Germany saga
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Terra X ZDF Expedition |
| Country of production |
 Germany
|
| length | 45 minutes |
| genre | documentation |
| idea | Gero von Boehm, Sebastian Scherrer |
Deutschland-Saga is part of the Terra X series , which is a ZDF program brand for documentaries and documentary series.
It is moderated by Christopher Clark , who also moderates the Australian saga and the European saga.
In the six-part documentary series "Germany Saga", the historian Christopher Clark ("Die Schlafwandler") tells the country's cultural history. Who were the first people on German soil? What traces have they left and how far do they extend to the present day? Christopher Clark asks himself these questions.
Clark begins with the formation of the European continent through plate tectonics. The Cheruscan leader Arminius is represented in a scenario with scenes from the two-part documentary series "Battle for Germania". The felling of the Donariche is also shown in a scenario. Charlemagne and his coronation as emperor heralded a new age for the Germans. Clark calls him "Father of Europe" because he united a multinational empire and introduced the Christian religion and legislation.
Clark visits different places in Germany a. a. the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, because he would like to be there in the footsteps of Johann Sebastian Bach , in the Walhalla , where he criticizes the fact that Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud are missing and in the Buchenwald concentration camp , where he says everyone has their own at the gate Are defined.
He also goes in search of the great researchers and inventors in Germany and shows Alexander von Humboldt , Otto Lilienthal , Albert Einstein , Wernher von Braun and other achievements also in relation to world history. It shows that Konrad Adenauer was an enthusiastic tinkerer and that Bertha Benz made the first long-distance journey in an automobile.
The song " Deutschland " by the princes serves as the musical opening credits .
As background music: "Going up the country" by Canned Heat is recorded to help nomads settle down on Lake Constance, and "Over the rainbow" to accompany the suffering of the Romans from bad Germanic weather.
Episode list
- Where we come from
- What we rave about
- What unites us
- What we are looking for
- What drives us
- who we are