''Hello Goodbye'' is a Dutch airport

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produced by the Dutch broadcaster

NCRV NCRV (Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging) (English: Dutch Christian Radio Association) was a public radio and television broadcaster in the Netherlands, mostly transmitting on NPO 1 and NPO 2. On 1 January 2014, NCRV merged with KRO to for ...

for

Nederland 1 NPO 1 (''NPO een'', formerly Nederland 1 until 2014) is the first national television station in the Netherlands. It launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels NPO 2 and NPO 3. Severa ...

and hosted by

Joris Linssen Joris, a Dutch form of the given name George, may refer to: *Joris Bado (born 1991), Burkinabé basketball player * Joris Bert (born 1987), French baseball player *Joris Borghouts (born 1939), Dutch Egyptologist * Joris Delle (born 1990), French f ...

. The format has been picked up and remade in other countries.

Format

The show involves the presenter, roaming around the airport (

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in the Dutch series,

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in the British series and

Toronto Pearson International Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surro ...

in the Canadian series) with a camera man asking members of the public in departures and arrivals who they are saying goodbye to at the airport, or welcoming home. The presenter looks for unusual stories and the show is edited with inspirational music in dramatic points of the show, usually when people say their goodbyes or meet who they have been waiting for.

International versions

A British version of the show was commissioned for six episodes broadcast over six weeks.

References

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