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Your TV Program for America – December 2020

250TH ANNIVERSARY Ludwig van Beethoven

Throughout 2020, Germany and the rest of the world have been celebrating the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven. Deutsche Welle has also been paying tribute to the musical genius. The big fina- le is the special day of programming on 17 December: DW will be broadcasting a number of documentaries on the composer and his work – including the two-part film Beethoven’s Ninth: To this day, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is one of the most popular pieces of classical music in Photo: Berlin Producers the world. The film experiences contempo- rary interpretations around the globe and Drilling platform off the coast of Ghana meets musical personalities who help us to appreciate Beethoven and his famous body of work. DOCFILM

Check-in is also involved: in Vienna, pre- Oil Promises senter Lukas Stege follows in Beethoven’s footsteps. The composer lived in the 2007: Oil fever gripped Ghana. One of Africa’s largest oil fields was discovered off the Austrian capital for almost 35 years. And coast of this West African nation and it was hoped the find would provide a much-needed in Bonn, the travel magazine visits the boost to the country’s economy. Drilling began in 2010. In the meantime ambitious plans renovated house where the composer were made for the coast: Projects included building a refinery, a gas processing plant, was born. The permanent exhibition a luxury hotel. Land was cleared and dreams were made. The two-part documentary here explores not just the artist, but also Oil Promises – Ghana‘s Dream of Quick Riches observes developments in three coastal Beethoven the man. villages where people had long earned a living from fishing and farming. What impact was change going to have on the region? Was oil going to be a blessing or a curse for Thu 17 December this economic backwater?

Part 1 Starting Sun 6 December 02:00

KULTUR.21 The Last Cultural Diplomat

Few actors in Germany’s cultural landscape have experienced and shaped the upheavals of recent decades as directly as Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. After the fall of the Wall, in his role as Director of the Deutsche Bibliothek in Frankfurt, he achieved his first coup: Unit- Photo: picture alliance ing his West German library with the Deutsche Bücherei in Leipzig to create the German Beethoven statue in Bonn National Library – a model for inter-German cultural policy. His masterplan was a motor for the renovation of Berlin’s Museum Island; he also developed the Humboldt Forum concept for the reconstructed Berlin Palace. In 2008, Lehmann was appointed president Pop24 of the Goethe Institute. His retirement from that post in November marks the end of a International pop music fans have career of a man often described as a “pragmatic visionary.” plenty to look forward to this New Starting Sat 5 December 22:30 Year’s Eve. DW will again be broadcasting some of the best gigs around All broadcasting times refer to the German-language editions of the programs. the clock. All times given in UTC/GMT | Local Times: Vancouver UTC –8 | New York UTC –5 | São Paulo UTC –3 GLOBAL 3000 Nature School

In Colombia, indigenous tribes manage almost a third of the country’s territory. But drug gangs, rebels and large com- panies often want to secure their own share of the farmland, forests and natural resources. The Misak tribe is doing all it can to protect the natural world. At a “Nature School,” the youngest mem- bers of the community learn respect for plants, animals and ancient traditions. Global 3000 reports.

Starting Mon 28 December 20:00

Photo: picture alliance DOCFILM Neuschwanstein Castle Northern Lights

DOCFILM What impact is global warming having on the Arctic? Two film teams travel across The Mysteries of Neuschwanstein the Arctic Circle and the inhospitable world of the Far North with its pristine What began as the childhood dream of a young prince became one of the world’s most beauty. In the first program of the two- exciting architectural projects. Shortly after taking the throne Ludwig II., who had always part documentary Northern Lights – Life suffered at the miserly hands of his father, declared: “I want all unnecessary stinginess within the Arctic Circle the teams travel to stop!” In September 1869, the young Bavarian king laid the foundation stone for from Svalbard to Eastern Siberia. In the Neuschwanstein Castle. Even as it was being built, the castle looked like something from second part, they explore the east of another age. It is the perfect symbiosis of high-tech and medieval worlds. In the docu- Greenland, the islands of the Northwest mentary The Mysteries of Neuschwanstein, intimate diary entries by the young Ludwig, Passage and the Alaskan oilfields. unpublished descriptions by the village chronicler and, to date, unseen photographs of Part 1 Starting Mon 21 December 02:00 the building site demonstrate the sheer eccentricity of Neuschwanstein Castle. The film provides insights into the king’s obsession with detail and allows a glimpse behind the scenes of the dream that came true.

Starting Sun 27 December 02:00

DOCFILM The Allure of the Monastery

There is something special about monasteries. Short-term monastic retreats are increas- ingly popular. Why do so many people feel drawn to such places? The documentary The Allure of the Monastery talks to some who have succumbed: Ines is taking some time Photo: ZDF/Brian Dentz, Toby Marshall out to consider her professional and personal future. Axel is preparing to become a monk. Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle And Brother Vinzenz has been living in the abbey for a long while already. He looks after the accounts, although money means nothing to him. How does that work? Three people and their search for God, meaning, strength. Their life stories converge at Niederaltaich DW Deutsch plus will amend its broad Abbey in Lower Bavaria. The film accompanies the protagonists on their journey of self- cast schedule between 24 December exploration – through a period of tranquility, a dramatic change of lifestyle and perhaps and 1 January. Please refer to the up eventually reaching God. dated schedule on dw.com. Starting Fri 25 December 17:30

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00:00 Music Show Kick off! Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit 00:15 00:30 Global 3000 Made in Germany Rev Check-in Euromaxx Fit und gesund 00:45

01:00 Der Tag Der Tag 01:15 Travel Report World Stories Der Tag 01:30 DokFilm* 01:45

02:00 DokFilm Nahaufnahme DokFilm DokFilm DokFilm Europe in Concert DokFilm 02:15 02:30 Shift 02:45 Check-in Kick off! FrauTV Fokus Europa Rev Feature Series Euromaxx

03:00 03:15 Auf ein Wort DokFilm Nahaufnahme DokFilm DokFilm DokFilm Europe in Concert 03:30 03:45 Shift

04:00 Der Tag Der Tag 04:15 World Stories Reporter Der Tag 04:30 Projekt Zukunft Literature Show 04:45

05:00 Bares für Rares Anne Will Hart aber fair Quarks Auf den Punkt Maybrit Illner Music Show 05:15 05:30 05:45 Frag den Lesch Frag den Lesch

06:00 DW News (E) DW News (E) 06:15 Shift (E) Reporter (E) 06:30 Sports Life (E) Business (E) Business (E) Business (E) Business (E) Rev (E) Euromaxx (E) 06:45 Reporter (E) Arts and Culture (E) Arts and Culture (E) Arts and Culture (E) Arts and Culture (E)

07:00 DW News (E) DW News (E) 07:15 Arts and Culture (E) World Stories (E) 07:30 DocFilm* (E) Kick off! (E) Close up (E) Focus on Europe (E) To the Point (E)** Check-in (E) Arts.21 (E) 07:45

08:00 DW News (E) DW News (E) 08:15 DocFilm (E) DocFilm (E) 08:30 Business (E) Close up (E) Eco India (E) Conflict Zone (E) Tomorrow Today (E) 08:45 World Stories (E)

09:00 DW News (E) 09:15 DocFilm (E) DocFilm (E) DocFilm (E) DocFilm (E) DocFilm (E) Sports Life (E) Shift (E) 09:30 Euromaxx (E) In Good Shape (E) / 09:45 The 77 Percent (E)

10:00 Verrückt nach Meer Global 3000 FrauTV Fokus Europa DokFilm* Euromaxx Reporter 10:15 World Stories 10:30 Kick off! Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit 10:45

* once a month Glaubenssachen / Faith Matters | ** to be replaced by Eco Africa if cancelled Tagesschau 100 / heute Xpress (3 min) From 1 August 2020 | All information may be subject to change | (E) English News dw.com/programguide Magazines UTC Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

11:00 Music Show DokFilm DokFilm Nahaufnahme DokFilm DokFilm Auf ein Wort 11:15 11:30 Shift 11:45 Reporter World Stories Frag den Lesch Frag den Lesch Frag den Lesch Shift

12:00 Europe in Concert Markus Lanz Quarks Political Satire/ Auf den Punkt Markus Lanz Cooking Show 12:15 Entertainment 12:30 Literature Show 12:45 Shift World Stories Frag den Lesch

13:00 Kultur.21 Kick off! Made in Germany Rev Fokus Europa Euromaxx Check-in 13:15

13:30 Fit und gesund Travel Report Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit 13:45

14:00 World Stories Reporter Frag den Lesch Shift Frag den Lesch Frag den Lesch 14:15 DokFilm Nahaufnahme DokFilm DokFilm DokFilm Europe in Concert Auf ein Wort 14:30 14:45 Shift

15:00 Projekt Zukunft Fit und gesund Global 3000 Made in Germany Check-in DokFilm* Religious Service 15:15 15:30 Music Show Markus Lanz Quarks Political Satire/ Auf den Punkt Markus Lanz Entertainment 15:45 World Stories

16:00 Euromaxx 16:15 Reporter Frag den Lesch 16:30 Kultur.21 Kick off! Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit 16:45

17:00 Fit und gesund Global 3000 Rev Made in Germany Fokus Europa Projekt Zukunft DokFilm* 17:15 17:30 Anne Will Hart aber fair Political Satire/ Auf den Punkt Maybrit Illner Cooking Show Bares für Rares 17:45 Entertainment

18:00 Literature Show 18:15 Shift 18:30 Feature Series Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kulturzeit Kultur.21 18:45

19:00 Der Tag 19:15 World Stories Reporter Der Tag 19:30 DokFilm* Projekt Zukunft 19:45

20:00 Global 3000 Made in Germany FrauTV Fokus Europa Fit und gesund Euromaxx Check-in 20:15 20:30 Markus Lanz Quarks Political Satire/ DokFilm Markus Lanz Cooking Show Verrückt nach Meer 20:45 Entertainment

21:00 Music Show 21:15 Reporter Travel Report 21:30 DokFilm* FrauTV Fokus Europa Feature Series Fit und gesund 21:45

22:00 Der Tag 22:15 Reporter World Stories Der Tag 22:30 Kultur.21 Literature Show 22:45

23:00 Anne Will Hart aber fair Quarks Auf den Punkt Maybrit Illner Euromaxx Bares für Rares 23:15 23:30 Projekt Zukunft 23:45 Frag den Lesch Frag den Lesch

From 1 August 2020 | dw.com/programguide