The Memorial Sites collection is about the landmarks of modern Europe: places that are deeply rooted in the national memory but that also forged the Europe we know today. The fifth series has been dedicated to places of scientific discoveries : The Max Planck Institute in Munich, The Institut Curie in Paris, The Philips physics laboratory in Eindhoven or The George Eliava Institute in Tbilissi…

The first series brought together nine broadcasters to report on  industrial sites such as Nokia in Finland, the Lego factory in Denmark, or the workers’ town of Nowa Huta in Poland. The second series, involving seven broadcasters, was about socio-political sites such as the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the "free city" of Christiania in Copenhagen, or the Gdansk shipyards. The third one portrayed famous infrastructures such as bridges, dams, harbors or housing projects in various parts of Europe. And finally the fourth series, co-produced by nine broadcasters, unveiled some European "secret places" that had remained unknown for a long time, although they had played a significant role in the history of the 20th Century. 

Produced by the education departments of EBU member broadcasters, the 28-minute documentaries are aimed at teenage and adult viewers. They are based on strong editorial choices: contemporary witnesses, archives and contemporary footage and the narrative positions the site within its European context.

Based on the "make one, take all" co production format, each broadcaster produces one episode at its own cost and receives all the others for free. The guidance of an executive producer guarantees the editorial coherence of the series.

Broadcasters are welcome to produce additional episodes for the previous series and will receive the existing series for free. Individual episodes from the previous series are also for sale.

For free access to information about all Memorial Sites V  episodes, please click here...