Overview

• ARD’s 90‑minute portrait “Hallervorden – Didi gegen den Rest der Welt” aired Sept. 1 in primetime and averaged about 2.81 million viewers, narrowly missing the night’s top spot.
• In the documentary, Johannes Hallervorden calls his father’s April anniversary sketch using the N‑word and Z‑word “absolut unnötig” and argues that language that hurts or discriminates should not be used.
• Dieter Hallervorden told RND he would have preferred his son’s criticism “unter vier Augen,” while stressing “Meinungsfreiheit über alles.”
• Around the broadcast, Hallervorden revealed that his wife Christiane Zander intervened when he had suicidal plans and brought him to a clinic, crediting her with renewing his outlook on life.
• Approaching his 90th birthday on Sept. 5, he remains active as a theater operator and performer, and he recently criticized modern talk shows as mere “Verkaufsshows.”