German

In today's Advent Calendar, we open the 15th door, to reveal a sweet little song by Rolf Zuckowski and his friends. It's called "Weihnachtsspieluhr".

This week on our radio highlights: We dive into the history of Classical music, we hear how to celebrate European Christmas in Australia, and find out why one of our radio hosts is taking a break.

In the third part of our series with Peter Richter we discuss the background to the title of his book. When the 4 year old Niki visits a German Kindergarden, he encounters racism, for the first time in his life. The author reads a chapter from the...

Four public schools, several brass bands and a choir came together at the St Hilda Church in Katoomba to celebrate Christmas. Organised by Volker Schoerler, the program consisted mainly of German Christmas songs, performed by young students who us...

Tom Merkli imports top range cheese from Switzerland. He gave Adrian Plitzco in the studio a taste from an impressive list of very fine Swiss cheese.

Nuremberg is famous for its Christmas Market, but also for the Lebkuchen or honey cakes. Historian Peter Kunz tells us all about the tradition of these sweet treats and where one can find the best ones in his home town Nuremberg.  

Lebkuchen or honey cakes are one of the most traditional German Christmas cookies. Join Ina Low, and prepare these delicious treats in your own kitchen. Its easy and fun!  

"Was für eine Woche!?" with CJ Delling has no idea about sign language, loves pope the pin-up boy and secretly thinks backwards.

In January 2014, David Ritchie will move to Berlin, to represent Australia's interests in Germany. The 60-year-old Ambassador will be posted in the German capital for three years, and looks forward to the challenge. An interview.

24 hours have passed since Holden's announcement to cease the production of cars in Australia in 2017. We look at who's saying what, and look to Germany where, interestingly, GM has just announced to prop up Opel.

The Junior School children from Hillcrest Christian College have come together to sing a few German Christmas songs in Melbourne.

Holden has announced it will shut down its operations in Australia in 2017. The struggling carmaker will become a full importer of vehicles. Thousands of jobs will go. It's the end of an era.

Daniela Vazille who lives in Sydney and is married to a French man tries to combine Austrian, French and Australian Christmas traditions for her five year old child.  

Trenton Oldfield, an Australian-born activist, has won the right to stay in the United Kingdom after he described his homeland as a particularly racist country.

In today's Advent Calendar, we travel to Hamburg, to sample some delicacies from Germany's most compact Christmas Market: Sternschanze. We also meet some peculiar visitors with connections to Australia...