ZDF Magazin Royale (Season 4)

Jan Böhmermann welcomes his viewers every Friday to his new late-night satire on ZDF and presents socially relevant topics, paired with wit and irony.

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    We need Global Vaccine Distribution (Episode 1)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-01-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Why are we still in the middle of a fucking pandemic despite the vaccine? The research team at ZDF Magazin Royale has discovered: There's a world outside of Germany. AND who would have thought: When it comes to vaccinations, the world splits in half!

  • Poster for The Problem with Psychotherapy Places

    The Problem with Psychotherapy Places (Episode 2)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-02-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Thanks to Freud, there has been an effective treatment for mental illness for over 100 years: psychotherapy! While it helps, in Germany it's easier to get a free PCR test than a psychotherapy appointment.

  • Poster for Who is Peter Thiel?

    Who is Peter Thiel? (Episode 3)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-02-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Eternal life & world domination - who is Peter Thiel, the future boss of Austria's disgraced former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz?

  • Poster for The Problem with German Culture of Remembrance

    The Problem with German Culture of Remembrance (Episode 4)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-02-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: When was the last time you thought about National Socialism? Over half of all Germans don't like to think about it and would prefer to put an end to the topic.

  • Poster for What's Happening here? - Putin's War in Europe

    What's Happening here? - Putin's War in Europe (Episode 5)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-03-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: What a week! There's another war in Europe. War in the 21st century! Should we update all our news apps around the clock and follow the Klitschkos' Instagram stories, or just put our smartphones away?

  • Poster for Porn on the Internet

    Porn on the Internet (Episode 6)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-03-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Paying for things online? Never! Especially not for pornography, which is accessible 24/7. And the age restriction is even easier to bypass than the Sanifair turnstile. So, all good, right?

  • Poster for Direction of Frustration: Deutsche Bahn

    Direction of Frustration: Deutsche Bahn (Episode 7)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-03-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Honestly, our relationship with Deutsche Bahn is a case of couples therapy. They keep standing us up and making us wait, but in the end, we still find ourselves standing hopefully on one of their tracks. And they take our money, too.

  • Poster for The Godfather of Schlager

    The Godfather of Schlager (Episode 8)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-03-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Music, dance, life, passion – nowhere are these powerful concepts more united than in pop music. And pop shows are always on TV! Brilliantly produced events with special effects, stars, and all of it packed into a compact 180 minutes.

  • Poster for The Power of Viktor Orbán

    The Power of Viktor Orbán (Episode 9)

    Writer: Miguel Robitzky

    Air date: 2022-04-01

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Right-wing populist rulers are all the rage! And the current show is about one of these right-wing poster boys: Viktor Orbán – formerly liberal, now right-wing nationalist.

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    Look like you're on Instagram (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2022-04-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: If you click through the timelines and hashtags, you'll quickly find yourself talking about cosmetic surgeries from fitness influencers. And these surgical procedures are advertised there just as casually as the latest running shoes from the human fountain of youth, Kai Pflaume.

  • Poster for Clemens Tönnies – Born to Slaughter

    Clemens Tönnies – Born to Slaughter (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2022-04-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Clemens Tönnies has them all: the mini wiener chain, the grill torch, and the crispy ham – all the delicious meat products made from ground cartilage, hooves, and bacon that we love so much on the grill. What's going on behind the butchered pigs of the slaughterhouse empire?

  • Poster for Putin's Puppets in Germany

    Putin's Puppets in Germany (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2022-04-29

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: We were all deceived by Vladimir Putin—and above all, DISAPPOINTED. But at least we're now on the right side in a war. All of Germany is against Putin. Except for a few who spread Putin's propaganda here, too.

  • Poster for Fynn Kliemann: Building Shit (DIY)

    Fynn Kliemann: Building Shit (DIY) (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2022-05-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Fynn Kliemann has all sorts of things in his portfolio: DIY, NFTs, and so on. But what do you do when a global pandemic suddenly appears? How can you give something back to society?

  • Poster for What Germany thinks about Opinion Research

    What Germany thinks about Opinion Research (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2022-05-13

    Runtime: 34 min

    Overview: "That's a lot of opinion for so little knowledge." This sentence is often heard in editorial conferences and got us thinking. Who's constantly calling the landline, and what does the Sunday question have to do with Germans' sex lives?

  • Poster for Deportations, Oligarch Money and Poison Gas

    Deportations, Oligarch Money and Poison Gas (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2022-05-20

    Runtime: 35 min

    Overview: We love vacations. Whether it's winter or summer break, we're basically always on some beach with cocktails and diving lessons included. We especially enjoy traveling with TUI. Let the ozone hole be the ozone hole for a while and chill out.

  • Poster for 404: police not found

    404: police not found (Episode 16)

    Air date: 2022-05-27

    Runtime: 35 min

    Overview: Who is actually responsible for prosecuting hate speech online? Each of the 16 federal states is responsible for its own actions – what could possibly go wrong? The Internet police patrol car urgently needs to be inspected.

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