Captain Blitz
Captain Blitz and his friends is one on audio cassettes published German thriller - radio drama series for children by the company kiosk was issued in the 1980s. The first episode of the radio play series appeared in 1983. A series of books with the same name and topic was also available in domestic retail outlets at the time. Steffen Kent is named as the author of the stories, a publishing collective pseudonym of the authors Georg Feil , Lydia Tews , Felix Huby and others.
The series is characterized by the absence of a narrator ; instead, the dialogues are constructed in such a way that the respective situation can be understood. Each cassette was accompanied by a short text as part of the cover, in which the most important legal aspects of the crime dealt with in the respective episode were explained in an easily understandable manner.
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"Captain Blitz" is actually called Hans-Peter Bergmann. From his father, who is an engineer, he inherited his love for tinkering with all kinds of electronic devices. The books explain that he got his nickname because it often cracks and flashes, but also because he is very clever and often has the right brainstorm at the crucial moments. In the radio plays there is always a very specific noise at these points, so that the listener knows that Captain Blitz has another brilliant idea.
“Blitz”, as he is also called, goes on a hunt for criminals with his little brother and two friends and together they solve many exciting cases.
Text of the theme song
- Captain Blitz and his men hunt the pack of criminals.
- Because Captain Blitz is always on the ball, he solves every hard case.
- That's Captain Blitz.
- Theft, robbery and sabotage, even check fraud and espionage -
- if a crooked thing is going on, Captain Blitz solves it with his pile.
- Yes, Captain Blitz and his people are the fright for the gang of criminals.
- Yes, Captain Blitz and his people are the fright for the criminal loot.
Characters
- Hans-Peter "Captain Blitz" miner
is an intelligent teenager who is atypically thoughtful for his age and has a penchant for detective work. Primarily on his initiative, he and his clique repeatedly investigate crimes. His nickname comes from his interest in electronics in general and computers in particular. “Captain Blitz”, as his friends call him, is in command of his troops and makes all the relevant decisions regarding their joint approach.
- Matthias "Matti" Bergmann
is "Captain Blitz '" younger brother. This often feels handicapped by the infantile and sometimes age-related somewhat dumbfounded and fearful brother, which often leads to (harmless) squabbles between the two. Nonetheless, Matti is also a steady and basically loved member of the Blitz team.
- Anke
The only girl on Captain Blitz's team. In terms of gender stereotypes, she is usually a little more cautious than her comrades and not infrequently notes her concerns when the overzealous Captain Blitz once again dares to get too close to the criminal adversary. But apart from that, she too is enthusiastically involved in solving the troops' cases.
- Pacco
is the son of Italian immigrants. His father runs a pizzeria where the clique regularly stops at the end of an episode to celebrate their success. His strong Italian accent and slight macho airs often bring him the friendly, teasing ridicule of his friends. Pacco is a rather down-to-earth guy who can not shine through intellectual heights, but through courage and determination.
Episode index
- 0. Audio sample to get to know (consisting of a short version of episode 17)
- 1. Assassination attempt in the circus
- 2. Pizza, timpani and trumpets
- 3. Wrong freight
- 4. Industrial espionage
- 5. All lies and deceit
- 6. The fire devil from Hexenmoor
- 7. The skull gang
- 8. Dark business
- 9. The outlier
- 10. A trap for horse thieves
- 11. Alarm for route 7
- 12. On the trail of car thieves
- 13. The black hand
- 14. The ghost in the dresser
- 15. A trainer sees red
- 16. Blooming diamonds
- 17. Poison in the Schöneichenwald
- 18. The red devils
- 19. White gold
- 20. The yellow suitcase
- 21. Wrong programmed
- 22. Dangerous error
- 23. The last trap
- 24. The secret of the death spider
speaker
- Captain Blitz: Andreas Klein
- Matti: Marc Oliver Schulze
- Pacco: Massimo Lombardo
- Anke: Alana Horrigan
- Clever: Peter Thom