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Universum Corridors of Life – Europe's Boundless Nature
The documentary accompanies certain animal species, revealing both the purpose of these corridors and the barriers that increasingly impede them and examining the connecting routes between the Alps and the Carpathians. ... » details
Universum High Life in the Dead Mountains
A wild, unique mountain habitat runs through the heart of Austria and Europe – the Totes Gebirge or „Dead Mountains“. The massif rises to elevations of more than 2,500 metres and covers an area of more than 1,000 km2, making it the largest karst plateau in central Europe. ... » details
Universum History 1278 - The Battle for Europe
On 26. August 1278, one of medieval Europe's greatest battles puts an end to a long-running conflict between two powerful dynasties and determines who will dominate Europe in the centuries to come. ... » details
Aldo Sohm's Austrian Wine Travels
In „Aldo Sohm‘s Austrian Wine Travels“, the Tyrolean world-champion sommelier and neo-New Yorker returns to Austria to visit winemakers in his homeland. Interesting insights are given into the approaches of the winemakers in Vienna, LowerAustria, Burgenland and Styria ... » details
ANDRÉ HELLER'S HOUSE CONCERTS
Acclaimed Austrian artist André Heller is reviving a centuries-old tradition of hosting house concerts in his large apartment in a quaint living room in Vienna's inner city. This documentary series presents a wide variety of national and international artists, ... » details
Universum History Augustus and Livia – Empire of Blood
Octavian, better known by his honorific title of Augustus, was the heir to the murdered autocrat Caesar. He avenged his adoptive father, pursued his murderers, expropriated and exterminated them, and used cunning and brutal violence to bring the civil war to an end in order to become ruler ... » details
Universum Austria's Wild Heritage - One Country – Six National Parks
The two-part UNIVERSUM documentary "Austria's Wild Heritage" marks the 50th anniversary of the country's first national park with a visually stunning examination of this ambitious undertaking ... » details
Universum Russia's Revenant – the Return of the Siberian Tiger
A young tiger, born in a conservation area, will guide the viewer through the film. Russia´s Revenant – the return of the Siberian tiger ... » details
Universum History Victims of the Vikings
The film literally captivates the audience, taking it back to the 9th century and then repeatedly bringing it forward to the present day to observe archaeologists and historians as they investigate the vanished world of the Vikings. ... » details
Universum History Charles V - The Emperor and his Mission
“The sun never sets on my empire!” 500 years ago, the 19-year-old Spanish King Carlos I became the German King of the Romans and was shortly thereafter crowned Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. ... » details
Universum Hermann Maier - Meine Heimat - Der Bregenzerwald
Zwischen Arlberg, Großem Walsertal und Rheintal erstreckt sich die beeindruckende Kulturlandschaft des Bregenzerwaldes. Hermann Maier entdeckt im äußersten Westen des Landes einmalige Naturschätze und begegnet unglaublichen Menschen die ihn und die Zuseher verzaubern werden. ... » details
Universum History Richard the Lionheart - The Trapped King
Known to children and adults across the globe, Richard the Lionheart is one of history‘s greatmythical figures. A legend in his own lifetime, he enjoyed a reputation he cleverly fuelledhimself. ... » details
Universum Empire of the Vineyard
The film tells the story of life and survival in a vineyard over the course of a year. An unexpectednumber of animals and organisms settle among the vines or hunt there as the seasons pass. Thefilm explores the unique eco-system created by the vineyard, its inhabitants and its guests as it hasnever been seen before. ... » details
Universum Hermann Maier - Meine Heimat – Die Sonnenberge Niederösterreichs
Schneebedeckte Gipfel, dichte Wälder und ungezähmte Gewässer - nur 50 Kilometer von der Großstadt Wien entfernt hat sich eine eindrucksvolle Wildnis erhalten. Die Region rund um Hohe Wand, Schneeberg und Ötscher ist Schauplatz für eine Erkundungstour von Ski-Legende Hermann Maier... ... » details
Universum Tyrolean Wonderland
The film „The Realm of the Peregrine Falcon“ is a classic nature documentary, presenting stunning natural scenery and the fascinating lives of wild animals over the course of a year. ... » details
Universum History Atatürk - The Father of Modern Turkey
The documentary Atatürk - The Father of Modern Turkey attempts to come to terms with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as both a larger-than-life personality and a phenomenon of the zeitgeist at the turn of the last century. ... » details
Universum Russia's Wild Sea
„In remote eastern Russia there is a secretive sea that few people know and no-one wants to live by.This is the very reason one of the world‘s last great natural wonderlands has survived here...“ (Franz Hafner, Author) ... » details
Universum The Nero Files
History has condemned Nero as a brutal, despotic megalomaniac, one of the most treacherous criminals in the history of mankind. There is a long list of accusations levelled at him: He is alleged to have committed multiple murders, incest, arson, crimes against humanity and many other heinous acts. ... » details
Universum Maria Theresa - Europe's Mother-in-Law
No-one played the game of diplomacy better than Austria’s Empress Maria Theresa.She made peace between the Habsburg Empire and its oldest enemies, the Bourbons, rulersof France, Spain and the kingdoms of Parma and Naples. ... » details
Universum Vanishing Kings - Desert Lion Legacy
From the ancient Namib comes an incredible true life drama, seen through the eyes of one desert lion. ... » details
Universum Europe's last Nomads
They leave profound traces on a vast continent. They fear neither wind nor weather and resist attackers resolutely. They are: EUROPE’S LAST NOMADS. ... » details
Universum Hermann Maier - Meine Heimat - Naturjuwel Salzburg
The film highlights the diversity of the province in the form of magnificent images and presents unknown natural treasures before such famous backdrops as the Großvenediger or Hochkönig mountains. ... » details
Gentle Giant – Otters´ Paradise in Capercaillie County
Compared to its fellow summits in the Alps, the Oetscher is not very high: in fact, less than 2000 metres. But among the gentler slopes of western Lower Austria, it really is a giant. ... » details
Universum Hermann Maier – Meine Heimat – Rund um den Hahnenkamm
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Universum Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib
With exceptional surviving skills lions roam the Namib Desert! On the brink of extinction, their future is at risk, and now a brothderhood of five young lions holds the key to the future of their kind. ... » details
Amur - Asia's Amazon
In three episodes, “Amur - Asia‘s Amazon” explores the unspoilt natural world along the river and its tributaries and tells amazing stories of the wildlife and traditional communities. ... » details
Universum Lost City of Gladiators
Nowhere is the glory, cruelty and tragedy of the Roman Empire as evident as in the gladiator battles that took place in the empire's arenas. ... » details
Die südsteirische Weinstrasse
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Universum Hermann Maier – Meine Heimat – Das Land am Dachstein
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Universum Austria's Borders
Austria is a country of diverse landscapes, from large plains to narrow ravines, from rocky ridges to rolling hills, and from raging rivers to peaceful lakes. ... » details
Universum Maximilian of Mexico - Dreams of Power
Maximilian of Austria, of the imperial house of Habsburg, spends his life in the shadow of his older brother, Emperor Franz Josef. As a child, his charming nature delights both the court in Vienna and the people of the empire. ... » details
Universum Africa's Wild West - Stallions of the Namibian Desert
Golden dunes, white salt pans, brooding dark-brown rock crags and infinite savanna stretching to the deep blue horizon. The Namibian desert along Africa’s south western coast boasts some of the continent‘s most stunning landscapes. And one big surprise: Africa’s only population of Wild Horses. ... » details
Universum Operation Stonehenge - What Lies Beneath
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath exclusively reveals the results of a five-year project which has used revolutionary new technology to map the whole area around the site. ... » details
Universum Hermann Maier – Meine Heimat – Die Hohen Tauern
Clouds like cotton wool, deep blue skies and two mountaineers on Austria's highest peak - Hermann Maier and his guide, Hans Rogl. ... » details
Universum Magic Mountains Part1
Schladming is one of the most popular ski areas in the world, but what about the natural world that surrounds the man-made pistes? ... » details
Universum Magic Mountain Part 2
Nature and humanity - lives lived together for mutual benefit. But which has the greater impact on the other? ... » details
Universum Austria's National Parks - Wilderness at the heart of Europe
Jagged mountains and dense forests: the incredible diversity of Austria's national parks! ... » details
Universum The Inn River
Flowing past mountains, through valleys and across meadows, the Inn river is one of the Danube's longest and most impressive tributaries, and one of Austria's greatest rivers. ... » details
The Unexpected Visitors - 9/11 silver linings
Unexpected Visitors in Newfoundland - 9/11 ... » details
Harri Stojka
"In the west, we are often oversaturated when it comes to music. In India, I was able to rediscover the existential fundamentals: the joy of practicing and of playing, the concentration, the virtuosity and the accomplishment." (Harri Stojka) ... » details
Universum Mount St. Helens
Volcanoes can bury their surroundings in a thick layer of ash and lava in a moment, but the destruction they bring is also an opportunity for new life to emerge. ... » details
Universum - Trails in the Sand
"Traces in the Sand" is a story about nature's life force, a power that invades every space and fills it with new life - if it is allowed to. ... » details
Gerhard Rühm
A lyrical life ... » details
Universum Secrets of the flooded Forest
Everything flows, everything changes. This is particularly true of wetlands. Destruction and rebirth, creation and decay are the fundamental aspects of this constantly changing environment. ... » details
The Attack
It was a day that shook Austria: On 27. December 1985, three days after Christmas, a squad of Abu Nidal terrorists attacked the El Al desk at Vienna's Schwechat Airport. When the assault was over, three people lay dead and dozens were injured. ... » details
Hanna Reitsch - Hitler's Pilot
Hanna Reitsch is one of the most famous female pilots of the Third Reich, but who was the woman behind the headlines? ... » details
Otto Skorzeny - Hitler's SS Agent
The Second World War changed the course of history, as well as people's lives. Everyday existence was suspended, the usual rules did not apply, and many people discovered new sides to themselves. ... » details
Wer Augen hat zu sehen, der sieht
The Austrian artist Max Weiler devoted his life to art, and this film devotes itself to his life. ... » details
Universum So Long Fu Long
From Birth to the First Steps: Vienna's Baby Panda ... » details
Universum River without Frontiers
The March River with its forest is one the most beautiful and ecologically valuable riverscape featuring the richest biodiversity in all of Central Europe. ... » details
Universum Life on the Mountain
A glimpse of a wonderful region of Austria which reveals a new side to the relationship between humans and nature. ... » details
Death at Dawn
The beginning and end of World War I were marked by two maritime events that were as tragic as they were allegorical. In June 1914, the Austrian crown prince and his wife were murdered in Sarajevo and their bodies were ferried to Trieste by the navy flagship VIRIBUS UNITIS. ... » details
The Wild One- Special
On the brink of his retirement, Helmut Pechlaner, Director of Schönbrunn Zoo, takes one last tour of his animal kingdom, accompanied by a TV crew shooting a special UNIVERSUM episode. ... » details
Panda TV
Tales from Schönbrunner Zoo ... » details
Mozart
Since 1902, the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg has been the proud possessor of a skull claimed to be that of Mozart, and of locks of hair similarly purported to be from the genius. ... » details
Universum Alpin Pastures
On this day, 500 bovines are driven from Zürs across the Wösterjoch, a pass at a height of 2500 metres, into the Tyrolean Lech valley where the farmers from Vorarlberg still have grazing rights. ... » details
Universum Wild Mongolia
One of the most stunning, untouched landscapes on Earth is found in the heartland of Asia: stretching from the impenetrable forests of Siberia in the North to the Chinese wall in the South and touching the horizon in the distance. ... » details
Ladies and Gentlemen, Ham and Eggs
Michael Kehlmann counts among the outstanding directors in German-language television. He was an early pioneer who recognised the opportunities offered by the new medium and was instrumental in shaping the development of the television drama for 40 years. ... » details
The hungarian revolution 1956
The Hungarian uprising on the 23rd of October 1956 was an epochal event, a political earthquake without a centre, without a concept and without a coordinated leadership. ... » details
The Wild One
There are plenty of zoos around, but none is quite like Schönbrunn. An imperial palace and park add royal flavour to the world's oldest zoo and provide it with one of the most scenic backdrops available in Austria. But that is only half the truth. The zoo of Schönbrunn is also one of the world's most modern facilities, designed to make even the most exotic wildlife feel at home. ... » details
Prince Eugene’s Miracle Garden
Situated to the east of Vienna, close to the Slovakian border, Schloss Hof was the hunting seat and summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, brilliant military commander, philosopher and the leading statesman of his time. ... » details
Universum KBlue hubbard, Jack be little, Hokkaido & Co
The documentary draws a portrait of the pumpkin: unknown facts, myths and religions, its importance as food, the great hopes of medical science, and the enormous enthusiasm offered by an ever growing community of fans all over the world. ... » details
The art of eating
Is Paul Renner an artist of culinary visions? A functionalist and organiser who critically encounters day-to-day life?Or an artist and provoker of everyday life who in his search for responses looks for the unusual, playing with words and values such as “decadence"? ... » details
Imagevideo - 50 Jahre Wien
We take the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty to roam through 1950s Vienna. ... » details
Celebrating Walter Jurmann
Walter Jurmann was born in Vienna in 1903. In the 1920s he went to Berlin where he began to put together his international career. Richard Strauss encouraged him and Emerich Kálmán predicted: “You are going to be famous". And Walter Jurmann became famous – very famous indeed. ... » details
Tomb of a Dynasty
The first TV documentary ever to cover the Imperial Burial Vault in Vienna, certainly one of the most singular andthrilling tombs found in the world. ... » details
Universum Genghis Khan
"Genghis Khan - Rider of the Apocalypse" tells the story of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures in history. So far, the world has only known him from the perspective of his enemies, which included virtually the rest of the world, but in this film viewers will see Genghis Khan through the eyes of his own people. ... » details
Noble sweets
Currently, cooking is the IN thing to do, especially since Jamie Oliver and company have taken over our TV screens. But those who entice us with aroma-filled cakes and mouth-watering chocolates still do their good works in the dark. So what would be more natural than highlighting them in a portrait of Austria's pastry lords and ladies. ... » details
Universum The Future of Wildlife
“There was hardly any other time in my life when I travelled so much and saw and learned so much new ", thus Helmut Pechlaner, director of Schönbrunn Zoo, of the time of shooting the UNIVERSUM programme on the future of wildlife. ... » details
Universum Vultures – Flying dustbins
For centuries, vultures have been assiduous followers of our armies. During the American Civil War, bodies piled up at the Battle of Gettysburg so high that vultures were said to have so overfed on the dead that they were unable to take off and fly. ... » details
Universum Pigs on the run
The unthinkable happened in a slaughterhouse in the southwest of England in 1998: two pigs managed to escape the butchering knife and gun. For fully two weeks, the porcine siblings succeeded in evading the hundreds of human bloodhounds set on their trail. ... » details
Universum Lechtal - Lebensraum Berg
The valley and peaks of the Lech river are of a breath-taking beauty untouched and unique in the Alpine region. But for the people living amid this gorgeous scenery, everyday life can be hard and rough. ... » details
Universum The Tale of the Hare and the Sun
Eons ago, the hares allied themselves with the sun and, harnessing its power, created the earth and the moon. Ever since, the hares have been able to hide in the light of the sun when they smell danger and to emerge again from its rays once the danger is past. ... » details
Universum Outlook for raptors
Few other birds hold as much fascination for us humans as do birds of prey. In almost all cultures they are the incarnation of courage and strength. ... » details
I Breathe and Laugh, I Sing and Cry
This is a portrait by Helene Maimann of young people who have developed enormous skills within their disabilities and who make their individual way full of zest and commitment to life. They are fascinating young people and they have combated tough resistance from all side. ... » details
Bone Wars
Ethiopia – the cradle of humanity – has been the site of the most striking discoveries of anthropologists in search of our ancestors. ... » details
Universum Outlook for crocodiles
Crocodiles were already around when the dinosaurs ruled the earth, and they are the only reptile species that survived millions of year almost unchanged: living witnesses of an age long gone – the era of the saurians. ... » details
Marco's Wonderful World
The skills and capabilities that can be developed by the blind when they are encouraged from childhood are shown by Marco Blumenreich, aged 32, therapist and masseur. ... » details
Lotus & Sword
For one and a half millennia, the monasteries at the foot of the holy Song Shan mountain in China have been perfecting the high art of Kung Fu. It was here that Zen Buddhism was established, and here that all martial arts are rooted. ... » details