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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
The Low Countries Radio is a podcast series, celebrating Flemish and Dutch history and culture, and its impact on the world today. The Low Countries Radio is a collaboration between Republic of Amsterdam Radio and the low countries website.
In this podcast, we take a look at some of the major and minor protest movements that have occurred across the Low Countries, which have helped shape them into the places they are today.
What do black chickens have to do with witchcraft? Why were pigs not allowed to walk the streets freely in the Middle Ages? And should we welcome the return of the wolf or not? You'll hear all about it in this podcast on the history of animals in the Low Countries.
Discover how the Low Countries, after centuries of battling floods, have gradually learnt to treat water as an ally and a part of the cultural identity of its inhabitants.
Time to honour the women who have played a fundamental role in the development and progress of Low Country societies.
In this episode of TLC Radio, we are going to flip through the pages of comic history in the Low Countries.
In this podcast, we cast our view on a few of the most striking, unique or just plain weird buildings that can be found in Belgium and the Netherlands.
In this podcast, you will discover why the story of religion in the Low Countries is much more layered than claiming that the Netherlands is a Calvinist society and Belgium a Catholic one.
Discover some of the weird sports that have developed in or been adopted and grown in Belgium and the Netherlands.
In this podcast, we explore some of the most notorious folk tales and legends from Flanders and the Netherlands.
From maps and microscopes to fire hoses and artificial hearts. Throughout the centuries, the Low Countries have been the breeding ground for many world-changing inventions.
Discover the fascinating history and impact of the Dutch language all around the world.
We are delving into some of the unique and peculiar customs, social norms and rituals of Flanders and the Netherlands.
We find out what Flemish and Dutch people have been eating since prehistoric times. Smakelijk!
What makes the life and work of the early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck so special?
Why are the Dutch so crazy about cycling? We tell you all about it in this episode of The Low Countries Radio.
Pour a glass of your favourite brew and join on a historic journey of beer and brewing in the Low Countries. Proost!
