VPRO

VPRO (originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, or "Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Corporation") was established in the Netherlands in 1926 as a religious broadcasting organization. Falling under the Protestant pillar, it represented the Liberal Protestant current. However, in the 1950s and 1960s it became more (social) liberal than Protestant, and while the acronym VPRO was kept, its meaning was dropped. It was the first to show a nude woman on Dutch television, Phil Bloom in 1967, in the Wim T. Schippers show Hoepla. The VPRO is known for producing and broadcasting quality (and sometimes avant-garde) programmes, documentaries and films, the target audience of the VPRO could be considered as mostly highly educated and creative people (e.g. artists, designers, scientists). Like all Dutch public broadcasters, the VPRO does not have its own dedicated channel.

Links To Peel
Peel hosted his own shows on VPRO between October 1984 and September 1986 and according to the 3voor12 website, Jan Donkers (program controller) and Roel Bentz (VPRO Radio 3 editor) visited Peel in London in 1984 and asked him whether he could do a show for the station, expecting that he would laugh at them, Peel instantly agreed and would record the show at the station, coming to the Netherlands every three weeks and staying at Jan Donkers' house during the stay. It is not known why Peel left the station in 1986, it may perhaps be due to the lack of time to make the shows, because of his combined work with BBC Radio One, BBC World Service and BFBS.

Show Dates Available
1984 1985 1986
 * 10 October 1984 (VPRO)
 * 22 May 1985 (VPRO)
 * August 1985 (VPRO)
 * 29 January 1986 (VPRO)