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Season 15
In Hidden Past, famous Dutch people go in search of their family history. Who were their ancestors and what did they do? To find out, the main characters have to travel. Sometimes very far back in the past, sometimes much closer.
In Hidden Past, the broad lines of history become visible in the stories hidden in the family trees of the main characters.
In Hidden Past, the broad lines of history become visible in the stories hidden in the family trees of the main characters.
Where to Watch Season 15
8 Episodes
- Simone WeimansE1
Simone WeimansSimone Weimans, journalist and presenter is returning to Suriname for the first time since her father's death. A moving journey along a drowned village, an abandoned plantation and bustling Paramaribo follows. Simone gets to know her ancestors, people who always had their eyes set on the future. She tracks down four special women who were free long before slavery was abolished. - Huub StapelE2
Huub StapelActor Huub Stapel goes in search of his 'hidden past'. And Huub makes a shocking discovery about his father's war history. But during the journey the picture tilts and the grays of wartime life become visible. His father went through all kinds of facets of that period and a moved Huub gets to know his father better and the choices he faced. - Douwe BobE3
Douwe BobSinger-songwriter Douwe Bob Posthuma - better known as Douwe Bob - is the main character this time. Now that new life is on the way, Douwe Bob has become even more interested in his family history. His quest, full of surprises, takes him to the Frisian IJsselmeer, to a foundling in Amsterdam and to a musical French past. - Hedy d’AnconaE4
Hedy d’AnconaFormer politician Hedy d'Ancona goes in search of the history of her Jewish father. He was murdered in World War II and Hedy barely saw him. Can the sources tell her more about him? And she delves further into the prewar life of her Jewish ancestors. What was the spinach murder? And from which southern European country did they actually make the journey to faraway Amsterdam? - Hans KestingE5
Hans KestingYou don't find them much more Rotterdam than actor Hans Kesting, who has been living in Amsterdam for a long time. Whole generations of Hans' ancestors populated the Maasstad, sometimes in great poverty and with a whole host of illegitimate children. Great is his surprise when family history takes him abroad and his ancestors turn out to be a lot more adventurous than expected. - Floortje DessingE6
Floortje DessingPresenter and program maker Floortje Dessing is going on a journey into her hidden past. Her family history is full of exceptional figures and events. On her journey, she meets actors, musicians and architects, as well as a circus with little people. Who does Floortje get her wanderlust genes from? And will she finally find out who her biological grandfather is? - Paul de LeeuwE7
Paul de LeeuwPresenter Paul de Leeuw goes in search of his hidden past. The journey takes him through a special story, loaded with art and wealth, into the Rotterdam of his youth. And via blood-letting surgeons he ends up in the sunny south, where his ancestors had to deal with persecution and had to flee for their lives.