Buitenhof is a Dutch political interview programme produced by AVROTROS, BNNVARA, VPRO, and NPO and is broadcast on NPO 1 on Sunday afternoons, immediately after the short midday edition of NOS Journaal. The first edition of Buitenhof aired on 3 September 1995, when the interview programme Het Capitool succeeded. The programme takes its name from the Binnenhof, The Hague, which includes a place Buitenhof (lit. outer court).
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| Country of origin | Netherlands |
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| Network | NPO 1 |
| Release | 3 September 1995 – present |
Twan Huys, Maaike Schoon and Joost Vullings are the programme's alternating presenters. It is broadcast from a studio Hilversum with a view on the nature outside. The editor-in-chief is Karel Kuyl. Former hosts are Paul Witteman, Rob Trip, Marcia Luyten, Pieter Jan Hagens and others.
The programme
editBuitenhof is an influential programme, and is regularly visited by the nation's top politicians, policymakers, representatives of trade unions and employers' federations, scientists, and opinion makers. There is a strong emphasis on international events, and international guests regularly appear on the programme.
Incidents
editBuitenhof itself made news in 2000, when visiting Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter was smeared with chocolate, on camera, by anti-fascism activists.
The programme is also broadcast each Sunday on the international television station BVN.
See also
edit- De zevende dag, televised in Flanders, Belgium by the VRT.