Automania

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 2

The two-part documentary “Automania” unfolds the history of the automobile as a relationship between man and machine. The car: drug, technical wonder, object of desire. Like hardly any other machine, the car is more than that. It is loved, cherished and cared for, protected and used for self-expression. At the same time, it is a sign of economic prosperity: whoever drives a (certain) car has made...

Episodes(2)

1. A Thirst for Speed

The love story between mankind and the motorcar began more than one hundred years ago. At the beginning it was the preserve of the rich but over the decades, wider society was able to afford automobiles as the dream of freedom and the excitement of speed took over.

Air Date : 2021-03-19

2. True Love

Second part of the story of mankind’s love for the motorcar. In this episode car designers have created emblematic models that car enthusiasts love such as Citroën’s 2CV, the Volkswagen Beetle and East Germany’s Trabant. How do producers keep us attached to our cars with the latest designs?

Air Date : 2021-03-19