Babylon Berlin is a TV crime drama set in the 1920s that explores the often uncomfortable-to-broach period in German history – Nazism – through a safe, fictional lens. With record budgets, the show sits just behind Game of Thrones with the second highest viewing figures in German TV history.

Having been on the air since the 1970s, crime drama Tatort is a staple on German TV screens, with 13 million people still watching regularly. How has the show managed to keep audiences tuning in over the decades? And what’s the appeal of scheduled programming in the age of streaming?

People may moan about the amount of time others spend slumped on the sofa watching TV, but what about the time we spend deciding what to veg out to? With hundreds of channels and countless shows available online, people are spending hours upon hours just browsing the options.

Why are Germans angry about censorship? What are the long-term effects of the refugee crisis? And what can BurnOut – The Musical reveal about how they spend their downtime? This Cultural Snapshot uses local stats and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by Germans in 2016.