Kennismakers 2022 - 2023

Backlight (2002 - 2022)

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Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

Average Episode Run Time: 49` . Year(s): 2002 - 2022

Director: Nirit Peled , Marije Meerman , Doke Romeijn

Voetbal International (2008 - 2013)

7.2 /10

Voetbal International is a Dutch football talk show that has aired on TV channel RTL 7 since 2008. In a studio, host Wilfred Genee discusses the latest developments in Dutch and international football with Johan Derksen, René van der Gijp and a guest. The program is named after and sponsored by the football magazine Voetbal International. Other sponsors include the Eerste Divisie, Toto, Gillette, Eredivisie Live and Sport1. Voetbal International is known for its humoristic moments and remarks. In 2011, Voetbal International won the prestigious Dutch television award the "Gouden Televizierring".

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr 30` . Year(s): 2008 - 2013

Stars: Johan Derksen , René van der Gijp , Jan Boskamp , Dirk Scheringa , Hans Kraay, Jr.

Rail Away (1994 - 2023)

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Series about striking railways in the world. Each episode travels along a number of special locations, where the train serves as a guide and there is also attention for the landscape and culture.

Average Episode Run Time: 25` . Year(s): 1994 - 2023

Director: Wim van Loon

Zomergasten (1988 - 2023)

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This VPRO's ‘summer classic’ is based on an equally simple and refreshing idea that originated in 1988: When during the summer most of the channels are showing reruns, ask interesting people people to curate their ‘favorite television evening’ and let them clarify the fragments in a long-form interview/conversation. The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening, lasting typically three hours. It consists of an in-depth studio interview with a notable Dutch, Belgian or other Dutch-speaking foreigner, interspersed with cinema or television footage selected by the guest, which is subsequently discussed. Guests include writers, scientists, television personalities, politicians or business people.

Average Episode Run Time: 3hr . Year(s): 1988 - 2023

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Producer: Joop van den Ende

Stars: Jaap van Zweden , Carice van Houten , Henkjan Smits , Erwin Olaf , Jan Marijnissen , Alexander Pechtold

The Most Dangerous Roads in the World (2016 - 2023)

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Eight celebrities couples venture on the perilous mud roads along deep chasms and ravines, extreme mountain passes and terrifying jungle routes in The Most Dangerous Roads.

Average Episode Run Time: 51` . Year(s): 2016 - 2023

Stars: Eric Corton , Fajah Lourens , Rintje Ritsma , Victor Abeln , Roxane Knetemann , Wibi Soerjadi

De Avondetappe (2005 - 2023)

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De Avondetappe is a daily television program during the Tour de France that discusses the stage of that day. From 2003 to 2014, the presentation was in the hands of Mart Smeets. In 2015, the program was replaced by NOS Studio Tour, but since 2016 De Avondetappe has returned to the screen, now with presenters Dione de Graaff and Herman van der Zandt.

Average Episode Run Time: 41` . Year(s): 2005 - 2023

Director: Pascal Clement

Stars: Ahmed Aboutaleb

In de TBS (2023)

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Hans Faber spends a year in a TBS clinic. The death of his niece, Anne Faber, in 2017 marked a turning point in forensic care. What has changed since then? And what actually goes on within the walls of a TBS clinic? What dilemmas do employees face?

Average Episode Run Time: 54` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Elena Lindemans

Producer: Kelly Valk , Joyce van der Zalm , Sander van den Eeden

Stars: Hans Faber

Voetbal Inside (2015 - 2017)

7.5 /10

Voetbal International continues as Voetbal Inside. Football takshow with host Wilfred Genee, René van der Gijp, Johan Derksen and guests. In this talkshow games, strategies and players are discussed without playing nice.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr 30` . Year(s): 2015 - 2017

Stars: Wilfred Genee , Johan Derksen , René van der Gijp , Michel van Egmond , Casper van Eijck , Valentijn Driessen

The Body of Coppens (2013 - 2018)

7.4 /10

Staf and Mathias Coppens make their body available for you! Staf and Mathias try to answer all your questions with their bodies.

Average Episode Run Time: 37` . Year(s): 2013 - 2018

Stars: Mathias Coppens , Staf Coppens

Ewout: (2021 - 2023)

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Ewout Genemans dives into various social arenas and walks along with those involved. He discovers the dark side of the paradise island of Curaçao and is interned at a juvenile detention center in the Netherlands. He also follows girls who, under pressure from social media, have plastic surgery performed in Turkey. And that can involve major risks.

Average Episode Run Time: 28` . Year(s): 2021 - 2023

Director: Ewout Genemans

Stars: Ewout Genemans

Five Days Inside (2018 - 2023)

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Documentary show in which presentor Beau van Erven Dorens visits facilities in The Netherlands that you normally cannot enter such as a hospice, a preventitive custody facility and a burn center. Beau gets a look into the life of the people and employees by staying there for five days and experiencing how it is to work or live there. He also spends the night there, often locked in a room for his own safety.

Average Episode Run Time: 39` . Year(s): 2018 - 2023

Stars: Eddy Zoey , Geraldine Kemper

Floortje To The End Of The World (2014 - 2022)

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In "Floortje To Het Einde Van De Wereld" Floortje Dessing travels to the farthest reaches on earth to visit people that choose to live at such a remote place; out of passion, out of conviction or simply because they follow their heart. Floortje films with them for a few days to listen to their stories and to experience how it is to live at the end of the world.

Average Episode Run Time: 36` . Year(s): 2014 - 2022

Stars: Floortje Dessing