Top! auf Deutsch
Top! auf Deutsch is a Channel 4 Schools series from the 1990s & 2000s, covering German language for secondary school pupils.
A quiz-show in German for beginners. Teams consisting of a native German speaking captain paired with an English learner are set a variety of tasks in the studio that test their language skills, such as hunting for objects in a room, dressing up members of a family, a general knowledge quiz, observation and memory games, and following instructions to work out or reenact a film.
Text showing the words being used such as the objects being hunted are displayed on screen to help viewers.
The first unit of 5 programmes, titled simply Top! or Top! 1, is designed for absolute beginners, while the second unit of 5 more programmes titled Top! 2 is for slightly more advanced 'second-stage' beginners. Episodes in Top! 2 are themed on the topics of holidays, cooking, fashion, sport and cinema.
Parallel series in French and Spanish were made at the same time and broadcast alongside this German series.
Episode List
| # | # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top! 1 | |||
| 1. | (1) | Teil 1 | 7 Nov 1997 |
| 2. | (2) | Teil 2 | 14 Nov 1997 |
| 3. | (3) | Teil 3 | 21 Nov 1997 |
| 4. | (4) | Teil 4 | 28 Nov 1997 |
| 5. | (5) | Teil 5 | 5 Dec 1997 |
| Top! 2 | |||
| 6. | (1) | Top! Ferien | 5 Nov 1998 |
| 7. | (2) | Top! Kochen | 12 Nov 1998 |
| 8. | (3) | Top! Mode | 19 Nov 1998 |
| 9. | (4) | Top! Sport | 26 Nov 1998 |
| 10. | (5) | Top! Kino | 3 Dec 1998 |
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | Autumn 1997 | Friday, 10:40am | Channel 4 | |||||
| 1998-99 | Autumn 1998 | Thursday, 11:10am | Channel 4 | |||||
| Spring 1999 | Tuesday, 4:00am+ | Wednesday, 4:00am+ | Channel 4 | 19th & 20th January | ||||
| 1999-2000 | Autumn 1999 | Thursday, 11:00am | Channel 4 | |||||
| 2000-01 | Autumn 2000 | Tuesday, 4:00am+ | Wednesday, 4:00am+ | Channel 4 | 26th & 27th September | |||
| 2001-02 | Summer 2002 | Tuesday, 4:00am+ | Wednesday, 4:00am+ | Channel 4 | 14th & 15th May | |||
| 2002-03 | Autumn 2002 | Tuesday, 4:00am+ | Wednesday, 4:00am+ | Channel 4 | 19th & 20th November |
Credits
| Presenter | Christina Fry |
| Series adviser | Rosa María Martín (Top! 2) |
| Executive producer | Andrew Bethell |
| Producer | Louise Clover |
| Director | Peter Eyres |
Resources
Learners' Books
Transcripts of the programmes, activity worksheets and games were all released in a publication called a learners' book, for purchase by teachers, pupils or home learners.
Separate books were released for Top! 1 and Top! 2, each costing £4.95
Video
Each of the two units was released on its own video at £19.99 including VAT each.
Links
- UKGameShows on Top!
- Channel 4 Net Notes: Top! Auf Deutsch (archived 2012)Online notes and activity sheets for the first 5 programmes.
- Channel 4 Net Notes: Top! 2 Auf DeutschOnline notes and activity sheets for the last 5 programmes - these pages have not been captured by the Internet Archive and are no longer available online.
- British Film Institute Collections for Top! auf Deutsch
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