Season 1
26 episodes · Oct 6, 2001
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S1E1Planets and Space Travel
Oct 6, 200126mWHAT IS WHAT starts in space. From astronaut training to arrival at a space station, we experience the journey of a space shuttle into space.
S1E2Whales and Dolphins
Oct 13, 200125mWHAT IS WHAT shows the largest creatures on earth: The whales.
S1E3Cars
Oct 20, 200125mWHAT IS WHAT enters the most popular means of transport in the world - the car. From the invention of the first motorized car to the future models of the inventors, this film follows the development of the car.
S1E5Volcanoes
Nov 3, 200125mA mountain explodes, smoke rises, glowing boulders hurl through the air and lava flows make their way. A volcano erupts - and WHAT IS WHAT is included, from the first signs to the after-effects of such a huge natural event.
S1E6Trains
Nov 10, 200125m“Please get in and close the doors!" This is how the exciting train journey begins with WHAT IS WHAT. What does a train driver do? How does an electric locomotive work?
S1E7Moon and Cosmos
Nov 17, 200125mWHAT IS WHAT flies through space and time. From the earth to the moon and on to the infinite expanses of the cosmos.
S1E8Aviation
Nov 24, 200126mIN this documentary, WHAT follows the journey of an aircraft from take-off to landing.
S1E9Sharks
Dec 1, 200125mWHAT IS WHAT dives to the most fascinating and dangerous sea creatures - the sharks.
S1E10Weather
Dec 8, 200126mWHAT IS WHAT explains a natural phenomenon that is very important for us humans: the weather.
S1E11Knights and Castles
Dec 15, 200125mWHAT IS WHAT takes a trip to the Middle Ages and examines how knights lived on their castles, from everyday life at the castle to the magnificent knight tournaments to the Crusades.
S1E12Criminalistics
Dec 22, 200125mBank robbery. The robbers are fleeing. And WHAT IS WHAT TV is on the trail of the perpetrators! WHAT IS WHAT TV shows in the episode criminalistics, how the police solve crimes.
S1E13Cats
Dec 29, 200125mWHAT IS WHAT goes on the trail of the big big cats and compares them to our today's domestic cats.
S1E14Mummies
Jan 5, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT takes a journey to Ancient Egypt and takes you to the mysterious world of mummies. At the center of this film is the English researcher Howard Carter.
S1E15Amphibians and Reptiles
Jan 12, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT presents animals that are scary to many people: reptiles and amphibians.
S1E16Horses
Jan 19, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT introduces the animals on whose backs, as is well known, the happiness of this earth lies: horses.
S1E17Our Planet
Jan 26, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT presents a unique planet of the universe: Our Earth!
S1E18Native Americans and the Wild West
Feb 2, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT meets a real Sioux Indian and travels with him on the trail of the Native Americans through North America.
S1E19Ships
Feb 9, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT goes on a sea trip on board one of the largest container ships in the world. We experience how the ship crew works, how the state-of-the-art ship technology works and how the lifeboats are used.
S1E20Trees
Feb 16, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT goes on an exciting journey of discovery in the forest and describes the different animals, trees and plants that are at home there.
S1E23Computers and robots
Mar 9, 200225mComputers are everywhere today, they have become an integral part of our everyday life. WHAT IS WHAT describes the development of the computer: From the first computers that filled entire rooms to the tiny, intelligent computers of today.
S1E25Dinosaur
Mar 23, 200225mWHAT IS WHAT TV travels millions of years back to a time when scary-looking creatures ruled the earth - the dinosaurs.
S1E26Film and television
Apr 6, 200225mCamera is running - And action! WHAT IS WHAT TV takes a look behind the scenes of film and television this time.