Peter Illmann

"40 Years of Formula One" revives the music and zeitgeist of the wild 80s. Presenters Peter Illmann, Ingolf Lück and Kai Böcking deliver the most successful songs from the era, show milestones from the first music video era and present the biggest upsets and music scandals of the decade: from Michael Jackson, whose cult video for "Thriller" was only allowed to be broadcast after 10 pm, to the groundbreaking "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel.

For many decades, it was Germany’s largest event venue and North Rhine-Westphalia’s “XXL living room”: the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. Opened in 1952—long before the boom in multipurpose venues of the ’90s and 2000s—the Westfalenhalle remains Germany’s third-largest venue in terms of audience size. A century-old building designated as a historic landmark that is deeply rooted in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia—and a show business legend right in the heart of the Ruhr region.

German mockumentary about the history of the techno band of the same name. Fraktus were once considered the pioneers of techno. Now, after 25 years, they are planning their big comeback. The band is supported by their manager Roger Dettner, who used a trick to get the band back together.

Teenage girl Lys is discovered inside the reactor of the newly build TERRA Power Plant and finds she is developing special powers that connect her to the energy of all living things.

Thomas Müller is spotted by a marketing agency for his exceptional normality.

The year is 1981, the German New Wave is at the peak. Harry, otherwise Sparkasse trainee, wants to make it big as a manager of the band of his friends, Apollo Schwabing. He has booked the band as the opening act for a concert where the group DAF are the headliners.