Stefan Berkholz

Taking a Risk

Robert Habeck – a close-up

Since at least 2018, Robert Habeck has been considered one of the most interesting and influential voices in German politics. In March 2019, the ZDF channel's Politbarometer ...

Date of publication
April 2021

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Malte Herwig

The Great Kalanag

How Hitler's magician made the past disappear and won over the world

He was the biggest star of the young German republic. After the war, he forged an international career as a magician. Helmut Schreiber, a.k.a. Kalanag, was famous for his complex,...

Date of publication
March 2021

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Peter Merseburger

Stepping Into the Unknown

Memoirs of a political century

He was the face of critical journalism, and a thorn in the side of the powerful: as Peter Merseburger looks back on his past he brings to life the history of the German republic,...

Date of publication
February 2021

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Werner Milstein

Someone Has to Do Something!

The life of Sophie Scholl

Sophie Scholl is one of the most seminal figures of the resistance against Hitler. In honour of her 100th birthday on May 9th 2021, Werner Milstein tells the story of the life of...

Date of publication
March 2021

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