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A wide variety of documentary subjects, from animals (dragonflies, ants) to people (Genghis Khan) to science (time, perception) to places (St. Stephens Cathedral, Umbria). The style is sometimes purely narrative, at other times imbued with scenes to illustrate a particular point. A good mix of subjects for lovers of documentaries.

Follows Alexander, a young man committed to never fall in love, until he meets Caro in a small subway hatter store.

The youngest son of a legendary Hollywood producer, a Robert Evans type, accepts a bribe from his father to document his death.

The vikings are feared as plunderers. However, their longboats also serve for their manhunts. Slaves are often the most important treasure for Norsemen. Three men or four women about equal the worth of a chain-mail. Slavs, Anglo-Saxons and especially Irish Celts are caught and sold into slavery. Ireland is the center of this slave trade and in the Middle Ages, Dublin is Europe's largest slave market. "ZDF-History" reconstructs the true life story of Findan, who was able to flee from viking slavery. It shows how important slaves were for a smoothly working Norse society and what fate awaited the captives.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Jaymes places himself in the hands of the medical field to properly 'handle' his so-called mental ailments. Shrink Me is a comedic investigation into why we have become a society in such need of pharmaceutical drugs for mental stability. His initial assessment by a trusty psychiatrist stated... "You do not fall into one simple, clean cut category as you have irregular symptoms. My initial assessment on your case would be as follows. You suffer from an irregular bipolar disorder, A.D.D., O.C.D. and possess a Paranoid Personality Disorder. There will not be one single medication, as we will have to fish through a number of them and for all we know it may take three of four different medications to find a solution." We will follow his journey beginning with a non-chemical body into a prescription-filled world led by psychiatrists moving through psychiatric institutions and mental wards across the country. He will be monitored constantly by a nutritionist from the beginning to assess the evolution of his physical health, while searching for answers to the universal questions we all strive to answer... "what's wrong with me?"... While looking into the mindset of a society that thinks solace comes in the form of a pill.

A car drives through the snow. Behind the wheel is Nelly. She is thirteen years old. Nelly wants to go home. Separating her from her goal are three questions, two keys, a diving tower and a racing heart.

Harri Stojka and Mosa Sisic, Vienna-based gypsy jazz musicians, travel through India searching for the roots of their musical heritage.

In Hubertusjagd, audiences explore the pulse of a city alongside the "hunter" Hubertus von Hohenlohe. Each 50-minutes-long episode provides the viewer with intimate insights into the modern life of each city, as Hubertus von Hohenlohe roams his territory and meets celebrities from the worlds of sport, music, art, fashion and lifestyle-the people who provide each city with its brand and its atmosphere, the people who contribute to the unique character of a place. Our guests are usually famous personalities; one enjoys watching and listening as they explain what they find so fascinating about their city and why they feel they need this particular atmosphere to express their creativity. One important aspect of the hunt is to find out from our celebrities who is - or who is destined to become - an undiscovered icon of the city, and which locations, shops or events are an absolute must. During the hunt, the viewer will be introduced to a whole new range of social animals, not just the top dogs.

The chef Patrick inherits his aunt's hotel and wants to convert it into a music hotel with the help of the employees. But unfortunately it's not that easy