About this season
This is a children knowledge show. There are three animated figures: Theo (a blue question mark), Tess (a red exclamation mark) and Quentin (a yellow full stop), who are "the hosts" of this show. They introduce the show and entertain the young audience. The second part shows several small segments of documentaries, which explains simply for kids. The several topics are nature, animals, history and technics.
Episodes (26)
1. Planets and Space Travel
Aired 6 October 2001 • 26 min
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.
2. Whales and Dolphins
Aired 13 October 2001 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT shows the largest creatures on earth: The whales.
3. Cars
Aired 20 October 2001 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT enters the most popular means of transport in the world - the car. From the invention of the first motorized car to the future models of the inventors, this film follows the development of the car.
4. Ancient Rome
Aired 27 October 2001 • 26 min
WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey back in time to Ancient Rome.
5. Volcanoes
Aired 3 November 2001 • 25 min
A mountain explodes, smoke rises, glowing boulders hurl through the air and lava flows make their way. A volcano erupts - and WHAT IS WHAT is included, from the first signs to the after-effects of such a huge natural event.
6. Trains
Aired 10 November 2001 • 25 min
“Please get in and close the doors!" This is how the exciting train journey begins with WHAT IS WHAT. What does a train driver do? How does an electric locomotive work?
7. Moon and Cosmos
Aired 17 November 2001 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT flies through space and time. From the earth to the moon and on to the infinite expanses of the cosmos.
8. Aviation
Aired 24 November 2001 • 26 min
IN this documentary, WHAT follows the journey of an aircraft from take-off to landing.
9. Sharks
Aired 1 December 2001 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT dives to the most fascinating and dangerous sea creatures - the sharks.
10. Weather
Aired 8 December 2001 • 26 min
WHAT IS WHAT explains a natural phenomenon that is very important for us humans: the weather.
11. Knights and Castles
Aired 15 December 2001 • 25 min
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.
12. Criminalistics
Aired 22 December 2001 • 25 min
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.
13. Cats
Aired 29 December 2001 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT goes on the trail of the big big cats and compares them to our today's domestic cats.
14. Mummies
Aired 5 January 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT takes a journey to Ancient Egypt and takes you to the mysterious world of mummies. At the center of this film is the English researcher Howard Carter.
15. Amphibians and Reptiles
Aired 12 January 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT presents animals that are scary to many people: reptiles and amphibians.
16. Horses
Aired 19 January 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT introduces the animals on whose backs, as is well known, the happiness of this earth lies: horses.
17. Our Planet
Aired 26 January 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique planet of the universe: Our Earth!
18. Native Americans and the Wild West
Aired 2 February 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT meets a real Sioux Indian and travels with him on the trail of the Native Americans through North America.
19. Ships
Aired 9 February 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT goes on a sea trip on board one of the largest container ships in the world. We experience how the ship crew works, how the state-of-the-art ship technology works and how the lifeboats are used.
20. Trees
Aired 16 February 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT goes on an exciting journey of discovery in the forest and describes the different animals, trees and plants that are at home there.
21. Spiders
Aired 23 February 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT takes you into the fascinating world of spiders.
22. Pirate
Aired 2 March 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT makes a trip to the golden age of piracy!
23. Computers and robots
Aired 9 March 2002 • 25 min
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.
24. Body and brain
Aired 16 March 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT presents a unique marvel: the human body.
25. Dinosaur
Aired 23 March 2002 • 25 min
WHAT IS WHAT TV travels millions of years back to a time when scary-looking creatures ruled the earth - the dinosaurs.
26. Film and television
Aired 6 April 2002 • 25 min
Camera is running - And action! WHAT IS WHAT TV takes a look behind the scenes of film and television this time.