The VPRO (stylized vpro; originally an acronym for , ) is a Dutch public broadcaster, which forms a part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. Founded in 1926 as a liberal Protestant broadcasting organization, it gradually became more social liberal than Protestant in the 1950s and 1960s, and the original meaning of the acronym was eventually dropped. In 1967, VPRO was the first broadcaster in the Netherlands to show a nude woman – Phil Bloom – on national television. The VPRO is known for sometimes producing

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programs,

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and

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. The target audience of the VPRO consists mainly of highly educated and creative people (e.g. artists, designers, scientists). Like all Dutch public broadcasters, VPRO does not have its own television channel. VPRO often collaborates with foreign broadcasting organizations, such as WDR, the BBC and

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Logos

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Programming

Television

* '' Backlight'' (''Tegenlicht'') * '' Beagle: In Darwin's wake'' (2009–2010) * '' Draadstaal'' (2007–2009) * '' Het Gat van Nederland'' (1972–1974) * '' Hoepla'' (1967) * '' De Hokjesman'' (2013–2016) * '' Holland Sport'' (2003–2011) * '' Van Kooten en de Bie'' (1974–1998) *'' Metropolis TV'' – the program sees correspondents from around the world reporting on life and culture in other countries. In 2010, the program was honored with a

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. * '' Missie Aarde'' (2015) * ''

Noorderlicht Noorderlicht (Dutch for "Northern Light") is a multifaceted and international platform for documentary photography. Based in Groningen, Netherlands, Noorderlicht organizes an annual photo festival, runs a photo gallery, a publishing house, provi ...

'' * '' Pingu'' *'' Toren C'' * '' Villa Achterwerk'' * ''

Zomergasten ''Zomergasten'' ("Summer guests", an allusion to migratory birds) is a Dutch television programme broadcast each summer by public broadcaster VPRO. The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening, lasting ...

'' * '' Zondag met Lubach'' * '' De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach'' * '' De dagshow met Keo''

Radio

* '' 3voor12'' * '' Argos'' * '' Het Gebouw'' * ''The

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Show'' (1984–1986) * ''OVT'' * '' Radio Bergeijk'' * ''

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'' * ''White Noise'', Dave Clarke's weekly Techno show on

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(2006–2012)

Documentaries

* '' Big Fun in the Big Town'', a 1986 documentary about Hip Hop Music, presented by Marcel Vanthilt, which has become a cult classic. It is credited with popularising hiphop in the Netherlands and was made available on DVD in 2012. * ''

A Glorious Accident ''Een schitterend ongeluk'' (translated "A Glorious Accident" in English) was a 1993 documentary series featuring six prominent scientists and philosophers. Hosted by Wim Kayzer, a Dutch television producer, and filmed in seven parts, ''A Gloriou ...

'', a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers, hosted by Wim Kayzer.

Radio sessions

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's performance at the Concertgebouw in 1969, as part of their The Man and The Journey Tour, was recorded and broadcast on VPRO. This broadcast was heavily bootlegged in the following years but finally saw an official release in the 2016 box set '' The Early Years 1965–1972''. *

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band

Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lamp Richard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colomb ...

played a VPRO session in 1991 that was released on various bootlegs. *

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band

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played a VPRO session in 1998 featuring songs Moya and Steve Reich.

References

External links

* * YouTube
Dutch

English

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