Nils Bokelberg

RTL Samstag Nacht was a comedy show, which ran from 6 November 1993 to 23 May 1998 on the German TV network RTL. RTL Samstag Nacht was the first major comedy show in German television, created after the example of the long-running American show Saturday Night Live and broadcast late on Saturday night. It helped comedy in German television to a breakthrough and was a model for several later comedy shows. Karl Ranseier was a recurring character featured in fake news reports telling about his death at the end of each episode. The name Karl Ranseier has become a catchphrase in Germany that has led to its own joke category of Ranseiers which are in widespread usage outside of the comedy origin.

Stars, pop culture and the attitude to life between the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 are shown in this documentary on the 30th anniversary of the former music channel VIVA, which first shaped the zeitgeist - and was then overrun by it.

Angela works at an advertising agency and is engaged to her boss, Stefan. Their wedding is just around the corner. Unexpectedly, she meets the artist Peter, who introduces her to a whole new world. His life as an artist is full of adventure, romance, and fascinating stories. Angela begins an affair with him, but without calling off the wedding. Her double life soon leads to trouble.

"40 Years of Formula One" revives the music and zeitgeist of the wild 80s. Presenters Peter Illmann, Ingolf Lück and Kai Böcking deliver the most successful songs from the era, show milestones from the first music video era and present the biggest upsets and music scandals of the decade: from Michael Jackson, whose cult video for "Thriller" was only allowed to be broadcast after 10 pm, to the groundbreaking "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel.

A convicted murderer holds the world hostage with a year 2000 virus in all the world's major computer systems.