Tim den Besten

In 'The Yolanthe documentary' Tim den Besten explores his fascinations and irritiations, along with filmmaker Thijs Meuwese, regarding the public Dutch figure Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau.

Documentary makers and friends Tim den Besten (26) and Nicolaas Veul (29) exploring the boundaries of their sexuality. Both are gay, at least, they think they are.

The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to Mrs. Koster soon after he was born. Foster mother Mrs. Koster, who has cared for him since he was a baby, is very poor too, unable to support him by herself and proves to be a cruel taskmaster who insists Crumb bring her money before shell feed him. Somehow he must earn his keep out on the streets and can only go home after he has earned enough money. Crumb becomes an urchin stealing from the streets barrows and the shops to stay alive, sleeping in churches or huddled in doorways. Sometimes he has to run off from the police and he has earned the enmity of the most grownups around him.

100 dagen voor de klas

By living in The Netherland, you take part in a socioeconomic system. How we live, earn our money or deal with mental health care; the options are limited and largely determined by others. Whether we like it or not. But there are people that do things differently, people that deliberately choose to live outside forementioned preconditioned systems. Who are these people, that challenge and oppose the norm?

A talkshow about the media that week in The Netherlands.

Ranking the Stars

Het Perfecte Plaatje

Timmyland

Make Up Your Mind

From Sunday 5 December, the gate to the country house Havixhorst will crack open for the very first Videoland season of De Verraders. While the sun has long gone down, the traitors move into the mansion. Ready to mutiny, betray and create unparalleled chaos through their conclave. Will it be a quiet night or will the traitors strike mercilessly?

Eight Dutch celebrities with a passion for photography will compete against each other. This special edition will take place in beautiful Argentina. The participants will be given the most impressive assignments, with the South American country guaranteeing spectacular images.

100 dagen in de vergeten wijk

Voor het blok

What is it like to be mentally ill? In the six-part series '100 days in your head', Tim den Besten and Nicolaas Veul immerse themselves in the world of psychiatry.