hallo aus berlin (english: hello from berlin) is a british educational television miniseries made by the bbc and the goethe-institut working together. it is used in german lessons in the united kingdom, united states, sweden, hungary, poland, the netherlands and australia. the 10 episodes in the series were shown on bbc schools tv from 19 september 1996. it shows things that have happened, people are asked questions about themselves, energetic music, and animated parts, all like how a magazine would do so. the series is designed for people who are anywhere from 11 years old to 14 years old who are beginning to learn german.