Peter Maffay will appear in a ZDF special broadcast in mid-May. © dts news agency/Imago, Monn photo agency/Imago; Collage: RUHR24
In May, ZDF will show a special program to mark a special anniversary. Cult singer Peter Maffay also makes an appearance.
Dortmund – ZDF shows am 21. May 2024 a special broadcast at prime time. At 8:15 p.m Numerous guests have their say – some are celebrities, others could be neighbors. Among them is cult singer Peter Maffay. What kind of special program is this?
ZDF is showing a special program in May – with Peter Maffay
The Federal Republic of Germany turns 75 on May 23rd. The Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949 with the signing of the Basic Law in the then capital Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia. A few months later, on October 7, 1949, the GDR came into being.
ZDF also thinks 75 years of Germany is a reason to celebrate and is showing a special program two days before the official birthday. Mirko Drotschmann alias “MrWissen2go” will guide you through the “Terra X History” documentation.
ZDF will broadcast the anniversary program in May 2024 – guests from politics and TV
The popular show “ZDF History” was renamed last year after more than 20 years. Now Drotschmann leads through the consequences, as well as through “75 Years of Germany: The Big Test”.
In it, Drotschmann listens to the people in the country and visits historical places. Always with the question in mind: What do Germans know about their recent history?
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Peter Maffay on ZDF – singer has his say in a special broadcast
Of course, some contemporary witnesses and people who shaped the country should not be missing. Peter Maffay also has his say. He was born in the year it was founded. Among other things, he reports how he came to interpret the song by the East German music group Karat “You have to go over seven bridges” in the West.
Wolfgang Thierse, President of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2005, was a SPD member of the GDR’s first freely elected People’s Chamber. He also has a lot to tell (read more TV news at RUHR24).
75 years of Germany – ZDF is showing a whole series to mark the anniversary
ZDF viewers can look forward to a whole series of programs celebrating the Federal Republic’s birthday. For example, on Tuesday (May 14th) at 8:15 p.m. there will be a film called “The Spiders, the Germans! Comedy by Loriot & Co”.
Cult singer Peter Maffay has his say in the ZDF special broadcast. © Horst Galuschka/Imago
The state act marking 75 years of the Basic Law will also be shown on ZDF. The ceremony will take place in the second on May 23rd at 11:50 a.m. The big knowledge test with Mirko Drotschmann can be accessed in the ZDF media library on May 20th from 8:15 p.m.