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B398670.01 In Other Words : part 01 / 1976-01-27 / 00:30:42
Six episodes of In Other Words, Robert Haslach and Iain Elliott discuss Dutch expressions and idiom
00′46″ In this episode of In Other Words, Robert Haslach and Iain Elliott talk about the Dutch expression White Bread Weeks (Wittebroodsweken), which is used for the period when a newly [...]

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Guus Feist interviews conductor Hans Vonk (1942-2004) just before his first performance as a pianist, to wit as accomponist of the soprano Barbara Hendricks, about his piano playing and of course about his carreer as a conductor.
10′36″ Guus Feist talks to soprano Barbara Hendricks about her singing career, [...]

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De Amerikaanse dirigent en violist David Zinman wordt geïnterviewd door Guus Feist. Zij bespreken een aantal werken van Charles Ives, waarin hij het zogenaamde theaterorkest imiteert.
07′00″
lw … That’s a beautiful ending.
Guus Feist talks to the American conductor and violinist David Zinman. They discuss a number of pieces by Charles [...]

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THE CHALLENGE
Radio Netherlands, the Dutch International Service, presents ‘The Challenge’. The
program is produced and presented by Eric Beauchemin.
The United Nations proclaimed 1996 the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. The goal was to lift a quarter of the world’s population out of extreme poverty, which for over [...]

Prinses Wilhelmina roept jonge christelijke leiders op : speech / 1952-06-24
Princess Wilhelmina appeals to young christian leaders : speech / 1952-06-24
De Engelse versie had de volgende copietekst ingesloten:
In this time of confusion and chaos everybody should understand that this is due, above all, to a spiritual crisis the world is going through. And that a [...]

Autumn of the Middle Ages, a history in words and music from the Low Countries.
Project Coordinator and script: Dr. Jos Wouters,
Producer: Willem G. van Maanen,
Technique: Hans Quant & Gerard de Ruig.
Presentation: Robert Haslach.
In de Middle Ages, the Netherlands played a very prominent role in European musical life. [...]

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Comment 1: Forumdiscussie, in het Engels, met diverse sprekers, waaronder Professor Bachrach, George Rylands, Erik Vos en Willy Pos.
Forum discussion, in English, with various speakers, among which Professor Bachrach, George Rylands, Erik Vos and Willy Pos.
01′43″ Prof.Dr. Bachrach introduces the members of the Forum:
Mr. George Rylands, who embodies a rare combination, being a [...]

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Montageband ivm Happy Station 50 jaar met :
• signature tune: Souza marches
• afzonderlijke introducties van het vooroorlogse programma Happy Station; in het Engels, Spaans en Frans
• tune Happy Station like in 1978
• electronic tune
• opname van ontvangst van een stukje klassieke muziek
• reception reports (New Zealand)
• duet (Jeannette MacDonald? en Nelson Eddy?)
• opname [...]

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Edition of the program Happy Station, version English, meant for 1978-04-16. Presentation: Tom Meijer.
00′00″ Introduction of program in English and French
00′09″
01′18″ Signature tune and introduction
04′31″
05′09″ Music: ‘Taking a chance on love’ by Norman Candler
07′37″
07′47″ Explanation new reception possibilities
09′30″ Mail coach
14′14″ Introduction of the film ‘Saturdaynight fever’
16′26″ Song ‘Night fever’ by The Bee Gees [...]

Spurred on by the success of the GOLDEN WINDMILL CONTESTS for radio productions (stories, documentaries and radio plays) in both Africa and Latin America, Radio Nederland decided in 1970 to stage a similar contest in the United States of America. In co-operation with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in Washington D.C., American authors were invited [...]