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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]

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Radio D Series 2 | Learning German | Deutsche Welle
Episode 52 – Quiz Time from 2009-09-25T08:54

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 miss...

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Episode 51 – A Reference Letter For Jan from 2009-09-25T08:52

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. Ther...

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Episode 50 – German as a Foreign Language from 2009-09-25T08:45

This time Jan is visiting a school that offers an unusual idea for a German project. He asks the pupils why they are learning German on top of their mother tongue, and what they want to do later in...

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Episode 49 – Berlin Center from 2009-09-25T08:43

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...

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Episode 48 – East and West from 2009-09-25T08:42

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 ...

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Episode 47 – Construction of the Wall from 2009-09-25T08:41

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...

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Episode 46 – Berlin Bears from 2009-09-25T08:39

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...

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Episode 45 – In the House of the Romantics from 2009-09-25T08:38

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 c...

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Episode 44 – The Town of Great Thinkers from 2009-09-25T08:37

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 lect...

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Episode 43 – Special Edition from 2009-09-25T08:36

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 informa...

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Episode 42 – A Job For Eulalia from 2009-09-25T08:35

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 m...

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Episode 41 – Help From the Air from 2009-09-25T08:34

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...

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Episode 40 – A Hot Lead from 2009-09-25T08:32

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. ...

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Episode 39 – Laser Terror in Jena from 2009-09-25T08:31

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...

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Episode 38 – By Train to Jena from 2009-09-25T08:30

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 P...

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Episode 37 – Mail From Listeners from 2009-09-25T08:28

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...

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Episode 36 – Ludwig van Beethoven from 2009-09-25T08:27

At the age of 22, Ludwig van Beethoven composed the world famous “Ode to Joy” that is now the anthem of the European Union. An audio play leads the listeners out of the Beethoven house and straight...

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Episode 35 – Beethoven Plays Beethoven from 2009-09-25T08:25

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 disco...

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Episode 34 – Spook in the Beethoven House from 2009-09-25T08:24

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 ...

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Episode 33 – A New Colleague from 2009-09-25T08:23

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 ...

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Episode 32 – The Hare and the Hedgehog from 2009-09-25T08:22

“Use your head to save your legs”, goes the expression. But sometimes that’s not enough. Eulalia tells listeners an interesting story, because she too knows of an unusual race. Story time on Radio...

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Episode 31 – Take Your Marks! from 2009-09-25T08:21

In Grünheide strange things are happening. How can it be that the Trabbi reached its goal before the fast Porsche? In Jan, Paula has a quick-minded companion who knows where the mystery’s solution ...

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Episode 30 – Jan Becker from 2009-09-25T08:19

In the bar in Grünheide a young man suddenly appears who Paula takes along to the finishing line of the race in Möllensee. What does the stranger know about the unusual race and what links him to R...

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Episode 29 – In the Bar in Grünheide from 2009-09-25T08:17

In the bar in Grünheide Paula and Philipp begin to ask around. The villagers are all convinced that the Trabbi will win the race against the Porsche. But Philipp sees it very differently. In order...

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Episode 28 – Trabbi Versus Porsche from 2009-09-25T08:15

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...

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Episode 27 – In the Editorial Office from 2009-09-25T08:14

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 i...

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