25th June 1972
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsPete Myers introduces us to world-famous Danish comedian and musician Victor Borge (1909-2000). We also hear from Nigerian writer Peter …
13th August 1972
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsBefore joining Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” and …
27th September 1972
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsBefore joining us at Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” …
14th June 1973
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsPete Myers speaks to two very vibrant, dynamic and different women: parliamentarian Judith Hart and actress-singer Ethel Merman. Judith Hart …
27th September 1973
Before joining us at Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” and spoke with some of the greatest artists in musical and …
27th September 1973
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsBefore joining us at Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” …
17th November 1976
This programme is part of the series Out of the Blue“Out of the Blue” was a series of broadcasts produced in the mid-1970’s on the sound and development of progressive rock. In the …
1st December 1976
This programme is part of the series Out of the Blue“Out of the Blue” was a series of broadcasts produced in the mid-1970’s on the sound and development of progressive rock. In this …
2nd October 1977
This programme is part of the series Out of the Blue“Out of the Blue” was a series of broadcasts produced in the mid-1970’s on the sound and development of progressive rock. This …
14th May 1979
An interview with the producer of “Zulu Dawn”. This epic cinema production about the Battle of Isandlwana is about the defeat of British forces by an overwhelming force of 25 thousand …
5th May 1985
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsPerhaps no one embodies popular American music better than Irving Berlin (1888-1989), an untrained Jewish immigrant musician whose …
27th September 1987
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsHerman Brood (1946-2001) was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rock star in Dutch history. His hedonistic, frantically creative life …
22nd December 1988
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviews“Rembrandt Express” was launched by Pete Myers in the 1980’s as a weekly magazine about developments in and around the …
6th August 1990
As a young rising star in radio at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to keep a record of his impressions of …
6th August 1990
As a young rising radio star at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to keep a record of his impressions of …
13th August 1990
As a young rising star in radio at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to keep a record of his impressions of …
1st February 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireWhy name a series on the music of the 50’s after “Great Balls of Fire”, a rock ‘n roll hit that didn’t appear on …
1st February 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
8th February 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
15th February 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
22nd February 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
1st March 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
9th March 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
15th March 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
22nd March 1991
This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
6th September 1991
It’s easy to forget that the very first talkie, “The Jazz Singer” of 1927 with Al Jolson, featured music. Since then, Hollywood turned musical films into high art, with Fred Astaire …
13th September 1991
After Judy Garland left MGM, Warner Brothers jumped into the breach with their new freckle-faced star Doris Day in “Calamity Jane”, co-starring the great Howard Keel. The mid-50’s …
20th September 1991
Many of the stars had gorgeous voices but they could not sing. This is the story of a few of the greatest ghost singers who dubbed the actors and actresses in Hollywood musicals. Even her greatest …
27th September 1991
Though not strictly limited to the format of the musical, films about music itself and about the lives and passions of musicians and musical performers are a favourite subject of cinema. Composers …
4th April 1993
Pete Myers takes a look at the voices behind the gorgeous and glamorous actors who could not sing—the ghost singers who sang for stars like Rita Hayworth and Susan Hayward in the golden age of …
13th October 1993
This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsDuke Ellington called him “my European son”. He was one of the leading presenters of music entertainment in the Netherlands: the …
6th January 1994
D.W. Griffith, “Intolerance”, 1916 (© Wikimedia) Moving pictures were a sensational, new visual experience when first seen at the Grand Café in Paris on December 28, 1895. From the time …
13th January 1994
A new branch of cinema art was born when sound was introduced, but at first it was reserved only for music and singing, as in the 1927 Al Jolson classic “The Jazz Singer”. Sound was …
20th January 1994
By the mid-30’s cinema had become the most popular form of entertainment. Political repression under Hitler led to many countries boycotting German films, which in turn created a gap that …
27th January 1994
As the world struggled to emerge from the World War, this period of cinema history saw a splash of colourful, energetic films come out of Hollywood—especially wonderful musicals. “An American …
3rd February 1994
With the continued decline of the big Hollywood studios, there was not only more space but also a greater need for independence. The 60’s saw film become more political, old moral conventions …
9th February 1994
By the 1980’s, new generations were growing up in a world where the moving image had become so proliferous that it was more dominant than the written word, taking on and new forms beyond the …
1st April 1995
Pete Myers, at age 55 the doyen of our English service, launches the 1995 season with a Sunday tribute to the middle-aged, the 50-plussers, the bald and the beautiful devalued divas and sensitive …
19th December 1998
“A Talent to amuse” is a Radio Netherlands’ tribute to veteran international broadcaster, Pete Myers, who passed away in December 1998. He was just 59. Pete started his career as a …
3rd February 2000
Cyclops and dragons, vampires and mummies – monsters have been there since the days of the first storytellers. There are the monsters of nature, the monsters who are man made, the visible …
11th February 2000
The Virgin Mary set an impossible standard for women brought up under the influence of Western mythology. She incorporated two mutually incompatible states of being – a Virgin AND a Mother. And …
18th February 2000
Eve started it all, and women have never been able to live it down since: seductress, tempter, destroyer of men’s lives. There were the sirens who lured sailors to jump overboard by the beauty of …
25th February 2000
The heroic exploits of Odysseus and Lancelot entertained generations of people hungry for heroes. They are what we secretly long to be. We create heroes so we can have someone to reflect our own …
1st January 2006
Music historian John-Manuel Andriote explores the importance of Disco in popular culture with films like Saturday Night Fever, however short-lived, and what led to its demise and eventual resurgence. …
8th January 2006
Music historian John-Manuel Andriote explores the origins of music in the disco era, especially its roots in the American South, and how it became so popular so rapidly. Producer: David Swatling …
18th December 2006
The work of jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine is eclectic. His projects include a Mozart remix and improvising on laptops with a trio. On a trip to Amsterdam, he talks about his interpretations of work …
21st December 2007
For many years, well into this century, Radio Netherlands surveyed the pop music charts of 18 European countries every week and compiled one-hour programmes for rebroadcasting around the world in …
21st December 2008
For many years, well into the 21st century, Radio Netherlands surveyed the pop music charts of 18 European countries every week and compiled one-hour programmes for rebroadcasting around the world in …
25th June 1972This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsPete Myers introduces us to world-famous Danish comedian and musician Victor Borge (1909-2000). We also hear from Nigerian writer Peter …
13th August 1972This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsBefore joining Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” and …
27th September 1972This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsBefore joining us at Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” …
14th June 1973This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsPete Myers speaks to two very vibrant, dynamic and different women: parliamentarian Judith Hart and actress-singer Ethel Merman. Judith Hart …
27th September 1973Before joining us at Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” and spoke with some of the greatest artists in musical and …
27th September 1973This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsBefore joining us at Radio Netherlands in 1976, Pete Myers hosted BBC programmes like “Late Night Extra” and “PM” …
17th November 1976This programme is part of the series Out of the Blue“Out of the Blue” was a series of broadcasts produced in the mid-1970’s on the sound and development of progressive rock. In the …
1st December 1976This programme is part of the series Out of the Blue“Out of the Blue” was a series of broadcasts produced in the mid-1970’s on the sound and development of progressive rock. In this …
2nd October 1977This programme is part of the series Out of the Blue“Out of the Blue” was a series of broadcasts produced in the mid-1970’s on the sound and development of progressive rock. This …
14th May 1979An interview with the producer of “Zulu Dawn”. This epic cinema production about the Battle of Isandlwana is about the defeat of British forces by an overwhelming force of 25 thousand …
5th May 1985This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsPerhaps no one embodies popular American music better than Irving Berlin (1888-1989), an untrained Jewish immigrant musician whose …
27th September 1987This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsHerman Brood (1946-2001) was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rock star in Dutch history. His hedonistic, frantically creative life …
22nd December 1988This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviews“Rembrandt Express” was launched by Pete Myers in the 1980’s as a weekly magazine about developments in and around the …
6th August 1990As a young rising star in radio at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to keep a record of his impressions of …
6th August 1990As a young rising radio star at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to keep a record of his impressions of …
13th August 1990As a young rising star in radio at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to keep a record of his impressions of …
1st February 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireWhy name a series on the music of the 50’s after “Great Balls of Fire”, a rock ‘n roll hit that didn’t appear on …
1st February 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
8th February 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
15th February 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
22nd February 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
1st March 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
9th March 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
15th March 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
22nd March 1991This programme is part of the series Great Balls of FireIn this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This …
6th September 1991It’s easy to forget that the very first talkie, “The Jazz Singer” of 1927 with Al Jolson, featured music. Since then, Hollywood turned musical films into high art, with Fred Astaire …
13th September 1991After Judy Garland left MGM, Warner Brothers jumped into the breach with their new freckle-faced star Doris Day in “Calamity Jane”, co-starring the great Howard Keel. The mid-50’s …
20th September 1991Many of the stars had gorgeous voices but they could not sing. This is the story of a few of the greatest ghost singers who dubbed the actors and actresses in Hollywood musicals. Even her greatest …
27th September 1991Though not strictly limited to the format of the musical, films about music itself and about the lives and passions of musicians and musical performers are a favourite subject of cinema. Composers …
4th April 1993Pete Myers takes a look at the voices behind the gorgeous and glamorous actors who could not sing—the ghost singers who sang for stars like Rita Hayworth and Susan Hayward in the golden age of …
13th October 1993This programme is part of the series Pete Myers' interviewsDuke Ellington called him “my European son”. He was one of the leading presenters of music entertainment in the Netherlands: the …
6th January 1994D.W. Griffith, “Intolerance”, 1916 (© Wikimedia) Moving pictures were a sensational, new visual experience when first seen at the Grand Café in Paris on December 28, 1895. From the time …
13th January 1994A new branch of cinema art was born when sound was introduced, but at first it was reserved only for music and singing, as in the 1927 Al Jolson classic “The Jazz Singer”. Sound was …
20th January 1994By the mid-30’s cinema had become the most popular form of entertainment. Political repression under Hitler led to many countries boycotting German films, which in turn created a gap that …
27th January 1994As the world struggled to emerge from the World War, this period of cinema history saw a splash of colourful, energetic films come out of Hollywood—especially wonderful musicals. “An American …
3rd February 1994With the continued decline of the big Hollywood studios, there was not only more space but also a greater need for independence. The 60’s saw film become more political, old moral conventions …
9th February 1994By the 1980’s, new generations were growing up in a world where the moving image had become so proliferous that it was more dominant than the written word, taking on and new forms beyond the …
1st April 1995Pete Myers, at age 55 the doyen of our English service, launches the 1995 season with a Sunday tribute to the middle-aged, the 50-plussers, the bald and the beautiful devalued divas and sensitive …
19th December 1998“A Talent to amuse” is a Radio Netherlands’ tribute to veteran international broadcaster, Pete Myers, who passed away in December 1998. He was just 59. Pete started his career as a …
3rd February 2000Cyclops and dragons, vampires and mummies – monsters have been there since the days of the first storytellers. There are the monsters of nature, the monsters who are man made, the visible …
11th February 2000The Virgin Mary set an impossible standard for women brought up under the influence of Western mythology. She incorporated two mutually incompatible states of being – a Virgin AND a Mother. And …
18th February 2000Eve started it all, and women have never been able to live it down since: seductress, tempter, destroyer of men’s lives. There were the sirens who lured sailors to jump overboard by the beauty of …
25th February 2000The heroic exploits of Odysseus and Lancelot entertained generations of people hungry for heroes. They are what we secretly long to be. We create heroes so we can have someone to reflect our own …
1st January 2006Music historian John-Manuel Andriote explores the importance of Disco in popular culture with films like Saturday Night Fever, however short-lived, and what led to its demise and eventual resurgence. …
8th January 2006Music historian John-Manuel Andriote explores the origins of music in the disco era, especially its roots in the American South, and how it became so popular so rapidly. Producer: David Swatling …
18th December 2006The work of jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine is eclectic. His projects include a Mozart remix and improvising on laptops with a trio. On a trip to Amsterdam, he talks about his interpretations of work …
21st December 2007For many years, well into this century, Radio Netherlands surveyed the pop music charts of 18 European countries every week and compiled one-hour programmes for rebroadcasting around the world in …
21st December 2008For many years, well into the 21st century, Radio Netherlands surveyed the pop music charts of 18 European countries every week and compiled one-hour programmes for rebroadcasting around the world in …