It was 'big in East Germany' though (see my comment about Prof Dr Horst Voelz). A translated section from that link: "The response to the show was unexpectedly

It was 'big in East Germany' though (see my comment about Prof Dr Horst Voelz). A translated section from that link: "The response to the show was unexpectedly overwhelming. Over the course of the approximately 60 episodes, the station received a total of approximately 50,000 letters from listeners. This was unprecedented in the history of broadcasting." ...and of course as a teenager I was eagerly awaiting each show and recorded the programs that were broadcasted at the end :)