9th August 1961
In this vintage gem of old-fashioned radio broadcasting, an unnamed presenter takes us on a sound tour from the centre of sleepy, residential Hilversum to the outskirts of the town in August of 1961 …
25th October 1975
Eddy Startz presented Happy Station from the late 1920’s to 1970, making it the longest running radio show in history. He was succeeded by Tom Meyer who in 1975 presented highlights from …
15th April 1977
To mark its 30th anniversary in 1977, Radio Nederland or Radio Netherlands, the Dutch international broadcaster, produced a half-hour programme looking back at the history of shortwave transmissions …
29th January 1981
This program will help you understand how Jonathan Marks, shortly after coming to Radio Netherlands from England in 1980, soon transformed the weekly “DX Jukebox” programme into a cult …
1st January 1982
This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentIn this first part of a six-part series produced for Media Network in the 1980’s in the heat of the Cold War, …
1st January 1982
This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentThis second episode on the history of radio propaganda looks at the media wars in the Dutch East Indies, present-day …
2nd January 1982
This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentThis episode looks at clandestine broadcasting across Africa, illustrated with unique off-air recordings from the …
2nd January 1982
This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentWhen this final programme in our series on radio propaganda was produced in 1982, we were probably at the height of …
15th January 1982
This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentWhat’s the difference between 1946, 1962 and 1982 when it comes to radio propaganda? There are interesting …
2nd July 1982
This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentThis edition of Media Wars looks at how governments often make a mess of the message they are trying to put across. …
31st October 1985
In this documentary, Roger Broadbent looks at the confusion that has arrived with the introduction of cable and satellite TV (and thus foreign commercial TV). It means a violation of existing Dutch …
29th December 1988
In the 1960’s and 70’s, Radio Netherlands presented a popular weekly request programme hosted by a husband and wife team. “His and Hers” was hosted by Canadian Jerry Cowan and …
15th February 1992
Radio drama is an old and illustrious art. In 1970, Radio Netherlands organised a radio drama competition to attract listeners in America. This play, “The Way out West”, was one of the …
1st March 1992
Radio drama has a long and illustrious history, at times even bringing about mass hysteria, as in the case of Orson Welles’ infamous broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” in 1938. …
9th March 1992
This programme is part of the series Saturday Stage Saturday Stage was an occasional series broadcast in early 1992, introduced by Jonathan Marks. In this programme, Jonathan illustrates the …
15th July 1994
“East of Edam” was a weekly magazine programme and talk show hosted by Dheera Sujan and Maggie Ayre. This edition of the programme features reports on a new lesbian comedy, a film house …
24th July 1994
This was the final edition of the programme hosted by Pete Myers. When he came to the programme in 1993, “Happy Station” was the oldest international programme still being broadcast, and …
17th September 1995
Radio Netherlands retired the world’s longest-running radio show, The Happy Station, on September 17, 1995. It was created in 1928 by Eddie Startz on Radio Netherlands’ predecessor, PCJJ, …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationThis is probably the most comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationThis is the second of an 8-part series broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary celebrations of Radio Netherlands in March 1997. It …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationIn this comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio broadcaster, part …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationIn this comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio broadcaster, part …
2nd February 1997
In this comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio broadcaster, part five of the eight-part series looks back at the second half of the …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationThis is probably the most comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationThis is probably the most comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio …
2nd February 1997
This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationIn this final chapter of our 8-part series telling the story of Radio Netherlands, we focus on the English language department. …
18th May 1997
Interview with Pete Myers after 40 years of making radio. Producer: Dheera Sujan Broadcast: May 18, 1997 …
24th August 2001
This programme is part of the series Chris Chambers meetsChris Chambers talks to Dutch author Mies Bouhuys (1927-2008), who was a successful writer of children’s stories. She was profoundly …
28th October 2003
This is the audio tribute colleagues and friends made for Jonathan Marks when he ended his career of over 20 years at Radio Netherlands in 2003. He made a deep impact during those years. …
9th August 1961In this vintage gem of old-fashioned radio broadcasting, an unnamed presenter takes us on a sound tour from the centre of sleepy, residential Hilversum to the outskirts of the town in August of 1961 …
25th October 1975Eddy Startz presented Happy Station from the late 1920’s to 1970, making it the longest running radio show in history. He was succeeded by Tom Meyer who in 1975 presented highlights from …
15th April 1977To mark its 30th anniversary in 1977, Radio Nederland or Radio Netherlands, the Dutch international broadcaster, produced a half-hour programme looking back at the history of shortwave transmissions …
29th January 1981This program will help you understand how Jonathan Marks, shortly after coming to Radio Netherlands from England in 1980, soon transformed the weekly “DX Jukebox” programme into a cult …
1st January 1982This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentIn this first part of a six-part series produced for Media Network in the 1980’s in the heat of the Cold War, …
1st January 1982This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentThis second episode on the history of radio propaganda looks at the media wars in the Dutch East Indies, present-day …
2nd January 1982This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentThis episode looks at clandestine broadcasting across Africa, illustrated with unique off-air recordings from the …
2nd January 1982This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentWhen this final programme in our series on radio propaganda was produced in 1982, we were probably at the height of …
15th January 1982This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentWhat’s the difference between 1946, 1962 and 1982 when it comes to radio propaganda? There are interesting …
2nd July 1982This programme is part of the series Media Wars: Radio Propaganda Past and PresentThis edition of Media Wars looks at how governments often make a mess of the message they are trying to put across. …
31st October 1985In this documentary, Roger Broadbent looks at the confusion that has arrived with the introduction of cable and satellite TV (and thus foreign commercial TV). It means a violation of existing Dutch …
29th December 1988In the 1960’s and 70’s, Radio Netherlands presented a popular weekly request programme hosted by a husband and wife team. “His and Hers” was hosted by Canadian Jerry Cowan and …
15th February 1992Radio drama is an old and illustrious art. In 1970, Radio Netherlands organised a radio drama competition to attract listeners in America. This play, “The Way out West”, was one of the …
1st March 1992Radio drama has a long and illustrious history, at times even bringing about mass hysteria, as in the case of Orson Welles’ infamous broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” in 1938. …
9th March 1992This programme is part of the series Saturday Stage Saturday Stage was an occasional series broadcast in early 1992, introduced by Jonathan Marks. In this programme, Jonathan illustrates the …
15th July 1994“East of Edam” was a weekly magazine programme and talk show hosted by Dheera Sujan and Maggie Ayre. This edition of the programme features reports on a new lesbian comedy, a film house …
24th July 1994This was the final edition of the programme hosted by Pete Myers. When he came to the programme in 1993, “Happy Station” was the oldest international programme still being broadcast, and …
17th September 1995Radio Netherlands retired the world’s longest-running radio show, The Happy Station, on September 17, 1995. It was created in 1928 by Eddie Startz on Radio Netherlands’ predecessor, PCJJ, …
2nd February 1997This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationThis is probably the most comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio …
2nd February 1997This programme is part of the series A Golden Anniversary CelebrationThis is probably the most comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio …
24th August 2001This programme is part of the series Chris Chambers meetsChris Chambers talks to Dutch author Mies Bouhuys (1927-2008), who was a successful writer of children’s stories. She was profoundly …