Season 11

ZDF Magazin RoyaleSeason 11

2025
16 Episodes

Episodes

What comes to the right and left?
S11E01
8.0

What comes to the right and left?

What if there were no longer left and right? How neutral do we need to become in the future? Perhaps it's time to ask ourselves: Am I still asking the right questions?

29 Aug 202536m
Violence against women in Germany
S11E02
7.0

Violence against women in Germany

Domestic violence happens so frequently in Germany that you could set your watch by it: every two minutes. Statistics are now even being collected on femicides – with several key findings.

05 Sept 202531m
42.195 km: A medal for pushing others aside
S11E03
5.0

42.195 km: A medal for pushing others aside

Turn off your brain, get your legs moving! Millions of people are already running it: the marathon. Anyone can be a runner, as long as they invest enough: in equipment, nutrition, apps – and the right mindset.

12 Sept 202528m
Fack Ju Hitla
S11E04
8.0

Fack Ju Hitla

Is teaching not such a relaxing profession after all? Far-right slogans are increasingly becoming part of everyday school life. What happens when a teacher wants to stand up for democracy?

19 Sept 202527m
Kimmel, Kirk, and children's books: Is the USA transforming into an autocracy?
S11E05
6.0

Kimmel, Kirk, and children's books: Is the USA transforming into an autocracy?

The US government has declared the alleged Deep State to be its greatest enemy so that it can build an actual Deep State to fight the alleged Deep State.

26 Sept 202529m
How rich men buy opinions
S11E06
8.0

How rich men buy opinions

A sense of responsibility. Three men, bursting with it, are personally intervening out of concern for the German media landscape: with money, entrepreneurial spirit, and of course, the right personnel.

10 Oct 202530m
Oysters for Future
S11E07
7.0

Oysters for Future

It's fresh, mineral, aphrodisiac, slightly salty, subtly shelly in the mid-palate, and intensely nutty in the finish: the oyster. But this outrageously erotic snack needs our help!

17 Oct 202529m
ZDF Magazin Royale presents: International Comedy Union
S11E08
9.0

ZDF Magazin Royale presents: International Comedy Union

For the first time in its long and proud history, the International Comedy Union (ICU) is offering an exclusive insight.

24 Oct 202532m
Help, the police are coming!
S11E09
7.0

Help, the police are coming!

People experiencing mental health crises can find themselves in exceptional situations. Police officers are repeatedly overwhelmed when dealing with individuals in such circumstances.

31 Oct 202532m
1000 ways not to bite the dust
S11E10
6.0

1000 ways not to bite the dust

Do we ALL have to die? Theoretically, it can happen to any of us at any time. But who lives longer depends primarily on who has the deeper pockets.

07 Nov 202529m
Germany's most beautiful tax havens
S11E11
8.0

Germany's most beautiful tax havens

Entrepreneurs looking to save money need to leave the major cities and move to towns with lower business taxes. With a bit of luck, they might even share a mailbox with a DAX-listed company.

14 Nov 202531m
Your body, my choice
S11E12
8.0

Your body, my choice

According to surveys, around 80 percent of Germans support the decriminalization of abortion. But well-connected groups are against it – and are interfering in other people's wombs.

21 Nov 202531m
AI chatbots: Sycophancy, lies, persistence
S11E13
8.0

AI chatbots: Sycophancy, lies, persistence

More and more people are using large artificial language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok. But these AI chatbots pose numerous risks to their users.

28 Nov 202533m
Russia's hybrid war in Germany
S11E14

Russia's hybrid war in Germany

Disposable agents, bridgeheads, AfD: Russia is waging a hybrid war against states that support Ukraine. And also against Germany, within Germany.

05 Dec 202531m
The dangers of nitrous oxide
S11E15
7.0

The dangers of nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide is readily available for purchase at many kiosks in Germany. Completely legal and usually without age verification. But why is it even possible to buy the drug at a kiosk?

12 Dec 202530m
Not being killed is enough help.
S11E16
8.0

Not being killed is enough help.

Alternative practitioners treat patients without regulated training and state-approved methods: Are they justifiably controversial, or do they even deserve UNESCO cultural protection?

19 Dec 202533m