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 with his son at the office of VPRO
Peel hosted his own shows on VPRO between October 1984 and October 1986 and according to the 3voor12 website[1], 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's show was dropped from the station, but on his last show on 01 October 1986 (VPRO), he mentioned approaching another radio station if they were interested in continuing the show, but said they weren't that thrilled about the idea.
Show Dates Available[]
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 29 January 1986 (VPRO)
- 18 June 1986 (VPRO)
- 02 July 1986 (VPRO)
- 17 September 1986 (VPRO)
- 24 September 1986 (VPRO)
- 01 October 1986 (VPRO)