The tsunami in Japan not only destroys Fukushima, and the German government decides to phase out nuclear power. The Arab Spring changes the Middle East, and Osama bin Laden dies in a hail of bullets from a special commando. Greece's financial crisis shakes the entire EU, and social unrest shakes Britain. Winfried Kretschmann becomes the first green prime minister, and the Pirate Party moves into a state parliament for the first time. In London, the dream wedding of the heir apparent enchants the masses, and Loriot leaves the stage for good. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg has to relinquish all offices, and the Pope visits an East German state for the first time. All this and more in the 2011 album.

The "Costa Concordia" runs aground off Tuscany, and the economy in Greece remains in a precarious state. The civil war in Syria costs thousands of lives, and the Mohammed video angers the Islamic faithful. Federal President Wulff stumbles over the credit affair, and Environment Minister Röttgen loses first the election and then his post. London's Olympic Games enchant the world, and Spain becomes European soccer champion. Storm "Sandy" brings misery and despair to New York, and Schlecker's bankruptcy costs tens of thousands of jobs. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, dies, and Felix Baumgartner jumps into a new dimension. All this and more in the album 2012.