{"id":6585,"date":"2020-04-03T20:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2020-04-03T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:34:06","slug":"the-end-of-a-dutch-tv-era-dwdd-stops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-end-of-a-dutch-tv-era-dwdd-stops\/","title":{"rendered":"The End Of A Dutch TV Era: DWDD Stops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>De Wereld Draait Door<\/em>, or short <em>DWDD <\/em>had its last <em>uitzending <\/em>(broadcast, episode) last Friday. It was one of the <em>hoekstenen <\/em>(cornerstones) of Dutch television for 15 years. Here&#8217;s a little look at this\u00a0<em>programma\u00a0<\/em>(program), and what made it so popular.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s in a name?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s just talk about the name for a minute.\u00a0<em>De Wereld Draait Door\u00a0<\/em>is a play on words. It means &#8220;The World Keeps On Turning&#8221;, from <em>draaien\u00a0<\/em>(to turn) and\u00a0<em>door\u00a0<\/em>(further). However,\u00a0<em>doordraaien\u00a0<\/em>is also its own verb, meaning &#8220;to go crazy&#8221;, so you could also translate it as &#8220;The World Is Going Crazy&#8221;. This reflects the tone of the <em>programma <\/em>quite well.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What was it about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grappigste Momenten DWDD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HqlpN7zLXuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0<em>gasten <\/em>(guests) from all walks of life, the <i>presentator <\/i>(host) would talk about <em>actualiteiten <\/em>(current events), news and interviewing the guests every weekday. This was mixed with several <em>rubrieken <\/em>(features), like <em>LuckyTV<\/em>, <em>de Jakhalzen <\/em>and live music. In addition,\u00a0<em>kijkers\u00a0<\/em>(viewers) were asked to send in\u00a0<em>fragmenten\u00a0<\/em>(fragments) of\u00a0<em>opmerkelijke\u00a0<\/em>(remarkable) or\u00a0<em>grappige\u00a0<\/em>(funny) things they saw somewhere. These <em>fragmenten <\/em>were put together in a <em>rubriek <\/em>called <em>De TV draait door <\/em>(The TV goes crazy). Above a <em>rubriek <\/em>of that. <em>LuckyTV\u00a0<\/em>was a <em>rubriek\u00a0<\/em>where TV fragments were remixed and dubbed. One of my (and many others&#8217;) favorites is the dub for\u00a0<em>Koning Willem-Alexander\u00a0<\/em>(King Willem-Alexander), our current head of state. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/3-reasons-to-like-the-dutch-monarchy\/\">In the dubbed fragments, he is nicknamed\u00a0<em>Willie <\/em>and acts rudely.<\/a>\u00a0<em>De Jakhalzen\u00a0<\/em>consisted of a group of guys with black <em>overhemden <\/em>(shirts) and red <em>stropdassen\u00a0<\/em>(ties), who would spontaneously interview politicians and other people.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who presented it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6587\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk#\/media\/Bestand:Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_(2018).jpg\" aria-label=\"Matthijs Van Nieuwkerk DWDD\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6587\"  alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_DWDD.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_DWDD.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_DWDD-263x350.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthijs van Nieuwkerk in the DWDD Studio in 2018 (Image by DWDD at Commons.wikimedia.org under license CC BY 3.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Talking about the <i>presentatoren <\/i>&#8211; while there were several\u00a0<em>presentatoren<\/em>, the one that stood out and became synonymous with the <em>programma<\/em> is Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. He was there from the beginning in 2005 till the end, last Friday. With him is Marc-Marie Huijbregts, a Dutch comedian and one of the first\u00a0<em>tafelheren\u00a0<\/em>(sidekick).\u00a0<em>Tafelheren\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>tafeldames\u00a0<\/em>were introduced to interact more with the\u00a0<em>gasten\u00a0<\/em>and have a more vivid conversation. They were often\u00a0<em>bekende Nederlanders\u00a0<\/em>(well-known Dutch people).<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the\u00a0<em>Jakhalzen\u00a0<\/em>bringing Matthijs van Nieuwkerk an\u00a0<em>ontbijt<\/em> (breakfast) for the very last <em>uitzending<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jakhalzen: Breakfast with Matthijs van Nieuwkerk\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKnZUzPJqlw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you want to look back and see what the\u00a0show looks like, you can watch much of it online. Here is a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnvara.nl\/dewerelddraaitdoor\/videos\/530157\">the very last <em>uitzending<\/em><\/a>. And yes, it is without an audience, since in the last two weeks of the show, an audience was not allowed due to tightened rules around the <a title=\"Coronavirus: The Dutch Response\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/coronavirus-the-dutch-response\/\">Coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0<em>uitzending<\/em>, Van Nieuwkerk and Marc-Marie reflect on the 15 years. Ilse de Lange, a famous Dutch singer, sings Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds at the request of Van Nieuwkerk &#8211; of course a nod to the name of the show. And the show ends with a performance by Henny Vrienten and a song he wrote specially for the last episode. It is called\u00a0<em>Tot Zover\u00a0<\/em>(Thus Far), and that is the motto that the episode ends with:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tot zover.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JM64YErmcyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Het avontuur zit erop. 15 jaar De Wereld Draait Door. Fijn dat u keek!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(The adventure is over. 15 years\u00a0<em>De Wereld Draait Door<\/em>. Thank you for watching!)<\/p>\n<p>With these words, Matthijs van Nieuwkerk ends the final seconds of the show. Both he and Marc-Marie are clearly very emotional, and close to crying. But they kept the floodgates shut!<\/p>\n<p>I have to say, we&#8217;ve used fragments from DWDD to talk about\u00a0<em>actualiteiten\u00a0<\/em>over the years plenty here on the blog. While I didn&#8217;t watch it religiously, it was a great show with interesting guests and lively conversations. It&#8217;s a shame we&#8217;re losing this titan of Dutch prime-time TV, and it may not be easy to replace. But let&#8217;s see what the future brings!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you watched DWDD before? Do you like the show? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_DWDD-263x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_DWDD-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/Matthijs_van_Nieuwkerk_DWDD.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p>De Wereld Draait Door, or short DWDD had its last uitzending (broadcast, episode) last Friday. It was one of the hoekstenen (cornerstones) of Dutch television for 15 years. Here&#8217;s a little look at this\u00a0programma\u00a0(program), and what made it so popular. What&#8217;s in a name? 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