TV Highlights

Your TV Program for America – May 2021

DOCFILM Germany’s Car Industry

The German car industry is on its knees. Not only has it been left behind in the race to produce new drive technologies, it has also been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Carmakers are also facing additional challenges presented by new, even more stringent emission limits. Where exactly have the automobile companies gone wrong? And to what extent can industrial policy be blamed for the crisis? The documentary Germany’s Car Industry – Pow- ered by Politics? supplies some answers.

Starting Fri 7 May 02:00 Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild | Soeren Stache

EUROMAXX A classic fragrance turns 100!

Hollywood superstar Marylin Monroe once told reporters that the only thing she wore to bed was Chanel N° 5. The perfume by fashion house Chanel was already doing well – and with this statement, its cult status was finally sealed. Designer and founder Coco Chanel launched her company’s first fragrance on 5 May 1921. The scent’s name recalls this date, because – just like the fashion house’s clothing collection – it was presented on the fifth day of the fifth month. Chanel N° 5 was created by the Russian-born French parfumier Ernest Beaux, top “nose” at the time. As the fragrance turns 100, Euromaxx explores the allure of what is probably the most famous perfume in the world.

Starting Sat 1 May 00:30

Photo: ZDF / dpa / Andreas Arnold

KULTUR.21 German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the IAA 2019 Pop Culture Goes Global DIVERSITY DAY The era in which pop culture all over the world was dominated by North American and Our society is vibrant and diverse – European artists and genres is finally over. In recent decades, globalization has also just like the way we live and work. expanded our cultural horizons. Pop culture phenomena from all corners of the globe DW celebrates this with a special found themselves catapulted into the international mainstream. Kultur.21 examines day of programming on diversity a variety of pop genres that reflect this shift from western domination towards a more on 18 May. This is the date of Ger globalized culture. From Latin American reggaeton to Chinese science fiction dramas many’s Diversity Day, marked by and Nigerian comic literature. events across the country. Starting Sat 29 May 22:30

All broadcasting times refer to the German-language editions of the programs. All times given in UTC/GMT I Local Times: Vancouver UTC –7 | New York UTC –4 | São Paulo UTC –3 KICK OFF! The Season’s Finale

It’s the final day of play in the German Bundesliga. An unprecedented season in corona lockdown draws to a close. But emotions have remained undented by the pandemic: Kick off! celebrates the champions and bids farewell to the clubs relegated from the league table. Joy and frustration, winners and losers – all feature in the Bundesliga magazine’s season finale. As well as all the matches and all the goals, of course!

Starting Tue 25 May 00:00

ZDF@BAUHAUS

Photo: picture alliance / imageBROKER / Christian Reister Beats at the Bauhaus

The Hotel Adlon in Berlin Music, interviews and an extraordinary location – that’s ZDF@Bauhaus. The DOCFILM Bauhaus stage in Dessau is set to host both stars and newcomers. From classi The Adlon in Berlin cal string ensembles through to dance club beats – on ZDF@Bauhaus there’s Albert Einstein, Marlene Dietrich, Thomas Mann, Charlie Chaplin: The Adlon guest book something to suit every musical taste. glitters with great names. The hotel opened its doors just as Berlin was making its mark Presenter Jo Schück guides us through as a top European metropolis. That was 1907. Since then, this luxury establishment, just the evening and entices interesting an- steps from the Brandenburg Gate, has been a honeypot for movers and shakers from swers from the musicians in historic sur- the worlds of politics, business and culture. The grand hotel on Pariser Platz bore wit- roundings. Guests in May: Birdy (8 May), ness to many dramatic events in German history. It’s also a place steeped in stories and Chvrches (15 May), Laleh (22 May) and anecdotes. Resurrected on its original site in 1997, the hotel has always retained a fond Jarle Bernhoft (29 May). awareness of its vibrant past. Featuring new footage and images, the documentary Starting Sat 21:00 The Adlon in Berlin relates the thrilling story of this institution.

Starting Fri 28 May 02:00

DOCFILM “Reading you loud and clear …”

A western radio station against a Communist regime: During the Cold War, the BBC and the former East Germany were locked in a propaganda war. For almost 25 years, from the early 1950s until 1974, the British broadcaster made a radio program specif- ically for listeners in the GDR. Those listeners were able to write anonymously to the program editors – expressing their daily problems and worries, but also their political views. The program triggered a game of cat and mouse between the BBC and the East Photo: picture alliance / Capital Pictures / Erik Kabik Photography / MPI German intelligence agency as it tried to hunt down the letter-writers. Those caught faced lengthy prison terms. The documentary “Reading you loud and clear…” – Voices The band Chvrches from Behind the Iron Curtain recalls the drama of an East-West struggle played out on the radio waves.

Starting Sun 16 May 02:00

All broadcasting times refer to the German-language editions of the programs. All times given in UTC/GMT | Local Times: Vancouver UTC –7 | New York UTC –4 | São Paulo UTC –3

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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 Reporter World Stories 01:15 Travel Report Shift 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 World Stories Reporter 04:15 Frag den Lesch Frag den Lesch 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) Rev (E) Euromaxx (E) 06:45 Reporter (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 3 April 2021 | 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 World Stories Reporter 19:15 Frag den Lesch Shift 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 Reporter World Stories 22:15 Shift Frag den Lesch 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 3 April 2021 | dw.com/programguide