Deutschlandfunk – Dokumente und Debatten

Deutschlandfunk – Dokumente und Debatten serves as a digital special-interest channel of the public broadcaster Deutschlandradio. The
programming is dedicated to the unabridged transmission of political and social events and can be received nationwide digitally via live streams and app services. Core content includes above all live coverage of the plenary sessions of the German Bundestag as well as recordings and direct broadcasts of government press conferences from the Federal Press Conference in Berlin.

The programme is complemented by cultural highlights and discussion forums. These include the award ceremony of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade from the Frankfurter Paulskirche, literary special programmes such as the ARD Radiokulturnacht der Bücher or discussion formats such as the Zeit Forum Wissenschaft. In addition, the channel takes over audio tracks from political television programmes of the broadcaster phoenix, including the Presseclub and phoenix persönlich. When no special broadcasts are taking place, the station carries the regular speech and information programme of the main station Deutschlandfunk.