This is a list of
German television
Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first public television station in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''.
In 2000, the German television market h ...
related events from 1979.
Events
*17 March -
Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan (; " Genghis Khan") was a German Eurodisco pop band. It was originally formed in Munich in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Dschinghis Khan". The original group led by original members Henriette S ...
are selected to represent Germany at the
1979 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Jerusalem, Israel, following the country's victory at the with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta. Organised by th ...
with their song "
Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan (; " Genghis Khan") was a German Eurodisco pop band. It was originally formed in Munich in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Dschinghis Khan". The original group led by original members Henriette S ...
". They are selected to be the twenty-fourth German Eurovision entry during ''Ein Lied für Jerusalem'' held at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich.
Debuts
ARD
* 8 January –
** ' (1979)
** ''
Spaß muß sein'' (1979–1983)
* 8 February – ''
Erlesene Verbrechen und makellose Morde'' (1979)
* 10 March – ''
Die Koblanks'' (1979)
* 1 April – ''
Jerusalem, Jerusalem'' (1979)
* 24 April – ''
Zwei Mann um einen Herd'' (1979)
* 14 May –
**' (1979)
**''
Vorsicht! Frisch gewachst!'' (1979)
* 30 June – ''
Fast wia im richtigen Leben'' (1979–1988)
* 11 July – ''
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger'' (1979–1982)
* 24 July – ''
Tochter des Schweigens'' (1979)
* 20 August – ''
Kümo Henriette
''Kümo Henriette'' is a German television series.
See also
*List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 ...
'' (1979–1982)
* 27 August – ''
Iron Gustav
''Iron Gustav'' (German: ''Der eiserne Gustav'') is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by George Hurdalek and starring Heinz Rühmann, Lucie Mannheim and Karin Baal.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 308. It is based on the real story of cab driver Gusta ...
'' (1979)
* 17 September – ''
Spaß beiseite - Herbert kommt!'' (1979–1981)
* 20 September – ''
Die Magermilchbande'' (1979)
* 24 September – ''
Parole Chicago
''Parole Chicago'' was a German television series directed by Reinhard Schwabenitzky, starring Christoph Waltz as Eduard "Ede" Bredo, an inept wannabe criminal in 1920s Berlin. Its entire run of 13 episodes first aired in 1979. The show was loo ...
'' (1979)
* 30 September – ' (1979)
* 15 October – ''
The Buddenbrooks'' (1979)
* 18 October – ''
Der Millionenbauer
''Der Millionenbauer'' (The Millionaire) is a German television series.
Plot summary
The German economic boom of the late 1970s led to an increase of land speculation; taking advantage of this, farmer Josef Hartinger makes a fortune selling his ...
'' (1979–1988)
* 30 October – ''
Zimmer frei – UNO-Nähe'' (1979–1980)
* 9 November – ''
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken'' (1979–1982)
* 15 November – ''
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
''Der ganz normale Wahnsinn '' (English: "The Normal Madness") is a German television series.
See also
*List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* '' 4 Blocks'' ( ...
'' (1979–1980)
* 16 November – ''
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
'' (1979–1981)
* 18 December – ''
Das verbotene Spiel
Das or DAS may refer to:
Organizations
* Dame Allan's Schools, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
* Danish Aviation Systems, a supplier and developer of unmanned aerial vehicles
* Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, a former Colombian ...
'' (1979)
* Unknown – ''
Freundinnen'' (1979)
ZDF
* 7 January – ''
Pusteblume'' (1979–1980)
* 8 January – ''
Die Protokolle des Herrn M
Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life.
Die may also refer to:
Games
* Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers
Manufacturing
* Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicond ...
'' (1979)
* 23 April – ''
Achtung Kunstdiebe
Achtung may refer to:
* Achtung, a German word meaning "attention"
* ''Achtung! – Auto-Diebe!'', a crime film from 1930
* ''Achtung Baby'', a 1991 album by U2
* ''Achtung Bono'', a 2005 album by Half Man Half Biscuit
* '' Achtung, fertig, Charl ...
'' (1979)
* 30 April – ''
Union der festen Hand
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
'' (1979)
* 5 June – ''
Der Sklave Calvisius
Der or DER may refer to:
Places
* Darkənd, Azerbaijan
* Dearborn (Amtrak station) (station code), in Michigan, US
* Der (Sumer), an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq
* d'Entrecasteaux Ridge, an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Oc ...
'' (1979)
* 27 July – ''
Locker vom Hocker
A locker is a small, usually narrow storage compartment. They are commonly found in dedicated cabinets, very often in large numbers, in various public places such as locker rooms, workplaces, elementary schools, middle and high schools, trans ...
'' (1979–1987)
* 6 September – ''
Wie erziehe ich meinen Vater?'' (1979)
* 2 December – ''
Mathias Sandorf
''Mathias Sandorf'' is an 1885 adventure book by French writer Jules Verne. It was first serialized in ''Le Temps'' in 1885, and it was Verne's epic Mediterranean adventure. It employs many of the devices that had served well in his earlier nov ...
'' (1979)
* 13 December – ''
Der Bürgermeister'' (1979)
* 25 December – ''
Timm Thaler'' (1979–1980)
* 26 December – ' (1979–1980)
DFF
* 1 January – ''
Spuk unterm Riesenrad'' (1979)
* 20 July – ''
Ein offenes Haus'' (1979)
Armed Forces Network
* ''
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
'' (1978–1991)
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
''heute'' (; German for ''today'') is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world, plus 'mixed' news from cu ...
'' (1963–present)
1970s
*''
heute-journal
''heute-journal'' (roughly ''Today's Journal'') is a television news magazine broadcast on ZDF, a national German television network.
History
The programme premiered on 2 January 1978 as a late weekday evening 20 minute program. Originally, it ...
'' (1978–present)
*''
Tagesthemen
''Tagesthemen'' is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Ingo Zamperoni. Second only to the 20:00 '' Tagesschau'' ("Review of the Day") ''Tagesthemen'' ("Issues of the Day") is ARD's most ...
'' (1978–present)
Ending this year
Births
*29 January -
Sarah Kuttner
Sarah Kuttner (born 29 January 1979) is a German television presenter and author.
Biography
Kuttner was born in Berlin. Her father is famed radio host Jürgen Kuttner. She has regularly appeared on the music television channel VIVA since Nove ...
, TV host & author
Deaths
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