Season 1
(2001)
Cast
Episodes
Planets and Space Travel 0.0
October 6, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT starts in space. From astronaut training to arrival at a space station, we experience the journey of a spa…
Whales and Dolphins 0.0
October 13, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT shows the largest creatures on earth: The whales.
Cars 0.0
October 20, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT enters the most popular means of transport in the world - the car. From the invention of the first motoriz…
Ancient Rome 0.0
October 27, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey back in time to Ancient Rome.
Volcanoes 0.0
November 3, 2001
A mountain explodes, smoke rises, glowing boulders hurl through the air and lava flows make their way. A volcano erupts…
Trains 0.0
November 10, 2001
“Please get in and close the doors!" This is how the exciting train journey begins with WHAT IS WHAT. What does a train…
Moon and Cosmos 0.0
November 17, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT flies through space and time. From the earth to the moon and on to the infinite expanses of the cosmos.
Aviation 0.0
November 24, 2001
IN this documentary, WHAT follows the journey of an aircraft from take-off to landing.
Sharks 0.0
December 1, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT dives to the most fascinating and dangerous sea creatures - the sharks.
Weather 0.0
December 8, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT explains a natural phenomenon that is very important for us humans: the weather.
Knights and Castles 0.0
December 15, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT takes a trip to the Middle Ages and examines how knights lived on their castles, from everyday life at the…
Criminalistics 0.0
December 22, 2001
Bank robbery. The robbers are fleeing. And WHAT IS WHAT TV is on the trail of the perpetrators! WHAT IS WHAT TV shows i…
Cats 0.0
December 29, 2001
WHAT IS WHAT goes on the trail of the big big cats and compares them to our today's domestic cats.
Mummies 0.0
January 5, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey to Ancient Egypt and takes you to the mysterious world of mummies. At the center of this f…
Amphibians and Reptiles 0.0
January 12, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT presents animals that are scary to many people: reptiles and amphibians.
Horses 0.0
January 19, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT introduces the animals on whose backs, as is well known, the happiness of this earth lies: horses.
Our Planet 0.0
January 26, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique planet of the universe: Our Earth!
Native Americans and the Wild West 0.0
February 2, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT meets a real Sioux Indian and travels with him on the trail of the Native Americans through North America.
Ships 0.0
February 9, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT goes on a sea trip on board one of the largest container ships in the world. We experience how the ship cr…
Trees 0.0
February 16, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT goes on an exciting journey of discovery in the forest and describes the different animals, trees and plan…
Spiders 0.0
February 23, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT takes you into the fascinating world of spiders.
Pirate 0.0
March 2, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT makes a trip to the golden age of piracy!
Computers and robots 0.0
March 9, 2002
Computers are everywhere today, they have become an integral part of our everyday life. WHAT IS WHAT describes the deve…
Body and brain 0.0
March 16, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique marvel: the human body.
Dinosaur 0.0
March 23, 2002
WHAT IS WHAT TV travels millions of years back to a time when scary-looking creatures ruled the earth - the dinosaurs.
Film and television 0.0
April 6, 2002
Camera is running - And action! WHAT IS WHAT TV takes a look behind the scenes of film and television this time.