Omroepvereniging VARA
Public broadcaster | |
| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Availability | Netherlands and parts of Belgium |
| Founded | 1 November 1925 |
| Owner | membership association |
| Dissolved | Merged on 1 January 2014 with BNN |
Former names | Vereeniging van Arbeiders Radio Amateurs |
Official website | omroep |
| Replaced by | BNNVARA |
The Omroepvereniging VARA (Dutch pronunciation:
History
The association was founded in 1925 as the Vereeniging van Arbeiders Radio Amateurs[1] (Association of Worker Radio Amateurs).[2] The name was changed to Omroepvereniging VARA in 1957 and is no longer an acronym.
VARA originally focused on labour and socialism. In the era of Dutch
On 7 March 2002, VARA adopted its final logo which consists of a red cube bearing an exclamation mark alongside the word "VARA" in its new, trademark font.[4][citation needed]
On 1 January 2014, VARA was merged with BNN to form BNN-VARA.[5]
Programming
Selection of domestic programmes
- 2 voor 12 (1971–1981 and 1991–present), a quiz show hosted most recently by Astrid Joosten
- Kassa(1989–present)
- Kinderen geen bezwaar (2004–2013)
- Kinderen voor Kinderen (1980–present)
- Mike and Thomas Show (2005–2009), a panel game show
- Pauw & Witteman (2006–2014), a live programme about current events, presented by Jeroen Pauw and Paul Witteman
- Sonja (1983–2006), a talk show hosted by Sonja Barend
- De Wereld Draait Door (2005–2020), a live programme about current events, hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk
- Various programmes with Paul de Leeuw
- Zeg 'ns Aaa (1981–1993), popular Dutch sitcom
- Alfred J. Kwak (1989–1991), an animated children's television series
- Pipo de Clown (1958–1964 and 1970–1980), a children's television series
Miscellaneous
On 5 June 1964, during The Beatles' world tour of that year, VARA organized and recorded for television a Beatles concert in the Treslong Café Restaurant in Hillegom as part of the group's three-day visit to the Netherlands. VARA broadcast a complete summary of the Beatles' visit to the country three days later, on 8 June 1964.[6]
References
- ^ The word vereeniging is an antiquated spelling; today this word is spelled vereniging.
- ISBN 978-1-119-16162-2.
- ^ "Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP)". parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "VARA-televisievormgeving - Beeld en Geluid Wiki". wiki.beeldengeluid.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Ritzen, Guus (11 September 2018). "New management for BNNVARA (Nieuwe directie voor BNNVARA)". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- Hongkong.
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