▁Y ves ▁Grand m ange ▁was ▁be aten ▁ 5 ▁times ▁while ▁attempting ▁inter views . ▁Because ▁special ▁equipment ▁provided ▁by ▁different ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁stations ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁provide ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁min ers , ▁these ▁rep or ters ▁received ▁privile ged ▁access . ▁ ▁Chan cell or ▁Ludwig ▁Er hard ▁personally ▁visited ▁the ▁mine ▁site ▁and ▁spoke ▁with ▁the ▁min ers . ▁Er hard ▁had ▁formally ▁obtained ▁permission ▁from ▁his ▁cabinet ▁members ▁to ▁skip ▁normal ▁duties ▁and ▁visit ▁the ▁site . ▁Over ▁ 4 5 0 ▁journal ists ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁were ▁present ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁min ers ▁were ▁res cu ed . ▁ ▁This ▁event , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁earlier , ▁became ▁a ▁hall mark ▁for ▁early ▁TV ▁coverage ▁of ▁events ▁with ▁international ▁interest . ▁The ▁rescue ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁significant ▁news ▁story ▁to ▁receive ▁current ▁daily ▁" bre aking ▁news " ▁television ▁coverage , ▁and ▁it ▁made ▁watching ▁the ▁Tag ess ch au ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁rit ual ▁in ▁Western ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Rudolf ▁Jug ert ▁made ▁a ▁first ▁movie ▁about ▁the ▁events . ▁Several ▁document ations ▁have ▁been ▁shot ▁as ▁well , ▁so ▁" D as ▁W under ▁von ▁L eng ede ▁oder ▁Ich ▁w ün sch ' ▁kein em ▁was ▁wir ▁mit gem acht ▁haben " ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁by ▁Z DF ▁and ▁" D as ▁D rama ▁von ▁L