Was ist Was TV
Was ist Was TV
TV ShowReturning Series

Was ist Was TV

2001
2 seasons
52 episodes
DocumentaryKids

This is a children knowledge show. There are three animated figures: Theo (a blue question mark), Tess (a red exclamation mark) and Quentin (a yellow full stop), who are "the hosts" of this show. They introduce the show and entertain the young audience. The second part shows several small segments of documentaries, which explains simply for kids. The several topics are nature, animals, history and technics.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Planets and Space Travel

    1.Planets and Space Travel

    06-10-200126m

    WHAT IS WHAT starts in space. From astronaut training to arrival at a space station, we experience the journey of a space shuttle into space.

  • Whales and Dolphins

    2.Whales and Dolphins

    13-10-200125m

    WHAT IS WHAT shows the largest creatures on earth: The whales.

  • Cars

    3.Cars

    20-10-200125m

    WHAT IS WHAT enters the most popular means of transport in the world - the car. From the invention of the first motorized car to the future models of the inventors, this film follo...

  • Ancient Rome

    4.Ancient Rome

    27-10-200126m

    WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey back in time to Ancient Rome.

  • Volcanoes

    5.Volcanoes

    03-11-200125m

    A mountain explodes, smoke rises, glowing boulders hurl through the air and lava flows make their way. A volcano erupts - and WHAT IS WHAT is included, from the first signs to the...

  • Trains

    6.Trains

    10-11-200125m

    “Please get in and close the doors!" This is how the exciting train journey begins with WHAT IS WHAT. What does a train driver do? How does an electric locomotive work?

  • Moon and Cosmos

    7.Moon and Cosmos

    17-11-200125m

    WHAT IS WHAT flies through space and time. From the earth to the moon and on to the infinite expanses of the cosmos.

  • Aviation

    8.Aviation

    24-11-200126m

    IN this documentary, WHAT follows the journey of an aircraft from take-off to landing.

  • Sharks

    9.Sharks

    01-12-200125m

    WHAT IS WHAT dives to the most fascinating and dangerous sea creatures - the sharks.

  • Weather

    10.Weather

    08-12-200126m

    WHAT IS WHAT explains a natural phenomenon that is very important for us humans: the weather.

  • Knights and Castles

    11.Knights and Castles

    15-12-200125m

    WHAT IS WHAT takes a trip to the Middle Ages and examines how knights lived on their castles, from everyday life at the castle to the magnificent knight tournaments to the Crusades...

  • Criminalistics

    12.Criminalistics

    22-12-200125m

    Bank robbery. The robbers are fleeing. And WHAT IS WHAT TV is on the trail of the perpetrators! WHAT IS WHAT TV shows in the episode criminalistics, how the police solve crimes.

  • Cats

    13.Cats

    29-12-200125m

    WHAT IS WHAT goes on the trail of the big big cats and compares them to our today's domestic cats.

  • Mummies

    14.Mummies

    05-01-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey to Ancient Egypt and takes you to the mysterious world of mummies. At the center of this film is the English researcher Howard Carter.

  • Amphibians and Reptiles

    15.Amphibians and Reptiles

    12-01-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT presents animals that are scary to many people: reptiles and amphibians.

  • Horses

    16.Horses

    19-01-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT introduces the animals on whose backs, as is well known, the happiness of this earth lies: horses.

  • Our Planet

    17.Our Planet

    26-01-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique planet of the universe: Our Earth!

  • Native Americans and the Wild West

    18.Native Americans and the Wild West

    02-02-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT meets a real Sioux Indian and travels with him on the trail of the Native Americans through North America.

  • Ships

    19.Ships

    09-02-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT goes on a sea trip on board one of the largest container ships in the world. We experience how the ship crew works, how the state-of-the-art ship technology works and...

  • Trees

    20.Trees

    16-02-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT goes on an exciting journey of discovery in the forest and describes the different animals, trees and plants that are at home there.

  • Spiders

    21.Spiders

    23-02-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT takes you into the fascinating world of spiders.

  • Pirate

    22.Pirate

    02-03-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT makes a trip to the golden age of piracy!

  • Computers and robots

    23.Computers and robots

    09-03-200225m

    Computers are everywhere today, they have become an integral part of our everyday life. WHAT IS WHAT describes the development of the computer: From the first computers that filled...

  • Body and brain

    24.Body and brain

    16-03-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique marvel: the human body.

  • Dinosaur

    25.Dinosaur

    23-03-200225m

    WHAT IS WHAT TV travels millions of years back to a time when scary-looking creatures ruled the earth - the dinosaurs.

  • Film and television

    26.Film and television

    06-04-200225m

    Camera is running - And action! WHAT IS WHAT TV takes a look behind the scenes of film and television this time.

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