Rudolph Herzog

Heil Hitler, das Schwein ist tot! - Humor unterm Hakenkreuz

Rudolph Herzog

Hubertus Bengsch, Arne Elsholtz

"Laughing with Hitler" is a journey into a supposedly humorless time. In the Third Reich, however, the Führer and his Nazi bigwigs were laughed at. The political jokes of the Hitler years were a barometer of true public opinion. But those who dared to make jokes critical of the regime lived dangerously. In the early Nazi era, Hitler jokes were punished as "insidious", during the war even as "undermining of military strength" and the penalty was the death penalty! The conflict with the Nazi authorities ended more mildly for other pranksters: the cheeky cabaret artist Werner Finck was deported to a concentration camp, but was released again.

Die Atombombe im Vorgarten – Geschichten aus dem kalten Krieg

Rudolph Herzog

This sobering roundup of nuclear mishaps highlights lost bombs, reckless acts and dangerous misuses of nuclear materials following World War II.

The Paedophile Next Door

Rudolph Herzog, Steve Humphries

Steve Humphries, Sarah Goode

Historian Steve Humphries examines failures in policies and legislation put in place to protect youngsters from sexual abuse, and discovers radical new solutions proposed by an increasing number of child-protection experts, which challenge deep-rooted attitudes and emotional reactions to paedophiles. Senior lecturer Sarah Goode believes the most promising way to reduce the number of child-abuse cases is to encourage people to seek treatment before they target victims. Her theory is supported by an interview in this programme in which Humphries meets a man who makes an extraordinary confession on camera.

Last Exit: Space

Rudolph Herzog, Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog, Taylor Genovese

Documentary about space colonization: a voyage across our planet, into the stars and beyond.

How to Fake a War

Rudolph Herzog

Jay Pharoah, Katherine Parkinson

When an unexpected outbreak of peace leads to a ceasefire between Russian forces and Georgian rebels, arrogant rock star Harry Hope fears for the success of his heavily hyped Piece of Peace global charity concert. Desperate, he dispatches his PR consultant, Kate, and her naïve intern, Peggy, to create a fake war story – until the concert, at least.

Viraler Humor — Was Corona-Witze über uns erzählen

Rudolph Herzog

Eva Mattes

Humor helps people through hard times. A look at the viral videos, songs and sketches that have filled the Internet worldwide since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and what this lockdown humor says about humans in distress.