Witnesses of the Century

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Television broadcast
Original title Witnesses of the Century
Country of production Germany
Year (s) 1979-2004; since 2014
Production
company		 ZDF
length 45–75 minutes per broadcast date
genre interview
Moderation various
First broadcast September 23, 1979 on  ZDF

Witnesses of the Century is a series of interviews by ZDF with people from contemporary history who are interviewed by changing interlocutors.

history

In the first edition in 1979, Walther Schmieding spoke to Wolfgang Stresemann on the 50th anniversary of the death of his father, Reich Chancellor and Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann . The programs were between 45 and 75 minutes long, which was not enough for some of the interviewees. Around 20 of the more than 300 conversations were broadcast in two parts, for example the conversations with the former Federal Chancellors Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Willy Brandt and the philosopher Leo Löwenthal . The conversations with the futurologist Robert Jungk and the media scientist and art educator Rudolf Arnheim were even broadcast in three parts.

Other witnesses of the century included Otto von Habsburg , Louis Ferdinand von Prussia , Henry Kissinger , Willy Brandt , Richard von Weizsäcker , Bruno Kreisky , Golo Mann , Hans Abich , HG Adler , Jean Améry , Lew Kopelew , Nahum Goldmann , Simon Wiesenthal , Heiner Müller , Gregor von Rezzori , Johannes Mario Simmel , Ephraim Kishon , Gerd Bucerius , Marion Gräfin Dönhoff , Reinhard Mohn , Axel Springer , George Weidenfeld , André Kostolany , Teddy Kollek , Josef Neckermann , Ferry Porsche , Yehudi Menuhin , Herbert von Karajan , Ossip K. Flechtheim , Norbert Elias , Josef Pieper , Ernst Fuchs , Hans Küng , Klaus Scholder , Dorothee Sölle , Ivan Nagel , Rolf Boysen , Peter Wapnewski , Lore Lorentz , Eddie Constantine and Isa Vermehren . The series ran at irregular intervals, mostly on slots before 11 p.m. for the first ten years, and mostly shortly before midnight for the next ten years. In 1999, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the series, ZDF repeatedly showed old episodes in long “Witness of the Century” nights. Until 2004, the night became the broadcasting slot for the Witnesses in the new century.

Interviewers or moderators were usually journalists, sometimes also publicists and historians; There is a certain basic sympathy with regard to the content - especially when talking to politicians - with many questioners. Moderators were u. a. Arnulf Baring , Gero von Boehm , François Bondy , Leo Brawand , Klaus Bresser , Jürgen Busche , Axel Eggebrecht , Ruprecht Eser , Joachim Fest , Peter Glotz , Johannes Gross , Ingo Hermann , Ludolf Herrmann , Michael Jungblut , Hans-Christoph Knebusch , Guido Knopp , Peter Koslowski , Dieter Kronzucker , Volker Kühn , Gerhard Löwenthal , Alexander U. Martens , Frank A. Meyer , Marlies Menge , Hans Mohl , Volker Panzer , Iris Radisch , Dirk Sager , Markus Schächter , Horst Schättle , Frank Schirrmacher , Klaus-Peter Siegloch , Karl Schnelting , Hanns Werner Schwarze , Theo Sommer , Gustav Trampe , Carola Wedel , Roger Willemsen , Johannes Willms and Dieter Zimmer .

Hans Abich , Axel Eggebrecht, Joachim Fest and Marcel Reich-Ranicki were the only ones in the series so far who were both interviewed contemporary witnesses and inviting interlocutors.

The series was reissued in 2014. The time slot moved to late evening. The former Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was invited as a contemporary witness on the occasion of his 70th birthday . The conversation partner was ZDF director Thomas Bellut . Former Federal Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and ZDF founding director Karl Holzamer are the only contemporary witnesses who have each been twice a guest on the series.

Many conversations have appeared in paperback editions, including the conversation that Joachim Fest had with Marcel Reich-Ranicki in 1984 . In the volume entitled “Between Dictatorship and Literature”, Reich-Ranicki told a broad public for the first time in detail about his fate, especially during the Nazi era, twelve years before his autobiography “Mein Leben” became a great sales success.

Episode list

The following list includes 289 (as of December 2016) of the 300 calls sent according to ZDF data (data from April 2014). Numerous discussions are now fully or partially accessible on web portals. In addition, individual programs, sometimes bundled into thematic blocks, are repeated more frequently on the ZDF special-interest channels as well as on Phoenix and 3sat .

List of episodes after first broadcast
date "Witness of the Century" in conversation with
09/23/1979 Stresemann, Wolfgang (1904–1998), lawyer, conductor and composer, son of Gustav Stresemann Schmieding, Walther
10/28/1979 Améry, Jean (1912–1978), writer, persecuted under National Socialism Hermann, Ingo
October 29, 1979 Sternberger, Dolf (1907–1989), political scientist, journalist Lange, Hans Joachim
11/11/1979 Schmid, Carlo (1896–1979), politician ( SPD ), constitutional lawyer Zahn, Peter von
11/25/1979 Weiss, Louise (1893–1983), European politician and feminist Bondy, Francois
January 14,
1980 , January 20, 1980 		Feuchtwanger, Marta (1891–1987), muse, wife of Lion Feuchtwanger Hoffmeister, Reinhart
January 18, 1980 Marcuse, Herbert (1898–1979), philosopher, sociologist, political scientist Mannfeld, Wiltrud
08/17/1980 Delbrück, Max (1906–1981), geneticist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize winner Zahn, Peter von
08/25/1980,
09/01/1980 		Lorenz, Konrad (1903–1989), zoologist and behavioral scientist Kreuzer, Franz
September 15, 1980 Frankl, Viktor E. (1905-1997), neurologist and psychiatrist Kreuzer, Franz
01/12/1981 Dirks, Walter (1901–1991), Catholic publicist and journalist Hermann, Ingo
01/19/1981 Abs, Hermann Josef (1901–1994), bank manager ( Deutsche Bank ) Firm, Joachim
02/19/1981 Weichmann, Herbert (1896–1983), politician (SPD) Firm, Joachim
05/25/1981 Popper, Karl (1902–1994), philosopher Kreuzer, Franz
05/31/1981 Möller, Alex (1903–1985), politician (SPD) Hammerschmidt, Helmut
08/24/1981 Gerstenmaier, Eugen (1906–1986), Protestant theologian, politician (CDU), anti-Nazi opponent Gross, Johannes
October 19, 1981 Buber-Neumann, Margarete (1901–1989), communist, victim of Nazi persecution, publicist Dürr, Heidi
01/04/1982 Schäfer, Walter Erich (1901–1981), dramaturge, writer, farmer Binder, Konrad
02/08/1982 Reichmann, Eva G. (1897–1998), historian and sociologist Lamb, Hans
03/01/1982 Steinhoff, Johannes (1913–1994), fighter pilot, general in the Bundeswehr Woller, Rudolf
04/11/1982 Wickert, Erwin (1915–2008), diplomat and writer Dambmann, Gerhard
05/02/1982 Springer, Axel (1912–1985), newspaper publisher Löwenthal, Gerhard
05/24/1982 Nell-Breuning, Oswald von (1890–1991), Jesuit, political economist, social philosopher Hammerschmidt, Helmut
07/07/1982 Mehnert, Klaus (1906–1984), journalist and publicist Hagen, Volker von
07/11/1982 Jonas, Hans (1903-1993), philosopher Hermann, Ingo
08/23/1982 Schad, Christian (1894–1982), painter of the New Objectivity Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
09/05/1982 Goldmann, Nahum (1895–1982), President of the World Jewish Congress Harprecht, Klaus
04/10/1982 Scharf, Kurt (1902–1990), Protestant bishop of Berlin, EKD council chairman Schelz, Sepp
10/25/1982 Heusinger, Adolf (1897–1982), General Staff of the Wehrmacht, Inspector General Woller, Rudolf
11/15/1982 Kreisky, Bruno (1911–1990), Austrian politician ( SPÖ ), Federal Chancellor Bresser, Klaus
December 6, 1982 Wiesenthal, Simon (1908–2005), Holocaust survivor, publicist Knopp, Guido
12/27/1982 Kogon, Egon (1903–1987), publicist, sociologist, political scientist Hoffmeister, Reinhart
02/21/1983 Schelsky, Helmut (1912–1984), sociologist Herrmann, Ludolf
03/21/1983 Birrenbach, Kurt (1907–1987), industrial manager and politician (CDU) Herrmann, Ludolf
04/05/1983,
04/07/1983 		Karajan, Herbert von (1908–1989), conductor Müller, Friedrich
03/10/1983 Haftmann, Werner (1912–1999), art historian Schmidt, Doris
10/17/1983 Single Rowohlt, Heinrich Maria (1908–1992), publisher Martens, Alexander U.
11/14/1983 Leber, Georg (1920–2012), union leader and politician (SPD) Gillessen, Günther
11/28/1983 Eschenburg, Theodor (1904–1999), political scientist and constitutional lawyer Kustermann, Peter
12/11/1983 Müller, Gebhard (1900–1990), politician ( CDU ) and federal constitutional judge Kustermann, Peter
December 19, 1983 Grewe, Wilhelm (1911–2000), professor of international law and German diplomat Dambmann, Gerhard
12/22/1983 Bill, Max (1908–1994), Swiss architect, artist and designer Schmidt, Doris
01/22/1984 Kollek, Teddy (1911–2007), Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem Radke, Rudolf
01/30/1984 Eggebrecht, Axel (1899–1991), journalist and writer Abich, Hans
02/07/1984 Sperber, Manès (1905–1984), writer, social psychologist and philosopher Isler, Rudolf
03/11/1984 Rahner, Karl (1904–1984), Catholic theologian Krauss, Meinold
04/05/1984,
04/08/1984 		Kiesinger, Kurt Georg (1904–1988), politician (CDU), Federal Chancellor Schättle, Horst
04/15/1984 Mann, Golo (1909–1994), historian, publicist and writer Meyer, Frank A.
05/13/1984 Lindtberg, Leopold (1902–1984), Swiss theater and film director Oppenheim, Roy
05/20/1984 Frommel, Wolfgang (1902–1986), writer Figge, Klaus
06/24/1984 Daume, Willi (1913–1996), entrepreneur and sports official Spiegel, Alfons
07/01/1984,
07/12/1984 		Löwenthal, Leo (1900–1993), literary sociologist and philosopher Koslowski, Peter
08/26/1984 Wagner, Wolfgang (1919–2010), opera director, director of the Bayreuth Festival Müller, Friedrich
09/16/1984 Quadflieg, Will (1914–2003), stage actor Löbl, Karl
04/11/1984 Liebermann, Rolf (1910–1999), composer and artistic director Bünte, Hans
12.02.1984,
22.01.1985 		Reich-Ranicki, Marcel (1920–2013), literary critic Firm, Joachim
05.12.1984 Holzamer, Karl (1906–2007), philosopher, educator, director of the ZDF Dambmann, Gerhard
01/02/1985 Salis, Jean Rudolf von (1901–1996), historian and publicist Haesler, Alfred A.
01/06/1985 Stuckenschmidt, Hans Heinz (1901–1988), musicologist and critic Bünte, Hans
02/10/1985 Beckmann, Joachim (1901–1987), Protestant theologian, President Scholder, Klaus
04/09/1985 Graf Dürckheim, Karlfried (1896–1988), diplomat and psychotherapist Schnelting, Karl B.
06/02/1985 Hippius, Maria (1909-2003), psychologist Schnelting, Karl B.
06/25/1985 Zuse, Konrad (1910–1995), inventor and entrepreneur, computer pioneer Balkhausen, Dieter
06/30/1985 Bettelheim, Bruno (1903–1990), psychoanalyst and child psychologist Hermann, Ingo
07/09/1985 Ehre, Ida (1900–1989), actress and theater director Schelz, Sepp
08/13/1985 Siemens, Ernst von (1903–1990), industrialist, grandson of Werner von Siemens Müller, Friedrich
08/20/1985 Krenek, Ernst (1900–1991), composer Bünte, Hans
08/25/1985 Rhein, Eduard (1900–1993), inventor, publicist and journalist Müller, Friedrich
04.09.1985 Körber, Kurt A. (1909–1992), entrepreneur, founder Brawand, Leo
09/24/1985 Rosenberg, Alfons (1902–1985), writer Hermann, Ingo
29.09.1985 Neckermann, Josef (1912–1992), mail order company, dressage rider Spiegel, Alfons
11/12/1985 Kopelew, Lew (1912–1997), Russian Germanist, writer and humanist Meyer, Frank A.
December 22, 1985 Volk, Cardinal Hermann (1903–1988), Bishop of Mainz Albus, Michael
01/12/1986 Lévinas, Emmanuel (1906–1995), French philosopher and author Albus, Michael
02/23/1986 Dönhoff, Marion Gräfin (1909–2002), journalist, publicist ( Die Zeit ) Schächter, Markus
March 16, 1986 Thielicke, Helmut (1908–1986), Protestant theologian Krauss, Meinold
03/25/1986 Barlog, Boleslaw (1906–1999), director and theater manager Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
04/24/1986 Schiller, Karl (1911–1994), scientist, politician (SPD) Balkhausen, Dieter
04/29/1986 Hahn, Wilhelm (1909–1996), Protestant Lutheran theologian, politician (CDU) Kustermann, Peter
05/01/1986 Höcherl, Hermann (1912–1989), politician ( CSU ) Posselt, wolf
05/12/1986 Bergner, Elisabeth (1897–1986), actress and director Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
05/15/1986 Butenandt, Adolf (1903–1995), biochemist, Nobel Prize winner Koslowski, Peter
06/24/1986 Koeppen, Wolfgang (1906–1996), writer Reich-Ranicki, Marcel
07/13/1986 Chargaff, Erwin (1905-2002), chemist and essayist Kreuzer, Franz
08/12/1986 Albertz, Heinrich (1915–1993), Protestant pastor and politician (SPD) Blacks, Hans Werner
09/07/1986 Porsche, Ferdinand (1909–1998), automobile manufacturer, engineer Kustermann, Peter
05.10.1986 Bartoszewski, Wladyslaw (1922–2015), Polish historian, publicist and politician Albus, Michael
October 19, 1986 Bermann Fischer, Gottfried (1897–1995), publisher, and Bermann Fischer, Brigitte (1905–1991) Willms, Johannes
11/11/1986 Adler, HG (1910–1988), writer, Holocaust survivor Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
12/24/1986 Höffner, Cardinal Josef (1906–1987), Archbishop of Cologne Albus, Michael
01/18/1987 Kunst, Hermann (1907–1999), Protestant theologian and military bishop Krauss, Meinold
02/10/1987 Bock, Hans Erhard (1903-2004), internist Mohl, Hans
03/08/1987 Heym, Stefan (1913–2001), writer Sager, Dirk
03/17/1987 Mayer, Hans (1907–2001), literary scholar, lawyer and social researcher Pinkerneil, Beate
04/14/1987 Haaf, Oskar (1905–?), Radio pioneer, head of the entertainment department at SWF ;
Holzamer, Karl (1906–2007), employee at Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Reichsender Köln , ZDF founding director;
Schäferdiek, Willi (1903–1993), radio dramaturge;
Wagenführ, Kurt (1903–1987), media journalist;
Topic of the discussion group: History of radio, history of broadcasting between 1923 and 1945 		Bausch, Hans
04/20/1987,
04/26/1987 		Hoppe, Marianne (1909–2002), actress Schedlich, Hajo
05/12/1987 Baudissin, Wolf Graf von (1907–1993), lieutenant general and military theorist Dambmann, Gerhard
06/11/1987 Gradl, Johann Baptist (1904–1988), politician (CDU) Firm, Joachim
06/23/1987 Bucerius, Gerd (1906–1995), publisher and politician Baring, Arnulf
06/28/1987 Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich von (1912–2007), physicist, philosopher, peace researcher Koslowski, Peter
07/08/1987 Ardenne, Manfred von (1907–1997), natural scientist and inventor Eichelbeck, Reinhard
08/05/1987 Jokl, Ernst (1907–1997), pioneer of sports medicine Mohl, Hans
08/12/1987 Rosenthal, Philip (1916–2001), industrialist and politician (SPD) Kustermann, Peter
08/23/1987 Pieper, Josef (1904–1997), Christian philosopher, sociologist, writer Homering, Wolfgang
09/14/1987 Lindenberg, Wladimir (1902–1997), Russian-German doctor Schnelting, Karl B.
04/10/1987 Lionel, Fréderic (1908–1999), writer, philosopher, mystic Schnelting, Karl B.
10/27/1987 Solti, Georg (1912–1997), conductor Müller, Friedrich
11/15/1987 Mihaly, Jo (1902–1989), dancer, actress, poet and author Ott, Theo
11/18/1987 Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907–1994), head of the House of Hohenzollern Müller, Friedrich
12/13/1987 Müller, Max (1906–1994), philosopher and university professor Vossenkuhl, Wilhelm
January 3,
1988,
January 19, 1988, January 26, 1988 		Arnheim, Rudolf (1904–2007), co-founder of modern art education Hermann, Ingo
03/14/1988 Pflimlin, Pierre (1907–2000), French lawyer and politician Müller, Friedrich
March 27, 1988 Goes, Albrecht (1908–2000), writer and Protestant theologian Schwab, Hans-Rüdiger
05/03/1988 Muller, Robert (1925–1998), United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Rohr, Wulfing of
07/07/1988 Schütte-Lihotzky, Margarete (1897–2000), architect Nussbaum, Heinrich von
07/10/1988 Harrer, Heinrich (1912–2006), mountaineer and explorer Eichelbeck, Reinhard
07/11/1988 Ben-Chorin, Schalom (1913–1999), religious philosopher and journalist Fuchs, Ernst (1930–2015), Austrian painter
09/04/1988 Burger, Eric (*? -?), Germanist, translator, theater maker and journalist Schwarzenau, Dieter
10/03/1988 Gray, Martin (1922-2016), Holocaust survivor and author Rohr, Wulfing of
October 25, 1988,
October 26, 1988 		Augstein, Rudolf (1923–2002), journalist and publisher ( Der Spiegel ) Pinkerneil, Beate
December 13,
1988 , December 15, 1988 		Brandt, Willy (1913–1992), politician (SPD), Federal Chancellor, Nobel Prize winner Schättle, Horst
01/22/1989 Schröder, Gerhard (1910–1989), politician (CDU) Krauss, Meinold
03/07/1989 Menuhin, Yehudi (1916–1999), violinist, violist and conductor Bünte, Hans
04/11/1989,
04/23/1989 		Reinhardt, Gottfried (1913–1994), film producer and director Wendt grief, Elke
05/09/1989 Spiel, Hilde (1911–1990), writer and journalist Linsel, Anne
07/25/1989 Burda, Aenne (1909–2005), publisher Brawand, Leo
08/01/1989 Löwenthal, Richard (1908–1991), political scientist Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
08/27/1989 Frank, Paul (1918-2011), diplomat Figge, Klaus
09/10/1989 Nannen, Henri (1913–1996), publisher and publicist Westermann, Hans Herbert
11/01/1989,
11/05/1989 		Domin, Hilde (1909–2006), writer, poet Schwab, Hans-Rüdiger
12/14/1989 Carstens, Karl (1914–1992), politician (CDU), Federal President Schenk, Fritz
December 21, 1989 Schmidt, Helmut (1918–2015), politician (SPD), Federal Chancellor Bresser, Klaus
01/14/1990 Sahl, Hans (1902–1993), writer Westermann, Hans Herbert

January 22 , 1990 , February 4 , 1990 		Jungk, Robert (1913–1994), futurologist and publicist Hermann, Ingo
01/30/1990 Hajek, Jiri (Hájek, Jiří) (1913–1993), Czech politician and dissident, spokesman for Charter 77 Westermann, Hans Herbert
April 8, 1990 Hildesheimer, Wolfgang (1916–1991), writer Hillrichs, Hans Helmut
04/30/1990 Müller, Franz J. (1924–2015), member of the " White Rose " resistance group Hermann, Ingo
07/03/1990,
07/24/1990 		Elias, Norbert (1897–1990), sociologist. Recorded in 1988. Huf, Hans-Christian
07/04/1990 Panikkar, Raimon (1918-2010), Spanish Roman Catholic. Priest, religious philosopher Barloewen, Constantin von
08/14/1990 Flechtheim, Ossip K. (1909–1998), lawyer and political scientist Nussbaum, Heinrich von
08/20/1990 Silbermann, Alphons (1909–2000), sociologist and publicist Bünte, Hans
09/04/1990 Lorentz, Lore (1920-1994), cabaret artist Greulich, Helmut
October 16, 1990 Abich, Hans (1918–2003), film producer, artistic director, program director of ARD Wendt grief, Elke
October 28, 1990 Toepfer, Alfred (1894–1993), entrepreneur Meinersen, Klaus
04/11/1990 Kissinger, Henry (* 1923), political scientist and politician (USA) Kronzucker, Dieter
11/20/1990 Gilbert, Felix (1905–1991), historian Westermann, Hans Herbert
December 4th, 1990 Janka, Walter (1914–1994), dramaturge and publisher Westermann, Hans Herbert
01/06/1991,
03/20/1991 		Luft, Friedrich (1911–1990), theater critic Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
02/04/1991 Becker, Maria (1920–2012), film and theater actress, director Linsel, Anne
03/11/1991 Meyer-Jorgensen, Gertrude (1918–2011), victims of Nazi persecution, psychotherapist Huntemann, Hanne
04/03/1991 Korn, Karl (1908–1991), journalist, writer, humanities scholar Schächter, Markus
04/08/1991 Tabori, George (1914–2007), actor, writer and playwright Becker, Peter von
09/30/1991 Zeiler, Robert (1923–1993), victim of the Nazi regime and the USSR, concentration camp prisoner Armanski, Gerhard
07.10.1991 Jens, Walter (1923–2013), classical philologist, writer, critic Pinkerneil, Beate
01/27/1992 Friedrich, Heinz (1922–2004), publisher ( dtv ) Saur, Karl-Otto
02/24/1992 Harich, Wolfgang (1923–1995), philosopher and cultural functionary in the GDR Westermann, Hans Herbert
03/30/1992 Mohn, Reinhard (1921–2009), publisher Jungblut, Michael
04/07/1992 Trebitsch, Gyula (1914–2005), film producer Schulze-Rohr, Christa
04/14/1992 Sitte, Willi (1921–2013), painter and graphic artist, GDR cultural functionary Brüssau, Werner
04/27/1992 Rinser, Luise (1911–2002), writer Hermann, Ingo
05/18/1992 Moltke, Freya von (1911–2010), resistance fighter, writer, lawyer Hoffmann, Eva
06/30/1992 Hamm-Brücher, Hildegard (1921–2016), former politician ( FDP ) Wedel, Carola
07/27/1992 Copley, Alfred L. (1910–1992), German-American. Medicines and artists. As a painting artist he appeared under the name L. Alcopley. Sure, Hanna Laura
08/31/1992 Hirsch, Martin (1913–1992), lawyer, constitutional judge and politician (SPD) Hochhuth, Rolf and Hans Lisken
09/28/1992 Mann-Borgese, Elisabeth (1918–2002), maritime law expert and publicist Seitz, Amadou
10/26/1992 Mattheuer, Wolfgang (1927–2004), painter, graphic artist and sculptor Gaus, Günter
11/30/1992 Habsburg, Otto von (1912–2011), head of the House of Habsburg Hermann, Ingo
12/28/1992 Kindler, Helmut (1912–2008), publisher Hoffmeister, Reinhart
02/10/1993 Schönherr, Albrecht (1911–2009), Protestant theologian and bishop Westermann, Hans Herbert
02/15/1993 Bentzien, Hans (1927–2015), politician ( SED ), Minister for Culture of the GDR Gaus, Günter
03/22/1993 Job, Hanne (1923–2009), actress, daughter of Bertolt Brecht Wendt grief, Elke
04/26/1993 Spira, Steffie (1908–1995), actress Crowd, Marlies
06/14/1993 Goldstücker, Eduard (1913–2000), Czech literary historian, diplomat Westermann, Hans Herbert
06/22/1993 Posener, Julius (1904–1996), architectural historian and art historian Panzer, Volker
08/03/1993 Amerongen, Otto Wolff von (1918–2007), entrepreneur Brawand, Leo
09/06/1993 Hersch, Jeanne (1910–2000), philosopher, pedagogue and writer Boehm, Gero von
09/13/1993 Cohn, Ruth (1912-2010), psychologist Hoffer, Wilfried
09/24/1993 Freund, Giséle (1908–2000), photographer and photo historian Troller, Georg Stefan
10/06/1993,
10/13/1993 		Leonhard, Wolfgang (1921–2014), historian, publicist, expert on the Soviet Union and the GDR Zimmer, Dieter
October 20,
1993 , October 27, 1993 		Falin, Valentin (1926–2018), Soviet diplomat and political publicist Summer, Theo
11/03/1993 Szczypiorski, Andrzej (1928–2000), writer Linsel, Anne
11/09/1993 Malkin, Peter Zvi (1927–2005), agent of the Mossad Radke, Rudolf
11/10/1993 Bruyn, Günter de (* 1926), writer Hermann, Ingo
11/24/1993 Manfred Gerlach (1928–2011), politician ( LDPD ), Chairman of the State Council (GDR) Brüssau, Werner
December 01, 1993 Forck, Gottfried (1923–1996), Protestant theologian and bishop Gaus, Günter
December 8, 1993 Frank, Lia (1921–2012), writer Armanski, Gerhard
12/15/1993 Strittmatter, Erwin (1912–1994), writer Martens, Alexander U.
December 21, 1993 Schirdewan, Karl (1907–1998), politician (SED) Paeschke, Carl-Ludwig
02/02/1994 Magnago, Silvius (1914–2010), Italian politician, governor of South Tyrol Müller, Friedrich
03/08/1994 Glaser, Georg K. (1910–1995), writer Troller, Georg Stefan
03/15/1994 Cassirer, Reinhold (1908–2001), German-South African gallery owner Figge, Klaus
04/28/1994 Simmel, Johannes Mario (1924–2009), writer Müller, Friedrich
05/18/1994 Rezzori, Gregor von (1914–1998), writer and film actor Boehm, Gero von
05/25/1994 Kostolany, André (1906–1999), stock market and financial expert, journalist Gross, Johannes
06/08/1994 Gadamer, Hans-Georg (1900–2002), philosopher Busche, Jürgen
06/29/1994 Dohna-Schlobitten, Alexander Fürst zu (1899–1997), landowner, officer Schenk, Susanne von
07/20/1994 Kleist, Ewald-Heinrich von (1922–2013), officer and resistance fighter Knebusch, Hans-Christoph
08/10/1994 Paepcke, Lotte (1910–2000), writer, victims of Nazi persecution Albus, Michael
09/28/1994 Neurath, Eva (1908–1999), emigrant, British art book publisher Wendt grief, Elke
October 19, 1994, October 26,
1994 		Christians, Friedrich Wilhelm (1922-2004), bank manager (Deutsche Bank) Siegloch, Klaus-Peter

11/30/1994 , 12/7/1994 		Weiss, Ruth (* 1924), German-South African writer and journalist Michael, Heiner
12/14/1994 Zahn, Peter von (1913–2001), radio and television journalist, USA correspondent Knops, Tilo
01/11/1995 Simon, Helmut (1922–2013), lawyer, judge at the Federal Constitutional Court Albus, Michael
01/25/1995 Warburg Spinelli, Ingrid (1910–2000), victims of Nazi persecution, emigrant Kraatz, Birgit
04/05/1995 Kunert, Günter (1929–2019), writer Pinkerneil, Beate
04/12/1995 Müller, Heiner (1929–1995), playwright, poet, prose writer and essayist Schirrmacher, Frank
05/17/1995 Goldschmidt, Berthold (1903–1996), composer, conductor and pianist Bünte, Hans
08/02/1995 Teller, Edward (1908–2003), Hungarian-American physicist Westermann, Hans Herbert
October 18, 1995 Hass, Hans (1919–2013), zoologist, marine researcher and documentary filmmaker Panzer, Volker
10/25/1995 Zink, Jörg (1922–2016), Protestant theologian, pastor, publicist Krauss, Meinold
11/08/1995 Mitscherlich, Margarete (1917–2012), psychoanalyst, doctor and author Hoffer, Wilfried
11/15/1995 Kielmansegg, Johann Adolf Graf von (1906–2006), General of the Bundeswehr Radke, Rudolf
01/31/1996 Craig, Gordon A. (1913-2005), American historian and writer Willms, Johannes
03/06/1996 Meyer-Clason, Curt (1910–2012), translator of Latin American literature, writer Gregor, Michael
05/08/1996 Weizsäcker, Richard von (1920–2015), politician (CDU), Federal President Hermann, Ingo
05/22/1996 Niemöller-von Sell, Sibylle (* 1923), writer, widow of Martin Niemöller Linsel, Anne
07/31/1996 Gidal, Nachum Tim (1909–1996), German-Israeli photojournalist Troller, Georg Stefan
09/04/1996,
09/11/1996 		Kishon, Ephraim (1924–2005), satirist, writer and director Müller, Friedrich
10/23/1996 Leysen, André (1927–2015), Belgian economic manager Jung, Harald
12/11/1996 Renger, Annemarie (1919–2008), politician (SPD) Schulze-Rohr, Christa
01/13/1997 Poelzig-Ockel, Ruth (1904–1996), actress Schwarzenau, Dieter
15.01.1997,
22.01.1997 		Masur, Kurt (1927–2015), conductor Langner, Rainer-K.
02/19/1997 Bölkow, Ludwig (1912–2003), engineer and entrepreneur, aircraft manufacturer Westermann, Hans Herbert
03/05/1997 Funcke, Liselotte (1918–2012), politician (FDP) Linsel, Anne
04/02/1997 Weidenfeld, George (1919–2016), British journalist, publisher and diplomat Troller, Georg Stefan
04/09/1997 Bahr, Egon (1922–2015), politician (SPD) Schättle, Horst
05/14/1997 Buchheim, Lothar-Günther (1918–2007), painter, photographer, publisher, author, collector Boehm, Gero von
08/20/1997 Berggruen, Heinz (1914–2007), art collector, author, gallery owner and patron Gaus, Günter
10/01/1997 Gombrich, Ernst H. (1909–2001), art historian Linsel, Anne
October 29, 1997 Stuhlinger, Ernst (1913–2008), atomic, electrical engineering and rocket scientist Siegloch, Klaus-Peter
01/28/1998 Hentig, Hartmut von (* 1925), educationalist and journalist Schulze-Rohr, Christa
02/18/1998 Julia Dingwort-Nusseck (* 1921), business journalist, member of the executive committee of the Deutsche Bundesbank Zink, Franz
03/25/1998 Sontheimer, Kurt (1928–2005), political scientist Berls, Ulrich
04/22/1998 Hoffmann, Hilmar (1925–2018), cultural worker and cultural functionary Hermann, Ingo
05/27/1998 Adenauer, Max (1910–2004), City Director of Cologne, son of Konrad Adenauer Trampe, Gustav
07/29/1998 Rommel, Manfred (1928–2013), politician (CDU), publicist Berls, Ulrich
08/05/1998 Stern, Horst (1922–2019), journalist, filmmaker and writer Squat, Thomas
10/14/1998 Zadek, Peter (1926–2009), theater director Gondolf, Benedict
11/25/1998 Boysen, Rolf (1920–2014), actor Linsel, Anne
01/27/1999 Schöne, Albrecht (* 1925), Germanist Hillrichs, Hans Helmut
02/17/1999 Küng, Hans (* 1928), Catholic theologian, priest, church critic Schmidt, Wolf-Rüdiger
March 31, 1999 Parin, Paul (1916–2009), psychoanalyst and ethnologist Troller, Georg Stefan
04/28/1999 Dahrendorf, Ralf (1929–2009), sociologist, politician, publicist Westermann, Hans Herbert
05/26/1999 May, Gisela (1924-2016), actress and Diseuse Langner, Rainer-K.
06/30/1999 Stern, Fritz (1926–2016), historian Willms, Johannes
08/25/1999 Dedecius, Karl (1921–2016), translator and writer Kijowska, Marta
09/29/1999 Weizenbaum, Joseph (1923–2008), computer scientist, social critic Omphalius, Ruth
11/24/1999 Genscher, Hans-Dietrich (1927-2016), politician (FDP) Brost, Marc
01/26/2000 Brauner, Artur (1918–2019), film producer, Holocaust survivor Schulze-Rohr, Christa
02/23/2000 Wapnewski, Peter (1922–2012), Medievalist Glotz, Peter
03/29/2000 Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich (1925–2012), singer and conductor Büning, Eleonore
04/26/2000 Scholl-Latour, Peter (1924–2014), journalist and publicist Boehm, Gero von
05/31/2000 Cramer, Friedrich (1923–2003), chemist and genetic researcher Darsow, Kurt
08/30/2000 Kempski, Hans Ulrich (1922–2007), journalist ( Süddeutsche Zeitung ) Saur, Karl-Otto
09/26/2000 Kohl, Helmut (1930–2017), politician (CDU), Federal Chancellor Siegloch, Klaus-Peter
04/10/2000 Grosser, Alfred (* 1925), publicist, sociologist and political scientist Berls, Ulrich
10/25/2000 Grass, Günter (1927–2015), writer, sculptor, graphic artist, Nobel Prize winner Busche, Jürgen
01/31/2001 Sölle, Dorothee (1929–2003), Protestant theologian and pacifist Schmidt, Wolf-Rüdiger
02/28/2001 Ossowski, Leonie (1925–2019), writer Kijowska, Marta
03/28/2001 Noelle-Neumann, Elisabeth (1916–2010), pioneer of public opinion polls Radke, Rudolf
04/25/2001 Stern, Carola (1925–2006), journalist and publicist Linsel, Anne
06/27/2001 Ludwig, Christa (* 1928), opera and concert singer Bünte, Hans
07/04/2001,
07/11/2001 		Schimmel, Annemarie (1922–2003), Islamic scholar Schulze-Rohr, Christa
09/26/2001 Pulver, Liselotte (* 1929), actress Rohwer, Jörn Jacob
10/17/2001 Valente, Caterina (* 1931), singer, actress and entertainer Brigl, Kathrin
05.12.2001 Feltrinelli, Inge (1930–2018), photographer and publisher Rohwer, Jörn Jacob
01/30/2002 Hase, Karl-Günther von (* 1917), diplomat and ZDF director Janke, Hans
02/17/2002 Krockow, Christian Graf von (1927–2002), publicist, historian Kijowska, Marta
03/24/2002 Vermehren, Isa (1918–2009), cabaret artist, victim of Nazi persecution, religious sister Bold, Volker
04/07/2002 Loest, Erich (1926–2013), writer Zimmer, Dieter
05/12/2002 Nagel, Ivan (1931–2012), theater scholar and director, publicist Stoessel, Marleen
06/30/2002 Metternich, Tatiana Princess von (1915–2006), painter, writer, patron Kijowska, Marta
09/22/2002 Harig, Ludwig (1927–2018), writer and translator Loercher, Wolfgang
03/11/2002 Tübke, Werner (1929–2004), painter and graphic artist Linsel, Anne
12/15/2002 van der Rohe, Georgia (1914–2008), actress and director Homering, Wolfgang
02/02/2003,
16/02/2003 		Fest, Joachim (1926–2006), journalist, historian, editor ( FAZ ) Willemsen, Roger
03/23/2003,
03/30/2003 		Wagenbach, Klaus (* 1930), publisher Radical, Iris
11/02/2003 Siedler, Wolf Jobst (1926–2013), publisher and publicist Willemsen, Roger
12/14/2003 Härtling, Peter (1933–2017), writer Kijowska, Marta
04/18/2004 Kertész, Imre (1929–2016), writer, Nobel Prize in Literature Radical, Iris
09/19/2004 Kaiser, Joachim (1928–2017), music, literature and theater critic Willemsen, Roger
October 24, 2004 Blumenthal, W. Michael (* 1926), economist, industrial manager and politician (USA), director of the Jewish Museum Berlin Kijowska, Marta
11/28/2004 Hennis, Wilhelm (1923–2012), political scientist Berls, Ulrich
04/09/2014 Schröder, Gerhard (* 1944), politician (SPD), Federal Chancellor Bellut, Thomas
09/28/2014 Genscher, Hans-Dietrich (1927-2016), politician (FDP) Frey, Peter
11/15/2015 Enzensberger, Hans-Magnus (* 1929), writer Boehm, Gero von
05/01/2016 Krenz, Egon (* 1937), politician (SED), Chairman of the State Council of the GDR Augstein, Jakob
06/05/2016 Troller, Georg Stefan (* 1921), writer, journalist and documentary filmmaker Boehm, Gero von
08/28/2016 Walser, Martin (* 1927), writer Dorn, Thea
07/09/2017 Fischer, Joschka (* 1948), politician ( Alliance 90 / The Greens ) Slomka, Marietta
April 19, 2020 Trotta, Margarethe von (* 1942), actress, director and screenwriter Boehm, Gero von

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ^ Karl B. Schnelting (ed.): Between dictatorship and literature. Marcel Reich-Ranicki in conversation with Joachim Fest. After the ZDF series “Witnesses of the Century”. Frankfurt 1987. www.spiegel.de, September 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Sebastian Hammelehle: On the death of Marcel Reich-Ranickis: A German Life , www.spiegel.de from September 18, 2013. spiegel.de
  3. ^ From the advance notice of ZDF for the resumption of the series on April 9, 2014. Contemporary witness: Gerhard Schröder ( Memento from April 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ In June 2014, individual programs from the series Zur Person von Günter Gaus will be sorted in the ZDF media library under the heading “Witnesses of the Century”. A comparison of the chronological list by ZDF staff did not reveal any further programs; the reason for the deviating ZDF statement “over 300” cannot be clarified.
  5. ↑ litw3.uni-muenster.de
  6. ↑ Portrait of Gertrude Meyer-Jorgensen on the occasion of the exhibition Despite everything! on the resistance during the Nazi era in the Rhine-Main area, Bad Kreuznach, October 27 to November 23, 2015 widerstand-portrait.de
  7. ^ Fascists in the GDR and anti-fascist resistance, anti-fascist committees - Robert Zeiler's late return . Experience report by Robert Zeiler, published in the GDR magazine Antifaschistischer Resistance fighters , issue 12, 1989.
  8. ↑ Berliner, still . Portrait of Wolfhart Draeger, in: Die Zeit v. June 26, 1992 zeit.de
  9. ↑ In addition to the 43-minute TV show, the ZDF broadcasts a 186-minute long version of the conversation online. zdf.de
  10. ↑ Barbara Möller: Witnesses of the Century: Martin Walser, Auschwitz and no end . In: Die Welt from August 28, 2016. welt.de
  11. ↑ Hannah Bethke: TV interview with Martin Walser: History does not end . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of August 28, 2016. faz.net