Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.
Showing Season 16 of 24
Season 15
2017
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01. Slapend Rijk
2017-09-03
What influence does the quickly growing ‘sharing economy’-based company AirBnB have on the social structure of a city? AirBnB's motto: Share your house, make new friends and get rich while sleeping. Those who can afford it buy an appartement, hire a cleaner, and permanently rents it out to tourists. No banks or shares offer a beter return. But what does a city end up being if many of it's inhabitants only stay for just a couple of days? This episode paints a portret of the city of Amsterdam in the age of AirBnB, including happy tourists, abusers, perfect hosts, victims and informers.
02. What makes you click
2017-09-10
Warehouses going bankrupt and the immense success of online retailing websites prove it: they way we consume is shifting from offline to online rapidly. But which nifty tool or other clever tactic make us fill up our digital shopping cart to the brim? Or makes us stay on the website as long a possible? Or even vote for a certain candidate
03. We are the people
2017-09-17
Indignant Germans are angry with Angela Merkels' policy on refugees. Who are these people? And what is this sudden uproar from a previously silent majority?
04. Philistines
2017-09-24
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05. Rights for all
2017-10-15
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06. The ethical enterprise
2017-10-22
Dilemma’s in the journey of an enterprising do-gooder who tries to make an ethical smartphone.
07. Episode 7
2017-10-29
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08. Episode 8
2017-11-05
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09. Episode 9
2017-11-12
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10. Episode 10
2017-11-19
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11. Episode 11
2017-11-26
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12. Episode 12
2017-12-03
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13. Episode 13
2017-12-10
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14. Episode 14
2017-12-17
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15. Episode 15
2018-02-25
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16. Episode 16
2018-03-04
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17. Episode 17
2018-03-11
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18. Episode 18
2018-03-18
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19. Episode 19
2018-03-25
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20. Episode 20
2018-04-01
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21. Episode 21
2018-04-08
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22. Episode 22
2018-04-15
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23. Episode 23
2018-04-22
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24. Episode 24
2018-04-29
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25. Episode 25
2018-05-06
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26. Episode 26
2018-05-13
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27. Episode 27
2018-05-20
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28. Episode 28
2018-05-27
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29. Episode 29
2018-06-03
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