Our country in the 70s
The series explores the social and political landscape of Germany in the 1970s, covering topics such as rebellion, social change, and political turmoil. Each episode is approximately 43 minutes long and covers a specific aspect of the decade.
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The 1970s in the West: A decade of new beginnings and upheaval. A decade in which, from Aachen to Detmold and from the Münster region to the Siegerland, people were battered by crises and shaken by scandals. And yet it was also a decade full of unexpected highs and overwhelming feelings of happiness—a time when the population also experienced some truly remarkable years.
1.Als das Wetter verrücktspielte - 1970
11-08-201745 minIn “When the Weather Went Crazy – 1970,” WDR and BROADVIEW TV will take a look at Germany in 1970 on August 11, 2017, starting at 8:15 p.m. Actress Esther Schweins was born in Ober...
2.Das Jahr der Skandale - 1971
18-08-201745 minAs recently as that winter, soccer fans in the Bundesliga stadiums of West Germany were watching what they thought were completely fair and above-board games—or so they believed. B...
3.Als wir nach den Sternen griffen - 1972
25-08-201745 minIn 1972, North Rhine-Westphalia reached for the stars—it was to be a year full of soaring heights and high achievers—a journey to new horizons. A girl from Essen made it onto the G...
4.Dicke Luft und frischer Wind - 1973
01-09-201745 minIn 1973, North Rhine-Westphalia was really in full swing: Tension was in the air, and a breath of fresh air was sweeping through our state. The fourth episode of the ten-part docum...
5.Als wir unschlagbar waren - 1974
08-09-201745 minIn the summer of 1974, life in our state really took off. Everything became more colorful, more international, more passionate. The world came to North Rhine-Westphalia for the Wor...
6.Das Jahr der Frau - 1975
15-09-201745 min1975—the midpoint of this eventful decade. And: a year of strong women. No wonder—after all, it was the International Women’s Year. The first time it had been proclaimed, by the UN...
7.Das Jahr der Helden - 1976
22-09-201745 minWhether it was Pierre Brice in the Sauerland, Otto Rehhagel at BVB, or Annegret Richter at the Olympics, 1976 brought not only the hottest summer but also plenty of heroic tales....
8.Im Zeichen des Terrors - 1977
29-09-201745 minMany wonderful events took place in 1977, but in the end, the RAF’s bloody reign of terror cast a shadow over the year. The Schleyer kidnapping in Cologne marked the beginning of t...
9.Rebellion mit Minipli - 1978
06-10-201745 min1978 is a year marked by lots of dancing and protesting. For music-loving young people, it’s a great year. The disco craze sweeps across the country, and new nightclubs with light...
10.Alles neu - 1979
13-10-201745 min1979, the year that marked the dawn of a new era. Moving away from disco music, the Neue Deutsche Welle emerged. Although its artists sang in German, they had nothing in common wit...
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