''Knjazalište'' is a Croatian

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created and hosted by . The series documents

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who are put in unusual situations as they perform a certain job or try out a lifestyle that they are normally unfamiliar with. The series ran on

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from 2 October to 4 December 2023. The title of the series, ''Knjazalište'', is a

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of "Knjaz" and "kazalište," the latter meaning "

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" in Croatian.

Format

In the focus of each episode is a celebrity to whom Knjaz assigns an unusual role. These include jobs such as working at a

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or as a

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or experiencing life as a

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or as a person of the opposite gender.

Episodes

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* {{Croatian Radiotelevision original programming Croatian documentary television series 2023 Croatian television series debuts Croatian Radiotelevision original programming