The return of the plagues
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | The return of the plagues |
| Original title | Le retour des plaies d'Egypte |
| Country of production | Germany |
| year | 2007 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| genre | scientific documentary series |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 29 - November 2, 2007 on arte |
The five-part documentary series The Return of the Plagues by Johannes Backes tells of the dangers of man-made climate change on earth.
Reference is made to the Ten Plagues in the Bible . In it, the negative ecological effects of global climate change, world trade on local ecosystems , on human society and thus on each individual in the past, present and future, are presented using on-site examples.
Episodes of the series
- Bloody water
- Dangerous stings , see also dengue fever
- Deadly weather
- Gluttonous locusts
- Fatal darkness
Production and broadcast
In addition to Johannes Backes, Herbert Ostwald , Christiane von Schwind and the companies PRE TV, Taglicht Media and ZDF were also involved in the production. The series was broadcast several times from 2007 to 2013 on n-tv , arte , ZDFinfo , ZDF neo , ZDFdokukanal , Phoenix , Discovery Channel , Discovery HD , Discovery Geschichte .