Various events take place on German Unity Day and some of them will be broadcast live on Erste and ZDF. An overview of the broadcasts on October 3, 2023.
The German broadcasters have a changed TV program on October 3rd for German Unity Day. On the first and on ZDF, viewers can follow live the events that are organized for this special occasion.
Day of German Unity on First and ZDF
The live broadcast begins on the First at 10:00 a.m., with the ecumenical celebratory service in Hamburg’s main church, St. Michaelis.
At 12:00 p.m. ZDF will broadcast the second episode of the documentary “The Dispute Republic – The Next Zoff”. The documentary shows how, despite increasing polarization, an exciting and cultivated exchange is possible in a democracy. If you missed the first part, you can watch it in the ZDFmediathek.
Between 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. the live broadcast of the official ceremony in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie will be broadcast on ZDF. Among the approximately 1,300 invited guests are Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and representatives from politics, business and society.
“Hello Germany: Manor house rescuers in Mecklenburg” is a report that will be broadcast on ZDF from 5:30 p.m. and shows how manor house rescuers want to fulfill their dream of a magnificent life in the country.
The program “Am Puls mit Mitri Sirin” will also be shown on ZDF from 7:20 p.m. It tells the story of many East Germans and people with a migration background for whom October 3rd is not really a holiday: more than three decades after reunification, they still have the feeling that they are underrepresented and excluded from political participation.
