Knowledge makes Ah!
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| Original title | Knowledge makes Ah! |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | since 2001 |
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WDR Cologne tvision GmbH |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 415+ in 12 seasons ( list ) |
| Theme music | The Pastels - One Wild Moment (Stereolab Remix) |
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| First broadcast | April 21, 2001 on Das Erste and KiKA |
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Knowledge makes Ah! is a German television broadcast by WDR . The German first broadcast took place on April 21, 2001 in the first and at the same time on KiKA . The 25-minute moderated science magazine is broadcast regularly and is aimed primarily at children of about eight years, but says because of the often ironic tone of the moderators Shary Reeves (in 2017), and Clarissa Corrêa da Silva (since 2018) and Ralph Caspers also many adults. The motto of the show is: Smart shit with Clari and Ralph (formerly: Smart shit with Shary and Ralph ). On average, more than 400,000 viewers are reached every week, individual programs in KiKA reach up to 900,000 viewers. The editorial team was initially taken over by Ulrike Müller-Haupt . Hilla Stadtbäumer has been responsible for the show since 2012 . After a total of 16 years, the presenter Shary Reeves announced that she was leaving the show in June 2017. In 2018 Clarissa Corrêa da Silva took over the moderation alongside Ralph Caspers.
Shipment concept
Each program answers five to six questions from everyday life, for example: Where does the term 'slapstick' come from? or How do " Tour de France " drivers go to the toilet? .
Knowledge makes Ah! is according to the makers "television for smart asses". The two presenters Clarissa Corrêa da Silva and Ralph Caspers lead through the program, which consists of films and studio experiments.
While six films were shown before each (30 minutes broadcast time), programs with five questions and five answers have only been produced since 2003. The new episodes have been broadcast in 16: 9 widescreen format since the end of September 2006 .
A small feature of the program is that the links to the individual contributions are often made in clear word games . Sometimes programs are broadcast that only have one topic, e.g. B. Kings, treat.
Episode list
Mini Ah!
The three-minute mini Ah! . This program, conceived as a gap filler, either answers a question like “Why isn't there a big, sharp S?”, Presents a poem like “Schimpfonade” by Hans Adolf Halbey, or presents a gymnastics exercise such as “Singing the whales”.
Books, calendar and magazine
Books of the same name have been published by Loewe Verlag since August 2011. Five volumes were published by October 2012:
- GENI Ah! L - Phenomenal inventions with Shary and Ralph
- EXPLOSION HAZARD Ah! R - Famous experiments with Shary and Ralph
- M Ah! LZEIT - Have a delicious meal with Shary and Ralph
- WUNDERB Ah! R - Amazing everyday phenomena with Shary and Ralph
- The last volume for the time being appeared in March 2013: “ Ah! -Say. The human body "(Ed. Dr. Mohsen" Mo "Radjai, D. Mendlewitsch, Christine Gerber)
Books one to four were edited by Christine Gerber, Doris Mendlewitsch and one by Ralph Caspers.
For 2007 the calendar “Wissen macht Ah!” Was published. From October 2007 to January 2009 the Konradin Verlag published a monthly magazine for the show ( Knowledge makes Ah! - The magazine for smart asses ).
DVDs
So far there have been four DVDs for the program with the main themes “Earth”, “Water”, “Fire” and “Air”, in which one-player films from various programs are thematically bundled. To this end, new studio presentations were shot.
There is also knowledge power Ah! as well as mini Ah! as a podcast in which the episodes that are broadcast on ARD are available.
Late edition
In August 2006, four “late editions” of Wissen macht Ah! broadcast on WDR television . These late releases addressed more "adult" topics and questions such as Why does the penis shrink in cold water? . The broadcast dates were 10:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., the episode length was 45 instead of 25 minutes. In addition, a prominent guest was invited to each broadcast. These guests were Dolly Buster , Christine Urspruch and Sven Plöger .
There is also a pilot film with Franziska Reichenbacher that was broadcast on Einsfestival in April 2007 .
Questions were e.g. B. Why do you have a “ morning latte ”? or How does a " hangover " develop?
International offshoots
Knowledge makes Ah! can be received via Deutsche Welle or with subtitles via the French channel Canal + in 138 countries, islands and archipelagos.
Why? Wei shen me 为什么 (China)
As Why? Wei shen me 为什么 ( Chin. Why or what for ) the show has been broadcast in China by 35 Chinese television stations since 2005 (TV alliance editor: Shuanghong Huang). Part of the studio has been recreated in Beijing for this purpose. The films will be translated from German into standard Chinese and presented by the two presenters Chen Huaijie and Chen Yan Xu.
Znaj-kA! Знай-ка! (Russia)
Since October 2007, Knowledge Makes Ah! under the title Znaj-kA! ( Russian for Alleswisser or know-it ) can also be seen in Russia. Analogous to the Chinese version, the single-player films are transferred from German into Russian, the moderators Oleg Bilik and Vera Charkova work in a replicated Ah! Studio in Moscow. The program runs on the Russian state youth channel Bibigon.
Awards
- Grimme Online Award 2009: “Audience Award” for the website Wissenmachtah.de
Web links
- Knowledge makes Ah! Official website of the information and children's program
- Knowledge makes Ah! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Information about children's programs on ARD
- Knowledge makes Ah! in the Das Erste Mediathek
- Information about the brand Wissen is provided by Ah in the register of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
Individual evidence
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: episode guide
- ↑ Tweet from Ralph Caspers
- ↑ “Knowledge makes you ah!” - presenter Shary Reeves announces goodbye - press lounge. WDR, June 29, 2017, accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Welcome, Clarissa! WDR, accessed November 26, 2017 .