The Best Episodes of ZDF Magazin Royale

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#1 - Makers & Laughers
S8:E186/7/2024
Behind the scenes with Jan Böhmermann and the ZDF Magazin Royale. What drives the people behind the show? A team of journalists got exclusive insights.
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#2 - Gaming Communities: The last apolitical Place on Earth
S9:E59/27/2024
Gaming, Twitch, Steam – even in the world of computer games, there's a catch: people, especially men, in internet subcultures. How apolitical can a scene be where racism, sexism, and right-wing extremist communities are part of everyday life?
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#3 - The Ghost Office in Bismarckwald
S9:E710/11/2024
In the heart of the beautiful Sachsenwald forest in Schleswig-Holstein, the promised land of the young CDU veteran Daniel Günther, one can often be puzzled while taking a break at a mysterious hut. Why are there so many mailboxes at the entrance?
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#4 - Episode 8
S11:E810/24/2025
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8.7/10(17 votes)
#5 - Porn on the Internet
S4:E63/11/2022
Paying for things online? Never! Especially not for pornography, which is accessible 24/7. And the age restriction is even easier to bypass than the Sanifair turnstile. So, all good, right?
Director:André Beckers
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Julius Ude
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Director:André Beckers
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Julius Ude
8.7/10(14 votes)
#6 - How noble is Wine really?
S5:E710/14/2022
Wine drinkers have style, solid wood bookshelves, and can explain complex issues like the Middle East conflict or the dangers of cancel culture in just a few words. But they can only do all of this with a liquid companion in hand.
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#7 - Corona Entrepreneur of the Year
S1:E712/18/2020
Jan Böhmermann describes how a deadly pandemic can sometimes be seen as an opportunity.
Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Egon Kitsch, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig
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Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Egon Kitsch, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig
8.4/10(22 votes)
#8 - Sebastian Kurz and His Turquoise Family
S2:E145/7/2021
Austria, you are our favorite neighbor! You gave the world Wiener Schnitzel, DJ Ötzi, and, unfortunately, a young boy as Chancellor. That's why it's always good to have a true friend who, in difficult times, can honestly tell you that your dear little Penate Chancellor with the €600 gel hair is painting the four pillars of democracy turquoise.
Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Chris Sommer
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Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Chris Sommer
8.4/10(18 votes)
#9 - What's Happening here? - Putin's War in Europe
S4:E53/4/2022
What a week! There's another war in Europe. War in the 21st century! Should we update all our news apps around the clock and follow the Klitschkos' Instagram stories, or just put our smartphones away?
Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Julius Ude
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Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Julius Ude
8.4/10(12 votes)
#10 - The Power of Viktor Orbán
S4:E94/1/2022
Right-wing populist rulers are all the rage! And the current show is about one of these right-wing poster boys: Viktor Orbán – formerly liberal, now right-wing nationalist.
Director:André Beckers
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Julius Ude
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Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Julius Ude
8.2/10(14 votes)
#11 - The Humboldt Forum – Looted Art in Berlin?
S1:E612/11/2020
The new HuFo at Berlin Castle is so fresh, hip, and above all, retro! It really has EVERYTHING in the new old Hohenzollern Palace: souvenir shop, museum café, quiet room, and maybe even stolen art from the colonial era?
Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Egon Kitsch, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig
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Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Egon Kitsch, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig
8.2/10(29 votes)
#12 - Nazi Hotspot Dresden – What is the Reason?
S2:E93/26/2021
Storks fly south in winter, Thor Steinar jackets march from west to east year-round. There are good reasons why Nazis like to settle in the East.
Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Paula Irmschler
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Director:J. Patrick Arbeiter
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Paula Irmschler
8.1/10(17 votes)
#13 - Volkswagen – The World Car!
S1:E211/13/2020
Jan Böhmermann is in election fever. Still electrified by the exciting US election, he's immediately back to analyzing the CDU party chairmanship race.
Director:Andrea Achterberg
Writers:Egon Kitsch, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig
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Director:Andrea Achterberg
Writers:Egon Kitsch, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig
8.1/10(16 votes)
#14 - The Egg Throw of Halle - The Musical
S3:E911/5/2021
On May 10, 1991, angry demonstrators threw eggs at Chancellor Helmut Kohl on the market square in Halle an der Saale, prompting Kohl to promptly launch a brawl with the protesting East Germans. The ZDF MAGAZIN ROYALE presents a gripping musical about unity, the power of revolution, and the power of love, centering on this now almost forgotten turning point in the relationship between East and West Germany.
Directors:J. Patrick Arbeiter, Daniel Rakete Siegel
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Sebastian Hotz, Giulia Becker
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Directors:J. Patrick Arbeiter, Daniel Rakete Siegel
Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Sebastian Hotz, Giulia Becker
8.1/10(13 votes)
#15 - Look like you're on Instagram
S4:E104/8/2022
If you click through the timelines and hashtags, you'll quickly find yourself talking about cosmetic surgeries from fitness influencers. And these surgical procedures are advertised there just as casually as the latest running shoes from the human fountain of youth, Kai Pflaume.
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8.1/10(10 votes)
#16 - Transphobia is a Trend
S5:E1412/2/2022
There is agitation against trans people. Journalists, activists, academics, and even veteran feminists take to the streets to protest self-determination or write "opinion-driven" articles in "liberal" daily newspapers.
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8.0/10(12 votes)
#17 - Germans and their Water: It's complicated
S5:E19/2/2022
Water – H2O, as we Quarks viewers call it. This super element is a true all-rounder, versatile, and something we take for granted in Germany. But: We have a water problem.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#18 - World Records for sale!
S6:E73/17/2023
At Guinness World Records you will not only find absurdities such as the longest beard or the most cups in one hand, but also records set by governments whose basic democratic understanding is not really record-breaking.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#19 - With Fantasy Fees to the Event Empire
S6:E186/9/2023
Whether it's Southside, Rock am Ring, or Deichbrand – who makes these entertainment fireworks possible? Eventim, of course, our trusted ticket provider. Well, often you have no other choice.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - Why Germans should love Liechtenstein
S7:E39/15/2023
Get out of Germany and get a taste of something new! If we want to improve our German, the following places remain: Austria, Switzerland, Mallorca, everything around Lake Garda, campsites in the Netherlands, and Liechtenstein.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#21 - Crime Scene Group Chat: What Police Officers find funny
S7:E59/29/2023
Police officers send each other racist, anti-Semitic, and other degrading memes on WhatsApp. Things they find really funny. But how are these "satire" chats actually viewed by their own colleagues in the police force?
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - What the Police have to do with the NSU 2.0
S7:E610/6/2023
Are officers from Frankfurt's 1st Police Station involved in the "NSU 2.0" threatening letters? What role does a homemade wedding cake play? Satirical investigator Jan Böhmermann searches for the perpetrator(s).
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#23 - Hands off my Kidney
S7:E810/27/2023
Most Germans take their organs with them to the grave. Every eight hours, someone in Germany dies because they don't receive a life-saving donor organ. Is the organ shortage solely our fault, or is it (once again) those at the top?
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#24 - Turn it up!
S7:E1111/17/2023
It's time for the ZDF Magazin music episode! THE music festival of the year with Alli Neumann, Apsilon, Oliver Tree, Domiziana, Ski Aggu, Badmómzjay, Blumengarten, and a special surprise act, now on your favorite MainStage: the ZDF Mediathek.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#25 - Safe Space for Men in Germany: Marriage
S7:E1312/1/2023
Same-sex marriage has been legal in this country for six years. However, the government still prefers the following scenario: the man earns more than the woman, the woman stays at home. And the government also offers generous incentives for this form of marriage.
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