Season 1 (2001)
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Episodes 26
Planets and Space Travel
WHAT IS WHAT starts in space. From astronaut training to arrival at a space station, we experience the journey of a space shuttle into space.
Read MoreWhales and Dolphins
WHAT IS WHAT shows the largest creatures on earth: The whales.
Read MoreAncient Rome
WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey back in time to Ancient Rome.
Read MoreMoon and Cosmos
WHAT IS WHAT flies through space and time. From the earth to the moon and on to the infinite expanses of the cosmos.
Read MoreKnights and Castles
WHAT IS WHAT takes a trip to the Middle Ages and examines how knights lived on their castles, from everyday life at the castle to the magnificent knight tournaments to the Crusades.
Read MoreCriminalistics
Bank robbery. The robbers are fleeing. And WHAT IS WHAT TV is on the trail of the perpetrators! WHAT IS WHAT TV shows in the episode criminalistics, how the police solve crimes.
Read MoreAmphibians and Reptiles
WHAT IS WHAT presents animals that are scary to many people: reptiles and amphibians.
Read MoreOur Planet
WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique planet of the universe: Our Earth!
Read MoreNative Americans and the Wild West
WHAT IS WHAT meets a real Sioux Indian and travels with him on the trail of the Native Americans through North America.
Read MoreComputers and robots
Computers are everywhere today, they have become an integral part of our everyday life. WHAT IS WHAT describes the development of the computer: From the first computers that filled entire rooms to the tiny, intelligent computers of today.
Read MoreBody and brain
WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique marvel: the human body.
Read MoreFilm and television
Camera is running - And action! WHAT IS WHAT TV takes a look behind the scenes of film and television this time.
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