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Holland's past

Holland's past

A never-ending bog, on the farther side of coastlines

62008•50m
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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Production

IDTV Docs, VPRO

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 12, 2008

Last Aired

November 30, 2008

Networks

VPRO

Created By

Charles Groenhuijsen

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Lost stories (Prehistory-500)
E1
Lost stories (Prehistory-500)
Air date: 2008-10-12
How God appeared in the Lower Lands (500-1500)
E2
How God appeared in the Lower Lands (500-1500)
Air date: 2008-10-19
Religion, rebellion and republic (1500-1600)
E3
Religion, rebellion and republic (1500-1600)
Air date: 2008-10-26
William the Silent goes to battle with the Spanish king Filips II.
The Golden Age (1600-1700)
E4
The Golden Age (1600-1700)
Air date: 2008-11-02
The golden age is the age in which everything seems to succeed. Arts and science flourish as never before.
Between decline and enlightenment (1700-1815)
E5
Between decline and enlightenment (1700-1815)
Air date: 2008-11-30
The civilized nation (1815-1918)
E6
The civilized nation (1815-1918)
Air date: 2008-11-16
‘Corinthianland’ at war (1918 tot 1949)
E7
‘Corinthianland’ at war (1918 tot 1949)
Air date: 2008-11-23
Blurred lines (vanaf 1949)
E8
Blurred lines (vanaf 1949)
Air date: 2008-11-30

Cast

Charles Groenhuijsen

Charles Groenhuijsen

Themself

Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Voice

Elsie de Brauw

Elsie de Brauw

Voice

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