This is a list of
German television related events from 1972.
Events
*19 February -
Mary Roos is selected to represent Germany at the
1972 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporat ...
with her song "
Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben". She is selected to be the seventeenth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Edinburgh held at the SFB Studios in Berlin.
Debuts
ARD
* 16 January – ' (1972)
* 4 April – ''
Privatdetektiv Frank Kross'' (1972)
* 9 April – ''
Die rote Kapelle'' (1972)
* 4 July – ''
Butler Parker
Butler Parker is a fictitious British character who was, despite his ostentatious Britishness, created by a German pulp fiction author and became eventually the protagonist of a German TV series.
Author
Butler Parker was the brainchild of the ...
'' (1972–1973)
* 21 July – ''
Die Schöngrubers'' (1972)
* 25 October – ''
Sonderdezernat K1'' (1972–1982)
* 27 October – ''
Fußballtrainer Wulff
''Fußballtrainer Wulff'' is a German television series.
List of episodes
# Irrtum, Herr Professor
# Brot oder Spiele
# Reserve hat Wut
# Aus bester Familie
# Hinter dem Totengrund
# 45 Pferde
# Zum Fischen nach Split
# Komm, komm Casanova
# ...
'' (1972–1973)
* 29 October – ''
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day'' (1972–1973)
* 29 November – ''
Alexander Zwo'' (1972–1973)
* 13 December - ''
Musikladen'' (1972-1984)
* Unknown – ''
Clochemerle
''Clochemerle'', published in the United States as ''The Scandals of Clochemerle'', is a French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) first published in 1934. It centres on personal rivalries and local politics in the fictional vi ...
'' (1972)
ZDF
* 26 January – ''
Semesterferien'' (1972)
* 6 February – ''
Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk
''Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk '' (Translated to The adventures of the good soldier Schwejk) is a television series produced by the ORF and ZDF and directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner. It is based on the novel '' Der brave Soldat Schwejk' ...
'' (1972)
* 6 December – ''
Im Auftrag von Madame'' (1972–1975)
Television shows
1950s
*''
Tagesschau
(German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality ...
'' (1952–present)
1960s
*
heute (1963-present)
Ending this year
* ''
Father Brown
Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English author G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuiti ...
'' (since 1966)
* ''
Percy Stuart'' (since 1969)
* ''
Salto Mortale'' (since 1969)
* ''
Beat-Club'' (since 1965)
Births
*25 September -
Steven Gätjen
Steven Gätjen (born 25 September 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a German-American event and TV host based in Germany.
Gätjen speaks fluent German and English. He hosts TV programs and live events and also works as an actor and producer. Since 2 ...
, American-born TV host
Deaths
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