October 2017 All times given in UTC/GMT. Local Times: Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 I Nairobi UTC +3 Delhi UTC +5,5 I Bangkok UTC +7 | Hong Kong UTC +8 London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3 From 29 October 2017: London UTC +0 | Berlin UTC +1 | Moscow UTC +3 San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4 All first broadcasts in bold print. All broadcasts in 16:9 format, unless otherwise noted. Programming subject to change at short notice. DW (English)| 2017-10 Index SUN 2017-10-01 .................................................................................................... 1 MON 2017-10-02 ................................................................................................... 6 TUE 2017-10-03 .................................................................................................... 9 WED 2017-10-04 ................................................................................................. 12 THU 2017-10-05 .................................................................................................. 15 FRI 2017-10-06 .................................................................................................... 18 SAT 2017-10-07 .................................................................................................. 21 SUN 2017-10-08 .................................................................................................. 24 MON 2017-10-09 ................................................................................................. 28 TUE 2017-10-10 .................................................................................................. 31 WED 2017-10-11 ................................................................................................. 34 THU 2017-10-12 .................................................................................................. 37 FRI 2017-10-13 .................................................................................................... 40 SAT 2017-10-14 .................................................................................................. 43 SUN 2017-10-15 .................................................................................................. 46 MON 2017-10-16 ................................................................................................. 49 TUE 2017-10-17 .................................................................................................. 52 WED 2017-10-18 ................................................................................................. 55 THU 2017-10-19 .................................................................................................. 58 FRI 2017-10-20 .................................................................................................... 61 SAT 2017-10-21 .................................................................................................. 64 SUN 2017-10-22 .................................................................................................. 68 MON 2017-10-23 ................................................................................................. 71 TUE 2017-10-24 .................................................................................................. 74 WED 2017-10-25 ................................................................................................. 77 THU 2017-10-26 .................................................................................................. 80 FRI 2017-10-27 .................................................................................................... 83 SAT 2017-10-28 .................................................................................................. 86 SUN 2017-10-29 .................................................................................................. 89 MON 2017-10-30 ................................................................................................. 92 TUE 2017-10-31 .................................................................................................. 95 DW (English) | SUN 2017-10-01 1/98 SUN 2017-10-01 00:00 DW News 00:15 The Bundesliga – Your Team, your League, your Show 00:30 Euromaxx – Highlights of the Week 01:00 DW News 01:03 Business – News 01:15 Bacterial World – Microbes That Rule Our World Documentary Bubonic plague, typhoid and tuberculosis: over the course of human history, we’ve fallen victim to countless diseases caused by bacteria. But only around one percent of known bacteria are pathogens. This documentary looks at the microorganisms that live in the bodies of living things - from tiny insects to mammals such as humans. Bacteria are everywhere: in the ground, in the water and in the air. From the tiniest insects to human beings, there’s no creature on earth that’s not populated by bacteria. Scientists are only just starting to understand their complex role. Without bacteria, the human digestive, immune and even reproductive systems wouldn’t work. The human body contains ten times as many bacteria as it does cells of its own. Scientists are only now beginning to understand why. Without these tiny residents, many things wouldn’t work. Bacteria may have played a bigger role in the evolution and development of species than previously thought. Thanks to its symbiotic relationship with bacteria, the bobtail squid, which lives off the coast of Hawaii, is able to light up and defend itself against predators. A marine worm off the coast of Elba can feed itself without having a digestive system, and a species of wasp reproduces alone with the help of bacteria. How great is the invisible power of microbes? A fascinating documentary about the tiniest living things. 02:00 DW News 02:03 The Bundesliga – Your Team, your League, your Show 02:15 Treasures of the World – Heritage of Mankind Angkor Thom – The Great Temple City, Cambodia The ancient Khmer city of Angkor Thom is located just two kilometers from the huge temple complex of Angkor Wat in modern-day Cambodia. Nine square kilometers in size, it was once home to more people than any medieval city in Europe. Now it is being eroded by nature and faces complete destruction. Founded by the Khmer ruler Jayavarman VII in 1181, Angkor was the centre of the Khmer kingdom for several centuries. The whole ensemble forms a symbolic miniaturized representation of the universe. With impressive monuments, several different ancient urban plans and large water reservoirs, the site is a unique concentration of features testifying to an exceptional civilization. Over the centuries it was destroyed by warfare and colonialism. 02:30 PopXport – The German Music Magazine 03:00 DW News 03:03 Business – News 03:15 Max and Moritz - A Storybook Success Documentary This classic of German children‘s literature has been entertaining readers for generations, and still the characters are as loved as they were well over a hundred years ago. Max and Moritz first DW (English) | SUN 2017-10-01 2/98 saw the light of day in 1865, and their creator, Wilhelm Busch, is considered to be the grandfather of the comic strip. Available in 300 languages and dialects, we ask why the book has been such a huge success. Max and Moritz, a picture story told in rhyming verse, is divided into seven "pranks:" From widow Bolte to tailor Böck. These seven stories form the core of this documentary. A beatboxer, illustrator, poetry slammer, cartoon film students, children, critics and curators explore and develop the images, placing pictures, rhyme and images firmly in the context of today. And what pedagogical value do the deeds of the two scallywags have in our times? The film also takes a look at Wilhelm Busch the humorist and pessimist a man who pursued a quiet life in the country. The contrast between the at times funny and at times brutal pranks and the unspectacular life of their creator makes for an especially interesting documentary. 04:00 DW News 04:03 Interview – Background and Analysis 04:15 The Bundesliga – Your Team, your League, your Show 04:30 Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People 05:00 DW News 05:03 Business – News 05:15 Europe in Concert – Top Acts Live Rea Garvey 06:00 DW News 06:03 Absurdistan – India’s Crazy Northeast Documentary The tribal areas in northeast India, in Nagaland and the other six federal states, are also called the ‘Seven Sisters’. Hardly any tourists go there due to the poor infrastructure and violent conflicts between clans and the government. And yet the region is captivatingly exotic and full of superlatives. The tribal areas in northeast India are full of extremes. The world’s hottest chilli grows there; the world’s rainiest place is there; the region can lay claim to the world’s longest-ever hunger strike and also to the family with the most children. There are bounty hunters as relics of an old macho culture - and the opposite: areas where women are in charge and the men do as they are told. And there’s the country’s largest rhino and tiger reserve, although poachers and the effects of climate change are a threat to both animals. Major problems include mass poverty and widespread human trafficking, particularly of young women. Filmmaker Markus Spieker reports from a region of extremes - sometimes times idyllic, at other times hellish and torn between tradition and modernity. 06:30 Euromaxx – Highlights of the Week 07:00 DW News 07:03 Interview – Background and Analysis 07:15 Bacterial World – Microbes That Rule Our World Documentary 08:00 DW News 08:15 The Bundesliga – Your Team, your