Radio D Series 2
New cases for the reporters: episodes 27 to 52 take Paula and Philipp all around Germany. Their investigations include laser attacks in Jena and changes on the trail of the Berlin Wall [English version]
Episode 38 – By Train to Jena
Philipp’s car is broken so the two journalists from Radio D have to travel to the site of their next investigation by train. Some very strange occurrences are taking place there. A clear case for Paula and Philipp. Just as Philipp has finished taking his car to be repaired, a…
Episode 34 – Spook in the Beethoven House
Philipp and Paula want to find out who is playing the piano so beautifully in the Beethoven House each night. In a street cafe they find out some interesting things. Have they got a hot lead or is it just rumors? After a short night Paula and Philipp are sitting…
Episode 45 – In the House of the Romantics
At the end of their stay in Jena, the two reporters visit a particularly fascinating museum. In the House of the Romantics they make the acquaintance of several famous German thinkers of the 18th century. The House of the Romantics in Jena is devoted to early Romanticism. Here visitors can…
Episode 42 – A Job For Eulalia
Paula and Philipp have come a step closer to solving the mystery. They now know where the laser beams are coming from. But Eulalia has not returned from her reconnaissance flight. What could this mean? After Paula and Philipp have located the laser beams, they inform the optics plant so…
Episode 40 – A Hot Lead
Philipp and Paula have a first suspicion and want to take a look at what the laser experts are doing in the “optic town” Jena. And they already have an idea where they could get some information. In the optics plant Philipp and Paula want to investigate a lead. An…
Episode 35 – Beethoven Plays Beethoven
The two journalists from Radio D are still puzzling over whether the music students are right with their suspicions. But Eulalia is again one step ahead of them. She too has made a night-time discovery. Eulalia surprisingly appears in Bonn and comes to the aid of Paula and Philipp once…
Episode 27 – In the Editorial Office
All listeners who are joining in for the second part of Radio D still have the opportunity in this first lesson to get to know the completely normal chaos of the office. There is some excitement in the Radio D editorial office: The editors Philipp and Paula, the cleaner Josefine,…
Episode 49 – Berlin Center
The excursion through Berlin ends for Paula, Philipp, Jan and Josefine with a relaxing and informative meal in the garden of the Tacheles Art House. There Josefine makes an interesting acquaintance. Marching around makes you hungry and the journalists from Radio D would like to eat something. Only after conferring…
Episode 47 – Construction of the Wall
In Berlin Paula, Philipp, Jan and Josefine visit the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate and the wall path, which shows where the Berlin Wall stood. Radio D presents a radio play about the construction of the wall. On the evening of 13th August, 1961, the GDR national police begins erecting a…
Episode 46 – Berlin Bears
Paula and Philipp are busying themselves in Berlin with the art project “United Buddy Bears” that is being organized by artists from 120 different countries. An interview should reveal more details about the project. Back in Berlin Paula and Philipp go on an excursion through the capital with Josefine and…
Episode 33 – A New Colleague
Jan begins his first day as an intern at Radio D. But Paula and Philipp hardly have time to take care of him because Compu has a new case for them. The reporters have to rush off to Bonn. Just as Jan has got to know all his colleagues in…
Episode 28 – Trabbi Versus Porsche
Paula and Philipp’s next assignment takes them to a small village in Brandenburg. A very special kind of race is supposed to take place here. Of course the two reporters from Radio D could not miss out on that. An unusual race draws Paula and Philipp to the countryside. Initially…
Episode 51 – A Reference Letter For Jan
Now it’s time once again to say goodbye: unfortunately Jan’s internship is coming to an end and Philipp and Paula are thinking about a letter of reference. Today Jan expresses his generosity. There is to be a small farewell party to mark Jan’s last day as an intern at Radio…
Episode 44 – The Town of Great Thinkers
In the 18th century Jena attracted numerous great thinkers from various other towns. Among them was the famous writer Friedrich Schiller. Philipp and Paula present a radio play about his first lecture in Jena. In this episode listeners learn a bit about Schiller and Goethe and can plunge into 18th…
Episode 41 – Help From the Air
The two journalists from Radio D don’t get any further with their own investigations. Then, just at the right moment, Eulalia surprisingly pops up in Jena. Maybe she can save Paula and Philipp some work. Paula and Philipp can’t get into the optics plant and the building is very high…
Episode 39 – Laser Terror in Jena
As soon as they arrive in Jena, Paula and Philipp of course want to get to the bottom of the mysterious laser attacks. Soon after, there is already another occurrence. What is going on? On the way to the hotel, the two reporters from Radio D use the opportunity to…
Episode 52 – Quiz Time
To finish with, German students can test their listening comprehension once again with a little quiz. Eulalia and Compu present four listening exercises that need to be solved. Which words are missing? For the last episode, the team at Radio D have thought up something special. Eulalia presents a quiz…
Episode 48 – East and West
This time in the Radio D studio Paula is looking at German reunification. She has invited several guests to discuss this matter together with her. Paula is hosting a discussion on the theme “East and West Germans”. She speaks to an east German car mechanic, a psychologist and an economy…
Episode 43 – Special Edition
The mystery of the secret laser beams is almost solved. But Paula and Philipp have little reason to be happy. The whole story is already in the newspaper. Where did their rivals get all the information from? Bad news for Paula and Philipp: there is already a detailed report about…
Episode 37 – Mail From Listeners
The professor takes up the listeners’ questions about the episodes so far. With the help of several audio samples he shows the listeners that they can already understand a lot without knowing every word that is said. The main focus of the mail from listeners this time is strategies for…