Mark D (TV broadcast)

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Television broadcast
Original title Mark D
D international vehicle registration oval.svg
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1971-2001
genre Politmagazin
Theme music Jerk Zuck / Waiting
idea Hanns Werner Schwarze u. a.
music Power plant / Santana
Moderation
First broadcast September 9, 1971 on ZDF

Kennzeichen D was a 45-minute political television broadcast by ZDF that was first broadcast on September 9, 1971. In contrast to the immediately preceding format over there , it not only reported on the GDR , but also took up topics from both German states as well as all-German issues. It should arouse interest and understanding for life in the other Germany and convey the most realistic possible picture of everyday life on both sides of the inner-German border.

Idea and conception

The idea and conception of the series were developed by Hanns Werner Schwarze , who moderated the episodes from the first broadcast until 1982 and was in charge of the editorial team. He was also the director of the ZDF studio in Berlin.

"Neighbors can only criticize those who start self-critically with themselves."

- Hanns Werner Schwarze

In the premiere broadcast, Schwarze had the cabaret artist Hanns-Dieter Hüsch sing a chanson in which he agrees with everyone, finally picks up a telephone receiver and ends an imaginary conversation with the words: "Yes, Mr. Intendant , you are right too."

Series title

Both German states used the motor vehicle nationality symbol "D" for Germany , also called "D-Schild", or "Kennzeichen D" at the beginning of the broadcast . However, on January 1, 1974, the German Democratic Republic introduced “GDR” as the nationality code.

Theme music

At the start of this series, Ruckzuck was chosen as the theme music by the German electronic band Kraftwerk from their album of the same name . In particular, the staccato-like electronic sound of the music and the mechanized printing process of nationality labels resulted in an impressive opening and closing credits for the time. In the further course of the series, the band Santana was selected as the theme music in the process of relaunch work Waiting .

Political environment

The series started parallel to the policy of détente and the new Ostpolitik propagated by Chancellor Willy Brandt and supported them, while the media counterpart, the often polarizing ZDF magazine with Gerhard Löwenthal, countered this in-house. License plate D was broadcast on Wednesdays, alternating weekly with ZDF magazine.

Moderators and end

After the founder Hanns Werner Schwarze (1971–1982) Joachim Jauer was director and presenter of the show (1982–1984). After him, Dirk Sager (1984–1990) took over , who in turn was replaced by Joachim Jauer (1990–1995). This was followed by Olaf Buhl (1995–2001). The other moderators included Klaus-Henning Arfert , Dietmar Barsig , Ernst Elitz , Thomas Euting , Thomas Fuhrmann , Hans-Dieter Jaene , Harald Jung , Johann Michael Möller , Lea Rosh , Giselher Suhr , Gustav Trampe and Ralf Zimmermann from Siefart .

Despite considerable protests from the editorial staff and from celebrities such as Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse , Kennzeichen D was last broadcast on March 14, 2001.

Awards for the editors

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Also right . In: Der Spiegel . No. 37 , 1971 ( online ).
  2. ↑ Television: The last fang of the ZDF . In: Der Spiegel . No. 1 , 1980 ( online ).
  3. ↑ Fernsehlexikon.de .
  4. ↑ Joachim-Felix Leonhard, Hans-Werner Ludwig , Dietrich Schwarze a. a .: media studies. A manual for the development of media and forms of communication. de Gruyter 2002, ISBN 3-11-016676-3 , pp. 2292/2293.
  5. ↑ Cheeky, hypothermic, all German . In: Die Zeit , No. 39/1973.
  6. ↑ Cross embarrassing . In: Der Spiegel . No. 32 , 1980 ( online ).