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New cases for the reporters: episodes 27 to 52 take Paula and Philipp all around Germany. Their investigations include laser attacks in Jena and changes on the trail of the Berlin Wall [English version]

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Radio D Series 2 | Learning German | Deutsche Welle episodes:

09.25.2009
Episode 52 – Quiz Time
To finish with, German students can test their listening comprehension once again with a little quiz. Eulalia and Compu present four listening exercises that need to be solved. Which words are missing? For the last episode, the team at Radio D...
09.25.2009
Episode 51 – A Reference Letter For Jan
Now it’s time once again to say goodbye: unfortunately Jan’s internship is coming to an end and Philipp and Paula are thinking about a letter of reference. Today Jan expresses his generosity. There is to be a small farewell party to...
09.25.2009
Episode 50 – German as a Foreign Language
This time Jan is visiting a school that offers an unusual idea for a German project. He asks the pupils why they are learning German on top of their mother tongue, and what they want to do later in life. Jan...
09.25.2009
Episode 49 – Berlin Center
The excursion through Berlin ends for Paula, Philipp, Jan and Josefine with a relaxing and informative meal in the garden of the Tacheles Art House. There Josefine makes an interesting acquaintance. Marching around makes you hungry and the journalists from Radio...
09.25.2009
Episode 48 – East and West
This time in the Radio D studio Paula is looking at German reunification. She has invited several guests to discuss this matter together with her. Paula is hosting a discussion on the theme “East and West Germans”. She speaks to an...
09.25.2009
Episode 47 – Construction of the Wall
In Berlin Paula, Philipp, Jan and Josefine visit the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate and the wall path, which shows where the Berlin Wall stood. Radio D presents a radio play about the construction of the wall. On the evening of 13th...
09.25.2009
Episode 46 – Berlin Bears
Paula and Philipp are busying themselves in Berlin with the art project “United Buddy Bears” that is being organized by artists from 120 different countries. An interview should reveal more details about the project. Back in Berlin Paula and Philipp go...
09.25.2009
Episode 45 – In the House of the Romantics
At the end of their stay in Jena, the two reporters visit a particularly fascinating museum. In the House of the Romantics they make the acquaintance of several famous German thinkers of the 18th century. The House of the Romantics in...
09.25.2009
Episode 44 – The Town of Great Thinkers
In the 18th century Jena attracted numerous great thinkers from various other towns. Among them was the famous writer Friedrich Schiller. Philipp and Paula present a radio play about his first lecture in Jena. In this episode listeners learn a bit...
09.25.2009
Episode 43 – Special Edition
The mystery of the secret laser beams is almost solved. But Paula and Philipp have little reason to be happy. The whole story is already in the newspaper. Where did their rivals get all the information from? Bad news for Paula...
09.25.2009
Episode 42 – A Job For Eulalia
Paula and Philipp have come a step closer to solving the mystery. They now know where the laser beams are coming from. But Eulalia has not returned from her reconnaissance flight. What could this mean? After Paula and Philipp have located...
09.25.2009
Episode 41 – Help From the Air
The two journalists from Radio D don’t get any further with their own investigations. Then, just at the right moment, Eulalia surprisingly pops up in Jena. Maybe she can save Paula and Philipp some work. Paula and Philipp can’t get into...
09.25.2009
Episode 40 – A Hot Lead
Philipp and Paula have a first suspicion and want to take a look at what the laser experts are doing in the “optic town” Jena. And they already have an idea where they could get some information. In the optics plant...
09.25.2009
Episode 39 – Laser Terror in Jena
As soon as they arrive in Jena, Paula and Philipp of course want to get to the bottom of the mysterious laser attacks. Soon after, there is already another occurrence. What is going on? On the way to the hotel, the...
09.25.2009
Episode 38 – By Train to Jena
Philipp’s car is broken so the two journalists from Radio D have to travel to the site of their next investigation by train. Some very strange occurrences are taking place there. A clear case for Paula and Philipp. Just as Philipp...
09.25.2009
Episode 37 – Mail From Listeners
The professor takes up the listeners’ questions about the episodes so far. With the help of several audio samples he shows the listeners that they can already understand a lot without knowing every word that is said. The main focus of...
09.25.2009
Episode 36 – Ludwig van Beethoven
At the age of 22, Ludwig van Beethoven composed the world famous “Ode to Joy” that is now the anthem of the European Union. An audio play leads the listeners out of the Beethoven house and straight into the 18th...
09.25.2009
Episode 35 – Beethoven Plays Beethoven
The two journalists from Radio D are still puzzling over whether the music students are right with their suspicions. But Eulalia is again one step ahead of them. She too has made a night-time discovery. Eulalia surprisingly appears in Bonn and...
09.25.2009
Episode 34 – Spook in the Beethoven House
Philipp and Paula want to find out who is playing the piano so beautifully in the Beethoven House each night. In a street cafe they find out some interesting things. Have they got a hot lead or is it just...
09.25.2009
Episode 33 – A New Colleague
Jan begins his first day as an intern at Radio D. But Paula and Philipp hardly have time to take care of him because Compu has a new case for them. The reporters have to rush off to Bonn. Just as...
09.25.2009
Episode 32 – The Hare and the Hedgehog
“Use your head to save your legs”, goes the expression. But sometimes that’s not enough. Eulalia tells listeners an interesting story, because she too knows of an unusual race. Story time on Radio D: like in Grünheide, it went similarly for...
09.25.2009
Episode 31 – Take Your Marks!
In Grünheide strange things are happening. How can it be that the Trabbi reached its goal before the fast Porsche? In Jan, Paula has a quick-minded companion who knows where the mystery’s solution lies. Thanks to Jan Backer, Paula makes an...
09.25.2009
Episode 30 – Jan Becker
In the bar in Grünheide a young man suddenly appears who Paula takes along to the finishing line of the race in Möllensee. What does the stranger know about the unusual race and what links him to Radio D? As Philipp’s...
09.25.2009
Episode 29 – In the Bar in Grünheide
In the bar in Grünheide Paula and Philipp begin to ask around. The villagers are all convinced that the Trabbi will win the race against the Porsche. But Philipp sees it very differently. In order to find out what is going...
09.25.2009
Episode 28 – Trabbi Versus Porsche
Paula and Philipp’s next assignment takes them to a small village in Brandenburg. A very special kind of race is supposed to take place here. Of course the two reporters from Radio D could not miss out on that. An unusual...
09.25.2009
Episode 27 – In the Editorial Office
All listeners who are joining in for the second part of Radio D still have the opportunity in this first lesson to get to know the completely normal chaos of the office. There is some excitement in the Radio D editorial...

What's Radio D Series 2 | Learning German | Deutsche Welle about?

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Radio D Series 2 | Learning German | Deutsche Welle episodes:

Episode 52 – Quiz Time

Episode 51 – A Reference Letter For Jan

Episode 50 – German as a Foreign Language

Episode 49 – Berlin Center

Episode 48 – East and West

Episode 47 – Construction of the Wall

Episode 46 – Berlin Bears

Episode 45 – In the House of the Romantics

Episode 44 – The Town of Great Thinkers

Episode 43 – Special Edition

Episode 42 – A Job For Eulalia

Episode 41 – Help From the Air

Episode 40 – A Hot Lead

Episode 39 – Laser Terror in Jena

Episode 38 – By Train to Jena

Episode 37 – Mail From Listeners

Episode 36 – Ludwig van Beethoven

Episode 35 – Beethoven Plays Beethoven

Episode 34 – Spook in the Beethoven House

Episode 33 – A New Colleague

Episode 32 – The Hare and the Hedgehog

Episode 31 – Take Your Marks!

Episode 30 – Jan Becker

Episode 29 – In the Bar in Grünheide

Episode 28 – Trabbi Versus Porsche

Episode 27 – In the Editorial Office