| 800 Jahre Riga 2001 | Directed by Eva Demmler Producer: Frank Evers Camera: Michael Doering Cutter: Petra Wolpe Format: Beta SX, 45 min. Genre: report Stations: Bayerischer Rundfunk, 3 Sat, SFB The report documents the city of Riga and its 800-year history. The townscape is still marked by an incomparable wealth of art-nouveau architecture, and the return to independence has brought an incomparable economic upswing to the city. The former Hanseatic city was influenced and controlled for centuries by German crusaders, knights and traders. In numerous interviews Riga's inhabitants talk of the city's past, present and future.