Zomergasten
Dutch television show
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Zomergasten ("Summer guests", an allusion to migratory birds[citation needed]) is a Dutch television programme broadcast each summer by public broadcaster VPRO.[1]
GenreInterview
Created byKrijn ter Braak
Directed byEdith Ruyg
Presented byPeter van Ingen (1988-1995, 2024[a])
Freek de Jonge (1996)
Wim T. Schippers (1997)
Hanneke Groenteman (1998, 2024[a])
Adriaan van Dis (1999-2002)
Joost Zwagerman (2003-2004)
Connie Palmen (2005)
Joris Luyendijk (2006-2007, 2024[a])
Paul de Leeuw (2007)
Bas Heijne (2008)
Margriet van der Linden (2009, 2024[a])
Jelle Brandt Corstius (2010-2011, 2024[a])
Jan Leyers (2012)
Wilfried de Jong (2013-2015)
Thomas Erdbrink (2016)
Janine Abbring (2017-2022, 2024[a], 2026)
Theo Maassen (2023)
Griet Op de Beeck (2025)
Freek de Jonge (1996)
Wim T. Schippers (1997)
Hanneke Groenteman (1998, 2024[a])
Adriaan van Dis (1999-2002)
Joost Zwagerman (2003-2004)
Connie Palmen (2005)
Joris Luyendijk (2006-2007, 2024[a])
Paul de Leeuw (2007)
Bas Heijne (2008)
Margriet van der Linden (2009, 2024[a])
Jelle Brandt Corstius (2010-2011, 2024[a])
Jan Leyers (2012)
Wilfried de Jong (2013-2015)
Thomas Erdbrink (2016)
Janine Abbring (2017-2022, 2024[a], 2026)
Theo Maassen (2023)
Griet Op de Beeck (2025)
| Zomergasten | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Interview |
| Created by | Krijn ter Braak |
| Directed by | Edith Ruyg |
| Presented by | Peter van Ingen (1988-1995, 2024[a]) Freek de Jonge (1996) Wim T. Schippers (1997) Hanneke Groenteman (1998, 2024[a]) Adriaan van Dis (1999-2002) Joost Zwagerman (2003-2004) Connie Palmen (2005) Joris Luyendijk (2006-2007, 2024[a]) Paul de Leeuw (2007) Bas Heijne (2008) Margriet van der Linden (2009, 2024[a]) Jelle Brandt Corstius (2010-2011, 2024[a]) Jan Leyers (2012) Wilfried de Jong (2013-2015) Thomas Erdbrink (2016) Janine Abbring (2017-2022, 2024[a], 2026) Theo Maassen (2023) Griet Op de Beeck (2025) |
| Music by | Bugge Wesseltoft |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 38 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jenny Borger |
| Production locations | Studio B Bussum (1988-1989) Studio Plantage (1990-2010) Media Park Hilversum (2011-2022) Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (2023-2024) Schram Studio's (2025) |
| Editors | Ralf Verbeek Peter van Ingen |
| Running time | ±3 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | VPRO NPO 2 |
The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening. It consists of an in-depth studio interview, typically three hours long, with a notable Dutch, Belgian or other Dutch-speaking foreigner, interspersed with cinema or television footage selected by the guest, which is subsequently discussed. Guests include writers, scientists, television personalities, politicians or business people. After the interview is finished, a movie selected by the guest is broadcast on the same channel.
Zomergasten has become one of the signature programmes of Dutch public television. VPRO has organized live public screenings of Zomergasten in arthouse cinemas.[1] In 2017, several venues in Amsterdam organised public screenings of the Zomergasten edition featuring Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan.[2]
Guests included: Pierre Bokma (2024), Hoyte van Hoytema (2023), Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (2020), Eberhard van der Laan (2017), Arjen Lubach (2016), Reinbert de Leeuw (2014), Paul Verhoeven (2010), Jaap van Zweden (2009), Bram Moszkowicz (2007), Robbert Dijkgraaf (2005), Theo Maassen (2004), Britta Böhler (2003), Sonja Barend (1999), Arnon Grunberg (1997), Harry Mulisch (1995), Sienie Strikwerda (1988).
Episodes
| Season | Airdate | Guest | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 July 1988 | Pierre Janssen | Peter van Ingen |
| 10 July 1988 | Renate Rubinstein | ||
| 17 July 1988 | Pieter Verhoeff | ||
| 24 July 1988 | G. B. J. Hiltermann | ||
| 31 July 1988 | Sienie Strikwerda | ||
| 2 | 4 June 1989 | Loe de Jong | |
| 11 June 1989 | Andrée van Es | ||
| 18 June 1989 | Louis Andriessen | ||
| 25 June 1989 | Joop van Tijn | ||
| 3 | 3 June 1990 | Henk Hofland | |
| 10 June 1990 | Adelheid Roosen | ||
| 17 June 1990 | Rob Scholte | ||
| 24 June 1990 | Hugo Claus | ||
| 4 | 2 June 1991 | Armando | |
| 9 June 1991 | Jan Wolkers | ||
| 16 June 1991 | Jacqueline de Gier | ||
| 23 June 1991 | Willem Breuker | ||
| 30 June 1991 | Piet Vroon | ||
| 5 | 31 May 1992 | Renée Soutendijk | |
| 7 June 1992 | Charlotte Mutsaers | ||
| 14 June 1992 | Frank van Ree | ||
| 21 June 1992 | Anil Ramdas | ||
| 28 June 1992 | Ischa Meijer | ||
| 6 | 4 July 1993 | Ernst van de Wetering | |
| 11 July 1993 | Ian Buruma | ||
| 18 July 1993 | Lieve Joris | ||
| 25 July 1993 | Jan Mulder | ||
| 7 | 24 July 1994 | Frans Swarttouw | |
| 31 July 1994 | Ton Alberts | ||
| 7 August 1994 | Isabelle van Keulen | ||
| 14 August 1994 | Inez de Beaufort | ||
| 21 August 1994 | Rudy Kousbroek | ||
| 8 | 2 July 1995 | Frits Bolkestein | |
| 9 July 1995 | Aryan Kaganof | ||
| 16 July 1995 | Lydia Rood | ||
| 23 July 1995 | Marcel Kurpershoek | ||
| 30 July 1995 | Harry Mulisch | ||
| 9 | 14 July 1996 | Connie Palmen | Freek de Jonge |
| 21 July 1996 | Jan Vrijman | ||
| 28 July 1996 | Thom Hoffman | ||
| 4 August 1996 | Anton Corbijn | ||
| 11 August 1996 | Gerardjan Rijnders | ||
| 10 | 3 August 1997 | Candy Dulfer | Wim T. Schippers |
| 10 August 1997 | K. Schippers | ||
| 17 August 1997 | Arnon Grunberg | ||
| 24 August 1997 | Jaap van Heerden | ||
| 31 August 1997 | Hugo Brandt Corstius | ||
| 11 | 2 August 1998 | Renate Dorrestein | Hanneke Groenteman |
| 9 August 1998 | Arend Jan Dunning | ||
| 16 August 1998 | Willem van Kooten | ||
| 23 August 1998 | Alex van Warmerdam | ||
| 12 | 1 August 1999 | Sonja Barend | Adriaan van Dis |
| 8 August 1999 | Tom Lanoye | ||
| 15 August 1999 | Tamarah Benima | ||
| 22 August 1999 | Kader Abdolah | ||
| 13 | 22 July 2000 | Kristien Hemmerechts | |
| 6 August 2000 | Geert Mak | ||
| 13 August 2000 | Helga Ruebsamen | ||
| 20 August 2000 | Henk van Os | ||
| 27 August 2000 | Raoul Heertje | ||
| 14 | 5 August 2001 | Mensje van Keulen | |
| 12 August 2001 | Sylvia Tóth | ||
| 19 August 2001 | Frits Barend | ||
| Henk van Dorp | |||
| 26 August 2001 | Youp van 't Hek | ||
| 2 September 2001 | Martin Bril | ||
| 15 | 11 August 2002 | Mies Bouwman | |
| 18 August 2002 | Cees Fasseur | ||
| 25 August 2002 | Anna Enquist | ||
| 1 September 2002 | Huub van der Lubbe | ||
| 16 | 3 August 2003 | Britta Böhler | Joost Zwagerman |
| 10 August 2003 | Paul de Leeuw | ||
| 17 August 2003 | Hafid Bouazza | ||
| 24 August 2003 | Dries van Agt | ||
| 31 August 2003 | Henriëtte Maassen van den Brink | ||
| 17 | 25 July 2004 | Heleen van Rooyen | |
| 1 August 2004 | Felix Rottenberg | ||
| 8 August 2004 | Theo Maassen | ||
| 15 August 2004 | Morris Tabaksblat | ||
| 22 August 2004 | Tijs Goldschmidt | ||
| 29 August 2004 | Ayaan Hirsi Ali | ||
| 18 | 24 July 2005 | Cees Nooteboom | Connie Palmen |
| 31 July 2005 | Tom Barman | ||
| 7 August 2005 | Robbert Dijkgraaf | ||
| 14 August 2005 | Maria Goos | ||
| 21 August 2005 | Wim Anker | ||
| 28 August 2005 | Katja Schuurman | ||
| 19 | 30 July 2006 | Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven | Joris Luyendijk |
| 6 August 2006 | Joep van Lieshout | ||
| 13 August 2006 | Leon de Winter | ||
| 20 August 2006 | Halina Reijn | ||
| 27 August 2006 | Ad Verburgge | ||
| 3 September 2006 | Henkjan Smits | ||
| 20 | 22 July 2007 | Bettine Vriesekoop | |
| 29 July 2007 | Bram Moszkowicz | ||
| 5 August 2007 | Hany Abu-Assad | ||
| 12 August 2007 | Christine van Broeckhoven | ||
| 19 August 2007 | Alexander Rinnooy Kan | ||
| 26 August 2007 | Linda de Mol | ||
| 21 | 27 July 2008 | Ronald Plasterk | Bas Heijne |
| 3 August 2008 | Tom Holkenborg | ||
| 10 August 2008 | Naema Tahir | ||
| 17 August 2008 | Annemarie Prins | ||
| 24 August 2008 | Willem Schinkel | ||
| 31 August 2008 | Joop van den Ende | ||
| 22 | 26 July 2009 | Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren | Margriet van der Linden |
| 2 August 2009 | Prem Radhakishun | ||
| 9 August 2009 | Trudy Dehue | ||
| 16 August 2009 | Carice van Houten | ||
| 23 August 2009 | Alexander Pechtold | ||
| 30 August 2009 | Jaap van Zweden | ||
| 23 | 25 July 2010 | Jan Marijnissen | Jelle Brandt Corstius |
| 1 August 2010 | Maarten 't Hart | ||
| 8 August 2010 | Paulien Cornelisse | ||
| 15 August 2010 | Annet Malherbe | ||
| 22 August 2010 | Paul Verhoeven | ||
| 29 August 2010 | Erwin Olaf | ||
| 24 | 24 July 2011 | Marc-Marie Huijbregts | |
| 31 July 2011 | Dick Swaab | ||
| 7 August 2011 | Step Vaessen | ||
| 14 August 2011 | Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You | ||
| 21 August 2011 | Erik van Lieshout | ||
| 28 August 2011 | Guy Verhofstadt | ||
| 25 | 22 July 2012 | Henry Vrienten | Jan Leyers |
| 29 July 2012 | Micha Wertheim | ||
| 5 August − 1 September 2012 |
Jolande Withuis | ||
| 12 August 2012 | Lidewij Edelkoort | ||
| 19 August 2012 | Ben Verwaayen | ||
| 26 August 2012 | Adriaan van Dis | ||
| 26 | 28 July 2013 | Hans Teeuwen | Wilfried de Jong |
| 4 August 2013 | Nelleke Noordervliet | ||
| 11 August 2013 | Beatrice de Graaf | ||
| 18 August 2013 | Johan Simons | ||
| 25 August 2013 | Wouter Bos | ||
| 1 September 2013 | Daan Roosegaarde | ||
| 27 | 20 July 2014 | Freek de Jonge | |
| 27 July 2014 | Jim Taihuttu | ||
| 3 August 2014 | Saskia Noort | ||
| 10 August 2014 | Reinbert de Leeuw | ||
| 17 August 2014 | Ionica Smeets | ||
| 24 August 2014 | David Van Reybrouck | ||
| 28 | 26 July 2015 | Ahmed Aboutaleb | |
| 2 August 2015 | Peter Buwalda | ||
| 9 August 2015 | Simon(e) van Saarloos | ||
| 16 August 2015 | Adriaan Geuze | ||
| 23 August 2015 | Annejet van der Zijl | ||
| 30 August 2015 | Damiaan Denys | ||
| 29 | 31 July 2016 | Dyab Abou Jahlah | Thomas Erdbrink |
| 7 August 2016 | Arjen Lubach | ||
| 14 August 2016 | Hedy d'Ancona | ||
| 21 August 2016 | Griet Op de Beeck | ||
| 28 August 2016 | Andrea Maier | ||
| 4 September 2016 | Mark Rutte | ||
| 30 | 23 July 2017 | Rosanne Hertzberger | Janine Abbring |
| 30 July 2017 | Eberhard van der Laan | ||
| 6 August 2017 | Glenn Helberg | ||
| 13 August 2017 | Wim Opbrouck | ||
| 20 August 2017 | Frans de Waal | ||
| 27 August 2017 | Claudia de Breij | ||
| 31 | 29 July 2018 | Romana Vrede | |
| 5 August 2018 | Louis van Gaal | ||
| 12 August 2018 | Marleen Stikker | ||
| 19 August 2018 | Pieter Waterdrinker | ||
| 26 August 2018 | Eric Wiebes | ||
| 2 September 2018 | Esther Perel | ||
| 32 | 28 July 2019 | John van den Heuvel | |
| 4 August 2019 | Hanna Bervoets | ||
| 11 August 2019 | Nina Jurna | ||
| 18 August 2019 | Maxim Februari | ||
| 25 August 2019 | Wanda de Kanter | ||
| 1 September 2019 | Ivo van Hove | ||
| 33 | 19 July 2020 | Glenn de Randamie | |
| 26 July 2020 | Inez Weski | ||
| 2 August 2020 | Nazmiye Oral | ||
| 9 August 2020 | Jaap Goudsmit | ||
| 16 August 2020 | Carola Schouten | ||
| 23 August 2020 | Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer | ||
| 34 | 18 July 2021 | Floris Alkemade | |
| 25 July 2021 | Roxanne van Iperen | ||
| 1 August 2021 | Robert Vermeiren | ||
| 8 August 2021 | Sevda Alizadeh | ||
| 15 August 2021 | Alfred Birney | ||
| 22 August 2021 | Hans Klok | ||
| 35 | 24 July 2022 | Humberto Tan | |
| 31 July 2022 | Sandra Phlippen | ||
| 7 August 2022 | Derk Sauer | ||
| 14 August 2022 | Lieke Marsman | ||
| 21 August 2022 | Raven van Dorst | ||
| 28 August 2022 | Bessel van der Kolk | ||
| 36 | 23 July 2023 | Thomas Hertog | Theo Maassen |
| 30 July 2023 | Hoyte van Hoytema | ||
| 6 August 2023 | Khadija Arib | ||
| 13 August 2023 | Bibi Dumon Tak | ||
| 20 August 2023 | Kamagurka | ||
| 27 August 2023 | Alida Dors | ||
| 37 | 21 July 2024 | Eric van der Burg | Peter van Ingen |
| 28 July 2024 | Sana Valiulina | Jelle Brandt Corstius | |
| 4 August 2024 | Sakir Khader | Joris Luyendijk | |
| 11 August 2024 | Garrie van Pinxteren | Janine Abbring | |
| 18 August 2024 | Liesbeth Zegveld | Margriet van der Linden | |
| 25 August 2024 | Pierre Bokma | Hanneke Groenteman | |
| 38 | 27 July 2025 | Özcan Akyol | Griet Op de Beeck |
| 3 August 2025 | Simon Kuper | ||
| 10 August 2025 | Eva Crutzen | ||
| 17 August 2025 | Uğur Ümit Üngör | ||
| 24 August 2025 | Femke Halsema | ||
| 31 August 2025 | Herman Koch | ||
| 39 | TBA 2026 | TBA | Janine Abbring |
Notes
- Adriaan van Dis was set to host the 37th season in 2024, but when he got sick, each episode was taken over by a different host.