In an alternate early nineteenth century London, the rightful Duke finds himself cheated out of his inheritance. A 6x25' TV adaptation of Joan Aiken's 1964 children's novel, Black Hearts in Battersea.
The boy Simplizissimus grows up with simple farmers in the Spessart region. But the idyll is abruptly destroyed by the Thirty Years' War. Simplizissimus is sent to the besieged fortress of Hanau. When the lansquenets there play crude jokes on him, he flees with his friend Herzbruder to the Croats. But even here he does not fare much better.
Mamoru and his family are abducted by an alien invader known as Goa. They are saved by a giant named Magma. Along with his wife Mol, son, Gam, and the great wizard Earth, Magma will save the Earth.
Speed Racer is a teenage driver who races around the world in his super-technological car, the Mach 5, created by his father, a former racer. The car has several special features that help Speed tackle difficult terrain and get rid of dishonest opponents—which happens frequently. He experiences these adventures alongside his girlfriend Trixie, his younger brother Spridle, and his pet monkey, Chim-Chim. Together, they face thrilling challenges and show that courage and fair play make all the difference.
Four children—George, Ellie, Pip, and Lucy—discover a magical sand fairy known as 'The Psammead' that grants wishes, leading to meeting their future selves and their aunt as a child.
Algeria, mid-50s: it is the time of uprisings against the French colonial power. The German-born foreign legionary Hans Röder witnesses inhuman criminal actions against members of the Algerian resistance movement. These go to the account of the French secret organisation "Red Hand", but it cannot use witnesses. Röder deserts and tries to bring his observations to the public. He is relentlessly pursued by the "Red Hand", which leaves a bloody trace. Röder flees to West Germany, but here too the arm of the organisation enough. He sees no other way out than to escape to the GDR.