Annually over 100 million animals are lodged in Frankfurt's Animal Lounge. A wide assortment of living creatures are temporarily received, examined by a veterinarian and lovingly cared for. Viel Spaß!

Singer/songwriter Joris Buchholz gives a great live performance of his song "Herz über Kopf" ("Heart over head") as a duet for the German radio station ffn.

Yabla's own Cettina and Sabine tell us about St. Martin and the German tradition of making lanterns and singing songs to commemorate him.

Ben notices a few odd circumstances surrounding the death of Jannik Sternberg, while the cops at the station continue to try to impress Nicole, their new colleague.

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]

Namika brings us back to the best of early millennium light (think Norah Jones) and enchants us with her new single "Lieblingsmensch."

Yabla's own Cettina explains the origins of Halloween, including the reasons behind many of its traditions.

Last season, the "German Wunderkind" missed the play-offs with the Dallas Mavericks. That's not going to happen this year. Stefan chats with Dirk Nowitzki about his life as a star in the best basketball league in the world.

Mama arbeitet wieder (Mom’s Going Back to Work) is a German TV drama focusing on gender roles. Corinna gets some support from her mom and her company's new product is a success. Mark stands up to his boss, but he is having a hard time being away from home.

Somewhere between 150,000 (according to police) and 250,000 (according to event organizers) took to the streets of Berlin to protest the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Read more here about the international Stop TTIP initiative.

Up till now, hundreds of thousands of refugees have been permitted to enter Germany. Now the German government has changed course by temporarily reintroducing border controls.

Alpine Lakes, a nature documentary, leads us into the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. When winter comes and the lakes freeze over, the fish under the thick ice cover have different ways of passing the time.

In Hamburg's fourteenth precinct, a new colleague joins the police force and a new case is presented: a mysterious accident at a construction site.

German comedian Otto Waalkes discusses the difficulties of finding one's way around Kempten, being single, and sitting too close to the stage. Viel Spaß!

"Mama arbeitet wieder" (Mom’s Going Back to Work) is a German TV drama focusing on gender roles. After their fight, Mark and Corry still haven't resolved their problems and Mark has to leave for Dubai. However, when he arrives at the airport, Mark realizes that things at work had gotten even worse than he thought.