. These days he tells his story while conducting bicycle tours through the capital. Sehr interessant! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The bicycle turned 200 years old on June 12, 2017. Of course, it hasn't always looked like it does today. This video shows the development over the last two centuries and introduces the inventors who were behind it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Singer Nina Chuba is a guest on the radio station 1Live's "Fragenhagel" (hail of questions), in which she reveals a few things about herself that you probably didn't know. Take a look!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
If one woman spends three hours at the hairdresser, how long do 18 women spend there? We take you behind the scenes with the 18 candidates of Miss North Rhine-Westphalia 2010 to find out what it takes to become a “Miss”. A video by HiB.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
12 heißt: Ich liebe dich is a made-for-TV film about the consequences of having lived in the GDR. As Bettina Kramer makes call after call, it becomes clear that she is a woman with a difficult past.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Dresden, 1985: After a party at their house, Bettina and her husband are awakened by Stasi agents at the door, who arrest them.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
After being separated from her husband, Bettina is questioned about her connections to West Berlin.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan, now an accountant, receives a letter from Bettina regarding the eight months she spent in prison in 1985.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Bettina is in poor condition due to bad conditions and constant interrogation. However, her interrogator seems to also have some empathy.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Although Bettina has yet to hear back from her former interrogator, her co-worker encourages her to persevere.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan's boss won't accept Bettina's vague account of what happened, and Jan has to do the interrogation over again.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan tries to make Bettina nervous by talking about her husband's affair, but doesn't get the reaction he hoped for.
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