Holland's past
“A never-ending bog, on the farther side of coastlines”
Documentary
A series of eight episodes documenting 250.000 years of history. Charles Groenhuijsen takes us along sights and locations that historically harbored various inhabitants of ‘The Lowlands’. In what today is known as The Netherland, Belgium, Germany, New York, Ghana, Surinam, and Indonesia, Charles will be looking for the stories of ‘our’ past through potsherds, bones, stones, ancient text's, drawings, paintings, pictures, radio, and tv- fragments
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Seasons & episodes
Charles Groenhuijsen takes us along sights and locations that historically harbored various inhabitants of ‘The Lowlands’. In what today is known as The Netherland, Belgium, Germany, New York, Ghana, Surinam, and Indonesia, Charles will be looking for the stories of ‘our’ past through potsherds, bones, stones, ancient text's, drawings, paintings, pictures, radio, and tv- fragments
1Lost stories (Prehistory-500)12 Oct 2008 · 50m
2How God appeared in the Lower Lands (500-1500)19 Oct 2008 · 50m
3Religion, rebellion and republic (1500-1600)26 Oct 2008 · 50mWilliam the Silent goes to battle with the Spanish king Filips II.
4The Golden Age (1600-1700)2 Nov 2008 · 50mThe golden age is the age in which everything seems to succeed. Arts and science flourish as never before.
5Between decline and enlightenment (1700-1815)30 Nov 2008 · 50m
6The civilized nation (1815-1918)16 Nov 2008 · 50m
7‘Corinthianland’ at war (1918 tot 1949)23 Nov 2008 · 50m
8Blurred lines (vanaf 1949)30 Nov 2008 · 50m
Details
- Created by
- Charles Groenhuijsen
- First aired
- 12 Oct 2008
- Last aired
- 30 Nov 2008
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- VPRO
- Episodes
- 8
Cast
Charles GroenhuijsenThemself
Jan DecleirVoice
Elsie de BrauwVoice
