Holland's past

Synopsis

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

First Air Date: 2008-10-12

Last Air Date: 2008-11-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Charles Groenhuijsen

Networks: VPRO

Top Cast

Charles Groenhuijsen as Themself
Jan Decleir as Voice
Elsie de Brauw as Voice

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

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

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Lost stories (Prehistory-500) (2008-10-12)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 2: How God appeared in the Lower Lands (500-1500) (2008-10-19)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: Religion, rebellion and republic (1500-1600) (2008-10-26)

William the Silent goes to battle with the Spanish king Filips II.
Ep. 4: The Golden Age (1600-1700) (2008-11-02)

The golden age is the age in which everything seems to succeed. Arts and science flourish as never before.
Ep. 5: Between decline and enlightenment (1700-1815) (2008-11-30)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 6: The civilized nation (1815-1918) (2008-11-16)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 7: ‘Corinthianland’ at war (1918 tot 1949) (2008-11-23)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 8: Blurred lines (vanaf 1949) (2008-11-30)

No overview for this episode.