Was ist Was TV Season 1, Episode 24: Body and brain

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Planets and Space Travel

WHAT IS WHAT starts in space. From astronaut training to arrival at a space station, we experience the journey of a space shuttle into space.

26 min

2

Whales and Dolphins

WHAT IS WHAT shows the largest creatures on earth: The whales.

25 min

3

Cars

WHAT 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.

25 min

4

Ancient Rome

WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey back in time to Ancient Rome.

26 min

5

Volcanoes

A 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.

25 min

6

Trains

“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?

25 min

7

Moon and Cosmos

WHAT IS WHAT flies through space and time. From the earth to the moon and on to the infinite expanses of the cosmos.

25 min

8

Aviation

IN this documentary, WHAT follows the journey of an aircraft from take-off to landing.

26 min

9

Sharks

WHAT IS WHAT dives to the most fascinating and dangerous sea creatures - the sharks.

25 min

10

Weather

WHAT IS WHAT explains a natural phenomenon that is very important for us humans: the weather.

26 min

11

Knights and Castles

WHAT 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.

25 min

12

Criminalistics

Bank 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.

25 min

13

Cats

WHAT IS WHAT goes on the trail of the big big cats and compares them to our today's domestic cats.

25 min

14

Mummies

WHAT 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.

25 min

15

Amphibians and Reptiles

WHAT IS WHAT presents animals that are scary to many people: reptiles and amphibians.

25 min

16

Horses

WHAT IS WHAT introduces the animals on whose backs, as is well known, the happiness of this earth lies: horses.

25 min

17

Our Planet

WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique planet of the universe: Our Earth!

25 min

18

Native Americans and the Wild West

WHAT IS WHAT meets a real Sioux Indian and travels with him on the trail of the Native Americans through North America.

25 min

19

Ships

WHAT 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.

25 min

20

Trees

WHAT 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.

25 min

21

Spiders

WHAT IS WHAT takes you into the fascinating world of spiders.

25 min

22

Pirate

WHAT IS WHAT makes a trip to the golden age of piracy!

25 min

23

Computers and robots

Computers 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.

25 min

24

Body and brain

WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique marvel: the human body.

25 min

25

Dinosaur

WHAT IS WHAT TV travels millions of years back to a time when scary-looking creatures ruled the earth - the dinosaurs.

25 min

26

Film and television

Camera is running - And action! WHAT IS WHAT TV takes a look behind the scenes of film and television this time.

25 min