Aged hairdresser Hans Anton Schatz still lives at home with his mother and works in the small-town salon around the corner. He adores the florist Melanie, but she is engaged to a wild Ruhr proletarian. Shortly before the wedding, she is overcome with panic and persuades Hans Anton to take a bus trip to Berlin. Hans Anton blossoms in the big city and falls in love with an extroverted TV presenter, whom he pursues all the way to her show.

At Christmas, the young Mary receives a wonderful nutcracker that takes life. She becomes witness to his fierce struggle against the mouse king.

A young student stands to inherent a fortune provided he can pass his first semester of college and find a steady girlfriend. His scheming stepfather has other plans for the money, however.

A documentary about the career of German folk singer Heino, from his beginnings in the late 60s to his current success with an album of rock and pop covers. Among the interviewees are notable long-time fans of Heino, but also detractors of his music.

Richard Fairbrass goes behind the scenes of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

What is behind the huge hype behind Eurovision and why is Stefan Raab so involved in finding our contestant?