The German Programme: Partner TV2
Partner TV2 is a unit of the ITV Schools series The German Programme from the 1980s, covering German language for Secondary pupils.
A further five programmes presented by Brigitte and Lars (known as Dieter) in the Partnerklub studio linking a range of films, interviews and studio-based activities.
The programmes were recorded in 1985 in Wuppertal
and the nearby Cologne. They are presented entirely in German aiming to promote comprehension for students preparing for level 2 graded exams. Each episode has a general theme of food, travel, leisure time, animals and shopping respectively.
The last part of each episode is a dramatised comedy film about two boys called Klaus and Uli, where Klaus is the schoolboy met in the earlier Partner TV1 unit, trying to make a video.
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Das Essen | 10 Feb 1986 |
| 2. | Das Reisen | 24 Feb 1986 |
| 3. | Freizeit und Hobbies | 3 Mar 1986 |
| 4. | Tiere | 10 Mar 1986 |
| 5. | Einkaufen | 17 Mar 1986 |
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | Spring 1986 | Monday, 10:45am | Tuesday, 10:25am | ITV | ||||
| 1986-87 | Spring 1987 | Friday, 10:45am | ITV | |||||
| 1988-89 | Autumn 1988 | Tuesday, 10:21am | Channel 4 |
Credits
| Presenter | Brigitte Zeitz Lars Emrich |
| Writer | Terry Hawkin |
| Director | Bob Service |
| Producer | Mary Law |
Resources
Video Book
Booklet of notes on the programmes, one for teachers and another for pupils, were both branded as 'video books' and sold as a pack.
In the first year of transmission before the 'video books' were ready teachers could instead buy a temporary transcript of the programmes for £1.50.
Video
Just like the previous unit, Thames Television International released two separate VHS videos from Partner TV2 around 1986.
One contained the programmes themselves for £25, and the other contained the Klaus und Uli sequences for £35, both prices excluding VAT and according to an advert in the Times Educational Supplement of 31/10/1986, p.34.
Language course
The Longman/Thames Partner language course, conceived since the early 1980s, was finally published around 1988, meant to include separate pupils' and teachers' books, audio cassettes and worksheets.
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