Johannis de Rijke (1842-1913) was the son of a humble dyke worker from Zeeland. Yet by the time he died, he had reached the highest position ever reached by a […]
In 1999 and 2000, Peter van Walsum was Dutch ambassador to the United Nations, at a time when the Netherlands had a seat on the Security Council. Much of the […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund is an organisation which resonates with hope for our tomorrows but rings with despair for all our yesterdays. Hope because children are our future, despair […]
This is a live UN-organised one-hour interview with the appointed UN High Commissioner, former Irish President Mary Robinson. Interviewers come from a range of radio stations, including VOA, Deutsche Welle, […]
Dheera Sujan meets the internationally renowned economist Deirdre McCloseky, at the time holding the Tinbergen Chair at Rotterdam’s Erasmus University. Professor McCloskey started life as Donald, fathered two children and […]
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, home of the U.S. Pacific fleet. The massive aerial attack claimed more […]
Amsterdam has a tradition of violin making which goes back to the 17th century. It produced some fine violin builders whose instruments are still sought after today. This tradition of […]
Dragons appear in mythology in all parts of the world. In the Far East, dragons tend to be benevolent and intelligent. In the West, they tend to be symbols of […]
Clair Cavanaugh visits the ESA research and test centre at Noordwijk where the cutting edge research is being done for the International Space Station. She meets experts, is shown a […]
Global perspective: A group of international broadcasters exchanges documentaries with a common theme. This five-part series examines the way in which global forces are challenging business and industry, changing our […]
Global Perspective: a group of international broadcasters exchange documentaries with a common theme. This five-part series examines the way in which global forces are challenging business and industry, changing our […]
In 1982, the Radio Netherlands’ Transcription Service produced a series of African short stories. This was the last in the series. By: Sembene Ousmane (Senegal) Reader: Luis Mahoney Produced and […]
Anne Blair Gould meets Robert Swan, the first man to walk to both the North and the South Pole. Apart from a leading Pole explorer, Swan is also deeply committed […]
In this programme, David Swatling portrays Jacques Brel, who’s been called a historian of the human heart. The programme visits an exhibition on Brel and talks to contemporary singers or […]
David Swatling meets this petite woman with platinum blond hair and an other-worldly demeanor. She grew up an an Earthling, named Shirley, later wrote her autobiography “From Venus I came”, […]