Kein schöner Land was a television series of musical entertainment about regions in Europe, aired by ARD from 1989 to 2007 in different intervals in evening programs.
Kein schöner Land was initiated by Hans-Bernhard Theopold [de], head of the department entertainment at the SR.
[2][3] Each episode of the broadcasts of 45 minutes presented a region or town or tour in Germany or Europe, with the key topic music from the locality filmed there, and touching themes such as landscape, culture, crafts, traditions and cuisine.
The music was often performed by local musicians or ensembles, such as the Neue Rheingauer Kantorei in the episode about the Rheingau.
[4] It covered a broad range of styles from Volkslied to popular classical music, sometimes including artists known beyond the region.