Buitenhof (TV program)
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| Country of origin | Netherlands |
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| Network | NPO 1 |
| Release | 3 September 1995 – present |
Buitenhof is a Dutch political interview programme produced by AVROTROS, BNNVARA, VPRO, and NPO and is broadcast on NPO 1 on Sunday afternoons, immediately after the short midday edition of NOS Journaal. The first edition of Buitenhof aired on 3 September 1995, when the interview programme Het Capitool succeeded. The programme takes its name from the Binnenhof, The Hague, which includes a place Buitenhof (lit. outer court).
Twan Huys, Rob Trip, and Pieter Jan Hagens are among the programme's alternating presenters, and it is broadcast from the Veemvloer in Amsterdam. The editor-in-chief is Corinne Hegeman.
The programme
[edit]Buitenhof is an influential programme, and is regularly visited by the nation's top politicians, policymakers, representatives of trade unions and employers' federations, scientists, and opinion makers. There is a strong emphasis on international events, and international guests regularly appear on the programme.
Incidents
[edit]Buitenhof itself made news in 2000, when visiting Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter was smeared with chocolate, on camera, by anti-fascism activists.
The programme is also broadcast each Sunday on the international television station BVN.
See also
[edit]- De zevende dag, televised in Flanders, Belgium by the VRT.