''Buitenhof'' is a Dutch
political interview programme produced by
AVROTROS
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,
BNNVARA and
VPRO
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Netherlands Public Broadcasting and is broadcast on NPO 1 on Sunday afternoons, immediately after the short midday edition of
NOS Journaal
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. The first edition of Buitenhof aired on 3 September 1995, when it succeeded the interview programme ''Het Capitool''. The programme takes its name from the
Binnenhof,
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
, 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
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
. The editor in chief is Corinne Hegeman.
The programme
''Buitenhof'' is an influential programme, and is regularly visited by the nation's top politicians, policy makers, representatives of the trade unions and employers' federation, scientists, and opinion makers. There is a strong emphasis on international events, and international guests regularly appear on the programme.
Incidents
''Buitenhof'' itself made news in 2000, when visiting
Vlaams Belang politician
Filip Dewinter
Philip Michel Frans "Filip" Dewinter (born 11 September 1962) is a Belgian politician. He is one of the leading members of Vlaams Belang, a right-wing Flemish nationalist and secessionist political party. Together with Hugo Coveliers of the VLO ...
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
* ', televised in
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...
,
Belgium
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by the
VRT.
External links
*{{Official website, http://programma.vpro.nl/buitenhof
Dutch television news shows
1997 Dutch television series debuts
1990s Dutch television series
2000s Dutch television series
2010s Dutch television series
Television news program articles using incorrect naming style
NPO 1 original programming