Overview
Series synopsis
Terra X History is a German documentary television series that premiered on ZDF on October 29, 2000. It was created by Guido Knopp. It stars Guido Knopp.
The spectrum of topics ranges from political history with a focus on contemporary history (especially National Socialism and post-war history) to cultural history and social history. In addition, ZDF-History also regularly deals with pre-modern history, art and cultural history.
Premise
The spectrum of topics ranges from political history with a focus on contemporary history (especially National Socialism and post-war history) to cultural history and social history. In addition, ZDF-History also regularly deals with pre-modern history, art and cultural history.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Guido Knopp as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Nick Benjamin as Self - Narrator
- Götz Aly as Self
- Brigitte Hamann as Self
- Albert Göring as Self (archive footage)
- Hermann Göring as Self (archive footage)
- Götz George as Self
- Heinrich George as Self (archiveFootage)
- Adolf Hitler as Self (archiveFootage)
- Joe Louis as Self (archiveFootage)
- Max Schmeling as Self (archiveFootage)
- Jochen Nix as Self - Narrator
- Joachim Höppner as Self- Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 697 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | October 29, 2000 | December 17, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 15 | January 7, 2001 | November 11, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 13 | January 8, 2002 | December 1, 2002 |
| Season 4 | 37 | February 2, 2003 | December 21, 2003 |
| Season 5 | 30 | January 2, 2004 | December 19, 2004 |
| Season 6 | 31 | January 1, 2005 | December 18, 2005 |
| Season 7 | 43 | January 8, 2006 | December 24, 2006 |
| Season 8 | 46 | January 1, 2007 | December 30, 2007 |
| Season 9 | 22 | January 2, 2008 | November 30, 2008 |
| Season 10 | 35 | January 5, 2009 | November 29, 2009 |
| Season 11 | 41 | January 1, 2010 | December 12, 2010 |
| Season 12 | 45 | January 2, 2011 | December 18, 2011 |
| Season 13 | 43 | January 8, 2012 | December 30, 2012 |
| Season 14 | 39 | January 13, 2013 | December 29, 2013 |
| Season 15 | 43 | January 6, 2014 | December 14, 2014 |
| Season 16 | 46 | January 4, 2015 | December 27, 2015 |
| Season 17 | 34 | January 3, 2016 | December 18, 2016 |
| Season 18 | 42 | January 8, 2017 | December 17, 2017 |
| Season 19 | 44 | January 7, 2018 | December 23, 2018 |
| Season 20 | 40 | January 6, 2019 | December 29, 2019 |
Season 1 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 29, 2000 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 5, 2000 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 12, 2000 |
Season 2 preview
15 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2001 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 14, 2001 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 21, 2001 |
Season 3 preview
13 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 8, 2002 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 13, 2002 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 15, 2002 |
Season 4 preview
37 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | February 2, 2003 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 9, 2003 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 23, 2003 |
Season 5 preview
30 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 2, 2004 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 11, 2004 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 18, 2004 |
Season 6 preview
31 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 1, 2005 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 2, 2005 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 9, 2005 |
Season 7 preview
43 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 8, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 15, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 22, 2006 |
Season 8 preview
46 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 1, 2007 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 6, 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 7, 2007 |
Season 9 preview
22 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 2, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 20, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 27, 2008 |
Season 10 preview
35 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 1, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 12, 2009 |
Season 11 preview
41 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 1, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 8, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 10, 2010 |
Season 12 preview
45 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 2, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 16, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 30, 2011 |
Season 13 preview
43 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 8, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 15, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 22, 2012 |
Season 14 preview
39 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 13, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 20, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 27, 2013 |
Season 15 preview
43 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 6, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 25, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 26, 2014 |
Season 16 preview
46 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 4, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 18, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 25, 2015 |
Season 17 preview
34 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 3, 2016 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 17, 2016 |
| 3 | The secret of the Auschwitz albums | January 24, 2016 |
Season 18 preview
42 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 8, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 15, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 22, 2017 |
Season 19 preview
44 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 14, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 28, 2018 |
Season 20 preview
40 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 6, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 13, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 20, 2019 |
Production
Genres
Documentary
Country
DE
Original language
de
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDF |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 29, 2000 |
| Last aired | April 6, 2026 |
| Status | Returning Series |