In “City of Angels” an angel falls in love with a mortal – a classic. A documentary on “Berner Waldmanshen” follows the signs of five outsiders retiring into a forest near Bern.

From Andreas Kanatsnig | November 30, 2021 at 6 p.m.

Great famine in Ireland

In the middle of the nineteenth century, Europe experienced a devastating famine, and a fungus destroyed the potato crop: Ireland was particularly severely affected, with one million people killed there between 1845 and 1855. In this documentary you get to the bottom of this human tragedy.
Arte, 8:15 p.m.

Open the door

Here the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation hides Advent items from Bavarian boys’ choirs after midnight – a meditative introduction to the quietest time with the best choirs (Wednesday night).
BR Television, from 00:30 p.m.

Bernese forest dwellers

Five people live in Brengartenwald, near Bern, even on a site now owned by the city of Bern. A report on five outsiders who are a thorn in the side of many.
3 Sat, 11.55 p.m.

City of the Angels

Hollywood editions of European films are usually a bit softer, which is where Brad Silberling Wim Venders decided “Heaven over Berlin”. But the romantic result with Nicholas Cage as Seth the Angel in love with Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan) is remarkable. Maybe it’s music too – anyway the movie is a magical cinematic moment that I remember fondly.
Cable One, 11 p.m.