Am Schauplatz: 1000 mal Am Schauplatz [2.2.2023]

"Am Schauplatz" celebrates its 1000th episode. Injustices, everyday worries, and everyday conflicts: that's what "Am Schauplatz" is all about to this day. Things often get heated, and tears are often shed. The "Am Schauplatz" editors embark on a journey through time, recalling special stories and moments. ►§~All rights belong to ORF or the producing companies, individuals, and their performers!~§◄ 1000 episodes of "Am Schauplatz": A journey through 1,000 episodes with Peter Resetarits, from Ischgl to Hallstatt and Vienna February 2nd at 9:05 p.m. on ORF 2; starting at 12:05 a.m., "Am Schauplatz – The Long Night" with ten episodes of the successful ORF series Vienna (OTS) – It was in March 1995 when the first "Am Schauplatz" report flickered across television screens. The program was called "The Landlord" and it was about a real estate speculator with highly questionable methods. The landlord gave Peter Resetarits an interview in his luxury limousine. Before the broadcast, he disappeared. When he resurfaced, he was arrested. Injustices, everyday worries, and everyday conflicts: that's what "Am Schauplatz" (On Location) is all about to this day. Things often get heated, and tears are often shed. The core idea remains the same: to give a voice to people who are rarely heard in the media, to have the courage to show images and scenes without commentary in order to capture the most authentic reality possible. This approach has made "Am Schauplatz" one of the ORF's most award-winning programs. On Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 9:05 p.m. on ORF 2, the 1,000th episode will be broadcast – a special milestone. The "Am Schauplatz" team embarks on a journey through time, recalling special stories and moments. Starting at 12:05 a.m., "Am Schauplatz – The Long Night" will feature ten episodes of the popular ORF series. After 1,000 episodes, audience interest is higher than ever. In 2022, an average of more than half a million Austrians tuned in each week. 1,000 episodes of "Am Schauplatz" Reporter Ed Moschitz once again spoke to people in Ischgl. The Tyrolean winter sports resort was at the center of worldwide criticism at the beginning of the pandemic. The "Am Schauplatz" report on Tyrol's failures in managing the coronavirus crisis was the most successful program in its history, attracting over a million viewers. "Am Schauplatz" reporter Nora Zoglauer traveled throughout Austria, revealing how millionaires and speculators skillfully circumvent laws and build second homes in the country's most beautiful locations. Mayors typically offer little resistance. "Am Schauplatz" covers a wide range of topics. For the anniversary episode, reporter Julia Kovarik visited the picturesque town of Hallstatt, where the local population reacted with fear to the new travel restrictions for Chinese tourists. Beate Haselmayer shows how children's begging made headlines 14 years ago. Robert Gordon reports on the fate of Austria's last farmhands, and Tiba Marchetti investigated the situation of a Lower Austrian woman who married an African man several years ago and has lived in Kenya ever since. Reporter Kim Kadlec, in turn, has returned to a Viennese municipal housing complex and is documenting how neighborhood disputes ignite over a children's swing.